Lpn Jobs in Michigan

About The Position

Requirements

• Current, unencumbered state license 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.
• Ability to move intermittently through the workday.
• Ability to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Ability to function independently and demonstrate flexibility and personal integrity, and to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies.
• Ability to push, pull, move, and/or lift at least 25 pounds to a height of at least 5 feet, and to push, pull, move, and/or carry that weight for at least 50 feet.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in long-term care.

Responsibilities

• Direct the day-to-day functions of nursing assistants.
• Meet with assigned nursing staff and support personnel to plan shift services, programs, and activities.
• Prepare written and oral reports or recommendations concerning shift activities as required.
• Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required.
• Provide leadership to nursing personnel assigned to the unit or shift.
• Complete and file required records and charts when residents are admitted, transferred, or discharged.
• Receive and transcribe physicians’ telephone orders and record them on the Physician’s Order Form.
• Document nursing notes informatively and descriptively, reflecting care provided and the resident’s response.
• 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.
• Maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis, and a calm environment throughout the unit and shift.
• Receive and give nursing reports at the beginning and end of shift duty.
• Make rounds with physicians as necessary.
• Provide professional services as required, including catheterization, tube feedings, suction, dressing and bandage changes, care of colostomy and drainage bags, blood collection, massages, range-of-motion exercises, and care for the dead or dying.
• Monitor assigned personnel to ensure compliance with safety regulations for equipment and supplies.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident care information, including protected health information, and report known or suspected unauthorized disclosures.
• Ensure nursing care is provided privately and that personnel knock before entering residents’ rooms.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Tele-health
• Mental health benefits
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Daily Pay option available to all employees from their first day
• Competitive wages
• Shift bonuses
• Attendance bonuses
• Employee appreciation