LICENSED VOCATIONAL/PRACTICAL NURSE

Sweetwater Care; Butte (MT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Butte, MT seeks an LPN supervisor to provide nursing care within scope of practice and ensure resident needs are met under facility and regulatory guidelines.

The role requires Montana licensure and LTC experience, with familiarity in PointClickCare charting and quality improvement initiatives to support patient safety and care quality.

Qualifications

• Licensed LPN in Montana.
• 1 year of nursing management experience preferred.
• Long-term care experience required.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of the Infection Control Manual.
• Understands and assists in implementing the Quality Improvement Program.
• Utilizes the Quality Life Manual for patient placement and monitoring.
• Notifies other departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, new admits, discharge).
• Conducts family and patient education.
• Administers medications timely and per facility policy.
• Administers treatments timely and per policy.
• Receives, transcribes, and carries out physician orders, if allowed by Nurse Practice Act.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

Nursing supervision

Patient care

Documentation

Education

LPN licensure (Montana)

Tools

PointClickCare

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

• Currently licensed as LPN in state
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred, Not Required
• LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENCE

POINT CLICK CARE CHARTING EXPERIENCE

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