Full-time; Nights

BOUNDARY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL•Bonners Ferry, ID

12d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for an LPN or RN at an extended care facility, working full-time night shifts. The role involves managing resident care during the shift, including staff assignment, communication of reports, problem-solving, resident assessments, and administering treatments and medications. The nurse will also be responsible for documentation, monitoring the physical environment, completing occurrence reports, and ensuring resident rights are protected. This role requires adherence to facility policies and procedures and effective communication with families and physicians.

Requirements

Minimum graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Idaho professional LPN license.
Current CPR/BLS certification required.
ACLS certification required within 2 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Long-term care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assigns staff appropriately for resident care during the shift.
Replaces/finds non-scheduled staff when shortages occur.
Receives and communicates pertinent shift reports to an oncoming shift regarding resident care and conditions.
Promotes positive problem-solving as situations arise with shift personnel.
Completes assessments of residents as needed.
Prioritizes findings of assessments and initiates appropriate care treatments.
Notifies physicians of problems or concerns of residents.
Performs procedures and treatments ordered for residents within the Nurse Practice Act.
Administers ordered medications and is alert to difficulties, complications and/or side effects.
Reports medication findings appropriately.
Documents medication given, or if refused, why and responses to medication (PRN).
Completes rounds on the unit every two (2) hours and PRN to assess resident care.
Appropriately uses equipment such as enteral feeding pumps, SVN equipment, pulse oximeter, glucose monitor systems, nurse call and alarms systems, and suction equipment.
Documents problems or concerns of residents in Nurse’s Notes.
Documents treatments and assessments of monitored conditions.
Documents behaviors and moods in clinical records.
Communicates with families of residents regarding treatment plans and status changes.
Acts as a liaison between families and physicians.
Completes death care for residents.
Monitors the physical environment of the department and notifies by appropriate means the departments responsible.
Completes occurrence reports and implements monitoring of resident conditions as necessary.
Disciplines shift personnel as necessary.
Adheres to the Policies and Procedures of the facility.
Communicates to supervisor any complaints, problems, occurrences, deterioration of resident status or personnel problems in a timely manner consistent with the problem.
Receives and places confidential information with courtesy, accuracy and respect at all times.
Responds properly and follows Facilities Plan in an emergency situation and/or disaster.
Protects and ensures in actions, communications and in written form all Resident’s Rights.