Licensed Practical Nurse LPN Immediate Openings!

Sweetwater Care; Duncan (OK); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Duncan, OK, seeks an experienced nursing professional to lead nursing management within a long-term care setting. The role centers on delivering quality patient care in alignment with physician orders and facility policies, while actively participating in program quality improvements.

The position requires coordinating rounds with physicians, educating families and patients, and ensuring timely administration of medications and treatments in accordance with the Nurse Practice

Qualifications

• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred.
• Long-term care experience.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of the Infection Control Manual.
• Participates in and assists with implementing the Quality Improvement Program.
• Uses the Quality Life Manual for patient identification, placement, and monitoring.
• Notifies departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, new admits, discharge).
• Conducts family and patient education.
• Administers medications timely and according to facility policy.
• Administers treatments timely and according to facility policy.
• Receives, transcribes, and carries out physician orders (as allowed by Nurse Practice Act).
• M scopes with physicians during rounds when necessary.

Skills

Nursing management

Long-term care experience

Job description

Objective

Provides nursing care within scope of practice to ensure patient’s needs are met in accordance with standards of practice, physician orders, center policies and procedures, and state, federal and local guidelines.

Principal Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of the Company Infection Control Manual.
• Understands, participates and assists in implementing the Quality Improvement Program.
• Utilizes the Quality Life Manual for identification, placement, and monitoring of patients in the appropriate programs.
• Notifies other Departments of patient changes, i.e., room changes, LOA, new admits, discharge, etc.
• Conducts family and patient education.
• Demonstrates the ability to administer medications timely and according to facility policy.
• Demonstrates the ability to administer treatments timely and according to facility policy.
• Demonstrates ability to receive, transcribe, and carry out physician orders, if allowed by Nurse Practice Act
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Qualifications

• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred
• LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENCE

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