Nursing Staff - RN | LPN

Supplied Talent • La Junta, CO

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About The Position

Bent County Healthcare Center is recruiting Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) to join its care team at a long-term care facility serving southeastern Colorado. The posting provides responsibilities and qualifications for RN and LPN roles, with hourly pay rates of $38.50 for RNs and $29.00 for LPNs. CNA duties and qualifications are not specified.

The RN role assesses and evaluates resident care, supervises nursing staff, conducts nursing assessments and rounds, communicates with physicians, families, staff, and the community, and helps ensure accurate resident records and compliance with regulations. The RN may also support scheduling, audit charts, investigate incident reports, assist with admissions, discharges, and transfers, and assume charge nurse duties during emergencies.

The LPN role assesses and evaluates resident care, supervises nursing staff and activities, coordinates resident services and interdisciplinary communication, monitors and reports changes in residents’ conditions, maintains accurate health records, conducts rounds, audits charts, investigates incident reports, supports staff orientation and training, and assists with admissions, discharges, and transfers.

Requirements

• RN: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and hold an active Colorado RN license.
• RN: Demonstrated skills in management, team building, and communication.
• RN: Ability to lift or move objects weighing 50 pounds frequently and up to 100 pounds occasionally.
• LPN: Graduate of an accredited LPN program and hold an active Colorado LPN license.
• LPN: Ability to train new staff on facility policies and procedures.
• LPN: Ability to lift at least 50 pounds, with strong organizational and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• RN: One year of recent long-term care experience preferred.
• LPN: One year of recent long-term care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• RN: Assess and evaluate resident care across the facility.
• RN: Supervise nursing staff to meet resident needs in compliance with state and federal regulations.
• RN: Conduct nursing assessments and make daily rounds regarding condition changes, critical residents, and behavioral concerns.
• RN: Maintain communication with physicians, families, staff, and the community.
• RN: Supervise scheduling consistent with staff education, training, and experience.
• RN: Supervise the daily accuracy and completeness of resident health records.
• RN: Promptly report changes in resident condition to physicians and families.
• RN: Audit charts for omissions and errors and investigate incident reports.
• RN: Assume charge nurse duties in an emergency as needed.
• RN: Assist with admissions, discharges, and transfers.
• LPN: Assess and evaluate resident care and supervise nursing staff and activities.
• LPN: Coordinate resident services and facilitate interdisciplinary team communication.
• LPN: Complete nursing assessments as requested and monitor and report condition changes.
• LPN: Supervise and maintain the accuracy of resident health records.
• LPN: Make daily rounds regarding condition changes, critical residents, and behavioral concerns.
• LPN: Audit charts for omissions and errors and investigate incident reports.
• LPN: Support staff orientation and training on facility policies and procedures.
• LPN: Assist with admissions, discharges, and transfers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed