Compassionate LPN: Resident Care & Wound Management

McLaren Health Care; Lake Orion (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan seeks a licensed practical nurse to provide total resident care using the nursing process, ensuring privacy and dignity in accordance with the Michigan Nurse Practice Act.

The role involves hourly rounding, wound care, medication administration, discharge planning, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to update care plans. Strong documentation and professionalism are essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate of approved school of practical nursing.
• Licensed by State of Michigan.
• BLS Certification.
• Preferred: previous experience in long-term care or acute care setting.

Responsibilities

• Performs purposeful hourly rounding including Pain, Position, Personal needs and Possessions.
• Applies the nursing process in provision of resident care.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in the formulation of a resident plan of care and its updating; and participates in team and family conferences as needed.
• Provides nursing care to residents wound care, administers medication, etc.
• Implements the residents’ plan of care and enforces hospital policies.
• Completes documentation forms and inputs data as required.
• Demonstrates professionalism in the written and oral communication with residents, visitors, coworkers, physicians, and other health care members.
• Demonstrates knowledge of correct operation and maintenance of equipment utilized for delivery of resident care, striving to prevent potential hazards to residents, visitors, and staff members.
• Demonstrates organizational ability in obtaining and utilizing time, equipment, supplies, and resources necessary.
• Performs resident discharge planning.
• Encourages independence by residents in activities of daily living to the fullest extent possible.
• Performs other department related duties as assigned.

Skills

Nursing process

Patient care

Documentation

Team collaboration

Discharge planning

Communication skills

Education

Graduate of approved school of practical nursing

Licensed by State of Michigan

BLS Certification

Job description

McLaren Health Care in Michigan seeks a licensed practical nurse to provide total resident care using the nursing process, ensuring privacy and dignity in accordance with the Michigan Nurse Practice Act.

The role involves hourly rounding, wound care, medication administration, discharge planning, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to update care plans. Strong documentation and professionalism are essential.