LPN/LPN-IV PRN

Catholic Care Center; Bel Aire (KS); On-site; USD 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-Demand Pay

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Bel Aire is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse. Key responsibilities include performing patient assessments, creating care plans, administering medications, and providing education to patients and their families. Candidates must possess a valid state RN license and have strong interpersonal and communication skills. This role offers a competitive starting pay of $27.00 per hour, with shifts available from 6A-6P and 6P-6A.

Qualifications

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse in good standing.
• A minimum of one year experience as a RN preferred.
• Supervisory experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments on patients/residents.
• Develop and implement plans of care.
• Educate patients/residents and families.
• Document according to standards and policies.

Skills

Collaborative skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Analytical skills

Education

Completion of an accredited Registered Nurse program

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Licensed Practical Nurse - Pay Dependent on Experience starting at $27.00

Shifts Available: 6A-6P , 6P-6A

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Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Assessment: Performs assessments on patients/residents and reassessments as per policy.
• Planning/Implementation/Evaluation: Develops and implements appropriate plan of care based on assessment and diagnosis tailored to meet each individual’s needs (physical, cultural and psychosocial), evaluates plan of care and makes necessary changes, works to meet individual patient/resident needs.
• Medication Administration: Demonstrates knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient/resident and their clinical condition. Evaluates patient/resident responses to medications.
• Patient/Resident/Family Education: Plans for and provides patient/resident, family and caregiver education, identifies learning needs, clearly communicates information and documents patient/resident response to education.
• Documentation: Documents according to current standards and policies.
• Discharge Planning: Plans for patient/resident discharge, anticipates and plans for long-term and/or short-term patient/resident needs, collaborates with the discharge planner when appropriate and assesses the patient/resident prior to discharge.
• Delegation/Collaboration: Delegates and collaborates in providing patient/resident care according to licensure and skill levels, follows up to ensure success.
• Assures resident safety by identifying safety hazards and emergency situations and initiates corrective action as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

Management Responsibilities

• Interprets existing policies and procedures to certified nursing assistants, certified medication aides, residents, and families.
• Supervises staff, evaluates the provision of direct resident care, and initiates corrective action as necessary.
• Follows staffing guidelines and makes nursing assignments according to qualifications of staff and characteristics of the resident population.
• Participates in the employee evaluation process by providing information on the clinical performance of certified nurse assistants and certified medication aides to the DON or DCS.
• Monitors staff compliance with infection control, personal protection equipment, blood borne pathogens, hazardous material handling and fire safety.
• Ensures HIPAA compliance with resident and employee information.

Education and/or Experience

• Completion of an accredited Registered Nurse program.
• A minimum of one year experience as a RN preferred but not required.
• Supervisory experience preferred but not required.
• Possesses working knowledge of State and Federal regulations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse, which must be in good standing.
• CPR Certification preferred for Assisted Living; required for LTC upon hire, or obtain within thirty (30) days of employment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must possess strong collaborative, interpersonal, organizational, multi-tasking, verbal and written communication skills, and a desire to create a high-performance, effective team that can produce consistent, demonstrated results.
• Must demonstrate on an ongoing basis the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with co-workers and ministry leadership.
• The incumbent must demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly and concisely on oral and written form.
• Competencies needed for this position include strong interpersonal relationship skills, detail oriented, work in collaboration with others, demonstrate a high degree of integrity and personal commitment, possess strong analytical skills, be able to work independently and manage multiple deliverables at the same time.
• Ability to function in a matrix environment and demonstrate a passion to succeed, be self‑motivated, dependable, committed, and a willingness to see a project through to its conclusion.
• Working knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Office is required.

Hospitality Focus

Catholic Care Center fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises as a guide for our interpersonal interactions with residents, co-workers, and guests:

• We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.
• We treat everyone with courteous respect.
• We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.
• We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
• We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
• We embrace and value our differences.
• We make residents, employees and guests feel important.
• We ask 'Is there anything else I can do for you?'.
• We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
• We pay attention to details.

Wellness Focus

Catholic Care Center employees are expected to promote a healthy community culture for all residents and employees. This is a whole‑person approach to health and wellness which includes eight dimensions of wellness: Emotional, Environmental, Health Services, Intellectual, Physical, Social, Spiritual and Vocational. Through these efforts we can ensure and exceed residents’ wellness needs relating to their mind, body and soul, which may also have a positive effect on the employees, as a result.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to access all areas of the ministry throughout the work day.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally, 25 pounds frequently and 7 pounds constantly.
• Required to obtain assistance of another qualified employee when attempting to lift or transfer objects over 25 pounds.
• Occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds above the head.
• Frequently required to push and pull items, such as resident/patient beds, requiring a force of up to 75 pounds.
• Frequently required to assist in maneuvering resident/patients weighing 100‑400 pounds and occasionally required to assist in maneuvering resident/patients weighing over 400 pounds.
• Requires constant hand grasp and finger dexterity; frequent standing, walking, pushing and repetitive leg and arm movements, occasional bending, reaching forward and overhead, crouching and kneeling.
• Occasionally required to sit in a stationary position.
• Tolerate standing and walking for up to 8 hours at a time on hard and soft surfaces.
• Frequently able to communicate verbally and in written form.
• Frequently able to detect and discern both loud and soft sounds such as voices and phone calls.
• Frequently able to use all types of vision, such as close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception, to complete daily tasks.
• Constantly required to detect unusual odors that could indicate environmental issues.

Behavioral Aptitude

• Possess a personal presence characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals and values of Catholic Care Center.
• Possesses a willingness to learn and apply Catholic Healthcare principles and values in the discernment and decision making process for all matters.
• Creates and maintains a partnership between employees, the community, and those we serve that fosters an environment honoring individual preferences, choices and traditions.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Catholic Care Center is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action employer. Associates and applicants receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic data or other legally protected status.

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EEO is the Law Poster Supplement: Please note that Catholic Care Center will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Catholic Care Center will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

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