Licensed Practical Nurse (40 Hour)
State of Connecticut•Rocky Hill, CT
•Onsite
About The Position
The State of Connecticut, Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) is seeking a qualified Licensed Practical Nurse to join their team at the Health Care Center in Rocky Hill, CT. This full-time position involves providing care to Veterans in a Skilled Nursing Facility setting, offering both short and long-term care for patients requiring daily medical management. The DVA has a long-standing commitment to "serving those who have served" and provides a supportive environment for its staff, emphasizing professional growth and work/life balance.
Requirements
- License or temporary permit to practice nursing in Connecticut by the State Board of Examiners for Nursing OR hold a Multistate or Compact Licensed Practical Nurse license.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a Skilled Nursing Facility.
- Experience utilizing Department of Public Health and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services regulations in a Long – Term Care Facility.
- Experience working with Veteran population.
- Experience working with dementia patients.
- Experience documenting in electronic Health Record (eMAR).
- Experience deescalating and calming clients/patients.
Responsibilities
- Assists doctors and nurses in the general care and treatment of individuals.
- Measures doses and administers medications including insulin injections.
- Documents medications using appropriate forms.
- Performs narcotic counts.
- Checks and may administer intravenous medications.
- Reports changes in individuals to doctors.
- Ensures that restraints are applied correctly.
- Transcribes doctors medication orders.
- Dispenses certain medications in doctor’s absence.
- Applies topical medication.
- Takes and charts temperatures, pulses and respirations.
- Performs simple nursing treatments.
- Monitors general individual needs including personal hygiene.
- Reports on individual conditions and behavior.
- Keeps the unit safe and healthy.
- Administers enemas or suppositories.
- Performs Foley catheterization care.
- Orients individuals concerning medications and their use.
- May perform emergency first aid.
- May drive individual to necessary appointments/outings.
- Performs related duties as required.
Benefits
- Professional growth and development opportunities.
- A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
