LPN Clinical Care Leader - Full Time Days

Sanford Health•Mandan, ND

3d•$28 - $42

About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Clinical Care Leader (CCL) in Long-Term Care provides individualized nursing care in a long-term care setting under the supervision of a registered nurse, advanced practice provider, or physician. The role uses the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and assumes overall nursing accountability for an assigned group of residents. The CCL collaborates with inter-professional colleagues to plan, implement, and evaluate care; documents resident histories, symptoms, medications, and care in accordance with applicable standards and regulations; and uses technology to support quality care. The role includes delegating to and supervising unlicensed personnel, coordinating care, assessing and educating residents, triage, and other nursing interventions. The CCL also supports residents’ independence, choice, privacy, confidentiality, self-esteem, and property, and helps maintain safe, pleasant, orderly living areas. The position requires clinical reasoning, critical thinking, and communication skills to respond to changing situations and collaborate, negotiate, and resolve issues with colleagues, residents, and families. The nurse practices within applicable nursing laws, professional standards, and the Code of Ethics for Nurses. The facility is a 128-bed senior skilled nursing facility providing long-term and post-acute care.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited practical nursing program as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
Hold an unencumbered LPN license with a state nursing board and/or possess multi-state licensure privileges.
Attend a pre-licensure nursing program that included supervised clinical experience across the life span, or have at least 400 hours of LPN experience at another facility.
Maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications and complete required annual CEUs and competency training.
If the position requires IV therapy or management skills in North Dakota, graduate from a Board-approved AASPN program that includes IV therapy or complete an IV Therapy course approved by the North Dakota Board of Nursing.
Demonstrate clinical reasoning, critical thinking, and communication skills to assess data and respond appropriately to changing situations.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in practical nursing is preferred.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to provide individualized long-term care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Collaborate with inter-professional colleagues to plan, implement, and evaluate resident care.
Document resident history, symptoms, medications, and care in compliance with applicable standards and regulations.
Use technology to enhance the quality of resident care.
Delegate to and supervise unlicensed personnel, and assume overall nursing accountability for an assigned resident group.
Serve in leadership roles on department or organizational task forces and committees.
Safeguard residents’ property and maintain their self-esteem, privacy, and confidentiality of personal information.
Provide residents with opportunities for independence and choice consistent with their care plans.
Help maintain safe, pleasant, and orderly resident living areas.
Practice within the full scope of nursing expertise and apply age- and population-specific standards appropriate to the care area.
Collaborate, negotiate, and resolve conflicts or issues with peers, inter-professional colleagues, residents, and families.
Coordinate care; assess and educate residents; perform triage and other nursing interventions.
Maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications, and complete required annual continuing education and competency training.