Licensed Practical Nurse - LPN

Lutheran Home; Cape Girardeau (MO); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lutheran Home in Missouri is seeking compassionate Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) to join our caring nursing team. You will provide skilled nursing care, conduct assessments, administer medications, and educate residents and families, all while upholding our values of service and dignity.

Join a dedicated team in a facility offering long-term care, rehabilitation, memory care, and hospice services. Candidates must hold a Missouri LPN license and CPR certification; prior long-term care

Qualifications

• Current, valid Missouri LPN license.
• Current CPR certification.
• Experience in long-term care is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled nursing care in accordance with physician orders, Missouri State Board of Nursing regulations, and Lutheran Home policies.
• Receive and provide shift report, ensuring accurate communication of resident status and care needs.
• Verify narcotic and controlled medication counts with the oncoming/off-going nurse per facility policy.
• Give daily report/instruction and completes assignment sheet for nursing assistants.
• Monitor dining rooms during mealtimes to ensure residents are receiving proper diet and assistance as necessary.
• Complete comprehensive resident assessments and document findings accurately.
• Administer and document medications, treatments, and all resident care provided.
• Perform admission, transfer, and discharge procedures and documentation.
• Observe, document, and report changes in resident condition to physicians, families, and nursing leadership.
• Obtain and carry out physician orders and updates to treatment plans as needed.
• Educate residents and families regarding medications, disease processes, diet, safety, and other care needs as appropriate.
• Respond to changes in condition or emergencies and initiate appropriate interventions, including life-saving measures when required.
• Listen to and address resident or family concerns, escalating issues to supervisory staff as needed

Skills

LPN license (Missouri)

CPR certification

Long-term care experience preferred

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license

Job description

The Lutheran Home is looking for compassionate Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) to join our nursing team! Guided by our values of service, excellence, dignity, fulfillment, grace, and stewardship, we provide person-centered care throughout our healthcare community including our health center, which offers long-term care, rehabilitation, memory care, and hospice. Serving our community since 1972, we value teamwork and creating moments that matter for those we serve. We invite you to get to know our healthcare community, the residents and staff who make it special, and what makes The Lutheran Home unique. Let’s start a conversation about what matters to you and explore how your interests and experience may align with our nursing opportunities.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Provide skilled nursing care in accordance with physician orders, Missouri State Board of Nursing regulations, and Lutheran Home policies
• Receive and provide shift report, ensuring accurate communication of resident status and care needs
• Verify narcotic and controlled medication counts with the oncoming/off-going nurse per facility policy
• Give daily report/ instruction and completes assignment sheet for nursing assistants
• Monitor dining rooms during mealtimes to ensure residents are receiving proper diet and assistance as necessary
• Complete comprehensive resident assessments and document findings accurately
• Administer and document medications, treatments, and all resident care provided
• Perform admission, transfer, and discharge procedures and documentation
• Observe, document, and report changes in resident condition to physicians, families, and nursing leadership
• Obtain and carry out physician orders and updates to treatment plans as needed
• Educate residents and families regarding medications, disease processes, diet, safety, and other care needs as appropriate
• Respond to changes in condition or emergencies and initiate appropriate interventions, including life-saving measures when required
• Listen to and address resident or family concerns, escalating issues to supervisory staff as needed

Requirements:

• Current, valid Missouri LPN license
• Previous long-term care experience is helpful but not required
• Current CPR certification required

About the Lutheran Home:

Since 1972, the Lutheran Home has provided the region's residents with dignified and compassionate care. We look to employ and empower dedicated and qualified individuals to provide a culture of positivity, compassion and fun so that we may all live each day fulfilled.

The Lutheran Home is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Please verify that you have included in your application all relevant information and experience for the position you are pursuing. We use this information in our effort to offer competitive and equitable compensation.

Not all positions may be eligible for all benefits.