LPN/RN Weekend Option

Castle Healthcare•Spencer, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The LPN/RN Weekend Option provides nursing care to residents in a healthcare facility in Spencer, Indiana. The role includes maintaining resident records and charts, administering prescribed medications and treatments, coordinating with physicians and facility personnel, and supporting a safe, confidential, and calm care environment. Employees receive a weekend incentive bonus of $3 per hour in addition to their base rate and any applicable shift differentials.

Requirements

Current, unencumbered state licensure as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Knowledge of nursing and medical practices and procedures, and of laws, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to nursing care facilities.
Current CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

Experience in long-term care is preferred.

Responsibilities

Complete and file required recordkeeping forms and charts when residents are admitted, transferred, or discharged.
Receive and transcribe telephone orders from physicians and record them on the Physician’s Order Form.
Write informative and descriptive nursing notes that reflect care provided and residents’ responses to care.
Complete accident and incident reports and submit them to the Director as required.
Perform routine charting in accordance with established documentation policies and procedures.
Prepare and administer medications as ordered by physicians.
Maintain effective working relationships with interdepartmental personnel and other facility departments to support resident needs.
Promote an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis, and maintain a calm environment throughout the unit and shift.
Receive and give nursing reports at the beginning and end of shift duty hours.
Make rounds with physicians as necessary.
Provide professional services as required, including catheterization, tube feedings, suctioning, applying and changing dressings or bandages, packs, colostomy and drainage bag care, drawing blood, massages, and range-of-motion exercises.
Monitor assigned personnel to ensure they follow established safety regulations when using equipment and supplies.
Protect the confidentiality of resident care information, including protected health information, and report known or suspected unauthorized disclosures.
Ensure nursing care is provided privately and that nursing service personnel knock before entering residents’ rooms.
Provide IV and IV-site care as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.