LPN Licensed Practical Nurse

Sweetwater Care; Kalispell (MT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Kalispell, Montana, is seeking an LPN to provide nursing care within the scope of practice, following physician orders, center policies, and state guidelines.

Responsibilities include timely medication administration, patient treatments, patient and family education, and rounds with physicians while coordinating with other departments as needed for admissions, discharges and status changes.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as LPN in state
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred
• Long term care experience is preferred

Responsibilities

• Uses Infection Control Manual guidance in daily practice
• Participates in Quality Improvement Program
• Uses Quality Life Manual to identify, place, and monitor patients
• Notifies departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, admits, discharge)
• Educates families and patients
• 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
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary

Skills

LPN license

Nursing management

Long-term care

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 EXPERIENE

POINT CLICK CARE CHARTING EXPERIENCE

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