LPN - LTC

Winner Regional; South Dakota; On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Winner Regional in South Dakota is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for long term care. This role involves providing quality nursing care and requires adherence to the LPN legal scope of practice. The LPN will collaborate with healthcare professionals and commit to ongoing assessments and patient education.

A current South Dakota LPN license is mandatory, and candidates must be able to manage stressful situations effectively. Flexibility in scheduling is required for this position.

Qualifications

• Current South Dakota LPN license is required.
• Must handle stressful situations effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality nursing care to long term care residents.
• Collaborate with team members, physicians, and healthcare workers.
• Document resident assessment data and evaluate care plans.

Skills

Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Knowledge of nursing and medical practices

Education

LPN graduate from an accredited LPN program

Job description

Position Overview

Job Title

LPN - Long term care

Department

Nursing Service

Position Summary

The Licensed Practical Nurse in long term care must adhere to the LPN legal scope of practice. The LPN role is responsible for utilizing the nursing process to provide quality, competent nursing care in the LTC setting to residents, families, and significant others. Clinical skills expected include age related resident protocols, medication administration, skin wound care, and ongoing assessments. This role must work collaboratively with other team members, physicians, and healthcare workers to deliver quality care.

Following a competency based formal evaluation completion, and performance is expected. Must become competent in MDS assessment and Medicare task documentation. Must understand and use the nursing process, must be able to critically think and be self‑directed to manage resident care. Must be able to effectively delegate, collaborate, and negotiate with team members. Must be flexible in scheduling and resident care activities/needs. Must handle stressful situations effectively. Must be able to educate residents, teach, and communicate effectively with residents, family, physicians, and other providers. When students are providing resident care, treatment, and/or services as part of their training any or all employees may be asked to supervise employees.

Education / Experience

• LPN‑graduate from an accredited LPN program.

Required Credentials

• Current South Dakota LPN license.

Employment Variables

• Scheduled work hours may vary.
• Required to rotate weekends and holidays.
• Occasionally may need to work beyond normal work hours.
• Initial TB test and drug screening required by Winner Regional Health.
• Rubella titer will be drawn upon hire and immunization is required if no past exposure or indication of immunization.
• Required to wear name tag provided by WRH and to follow the dress code of WRH.

Job Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to deal with people in a professional manner.
• Knowledge of nursing and medical practices, procedures, laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to Long Term Care.

Direct Supervisor

Director of Nursing

Essential Functions

Duties and Responsibilities

Provides timely and proper notification for absences and paid personal leave. Finds a replacement when necessary. No unexcused absences or excessive tardiness. Knows emergency procedures for fire, internal/external disaster plans, codes, etc. and participates in drills. Verbally supportive of Winner Regional Health and the Sanford Health Network. Participates on committees and/or is involved in special projects of Winner Regional Health. Provides for patient, resident, employee, and visitor safety through preventative measures. Identifies hazards and reports incidents. Utilizes and adheres to appropriate precautions/techniques with hazardous chemicals, blood and body fluids, medical waste and/or equipment. Satisfactory attendance at department meetings (50% attendance meets expectations). Is cross‑trained to other areas/positions/departments to provide assistance when needed.

Assessment

Collects and organizes pertinent resident assessment data. Seeks information from resident, family, health care providers and environment on an ongoing basis. Uses established assessment forms to document assessment of resident's emotional, spiritual and physical care needs. Completes admission assessment within time frame identified in admission policy.

Diagnosis

Analyzes assessment data to identify expected outcomes unique to the resident. Expected outcomes are mutually formulated with resident, family and health care team. Formulates measurable expected outcomes using resident profile, pathways and standards of care as guides. Identifies expected outcomes which are realistic in respect to resident's present and potential capabilities.

Identification of Outcomes

Develops plan of care consistent with assessment data. Involves resident, family and healthcare providers to identify outcomes. Incorporates cultural needs/diversity in individualized resident outcome identification. Defines outcomes with attainable timeframes. Documents outcomes as measurable goals.

Planning

Develops a plan to provide direct nursing care to attain outcomes. Individualizes plan based upon identified resident needs, such as economic impact, cultural concerns. Prioritizes implementation of diagnoses and interventions based on resident condition. Utilizes standardized terminology to communicate to others.

Implementation

Implements the interventions identified in the plan of care. Carries out interventions in a safe and timely manner. Incorporates evidenced‑based treatments in care of resident. Uses resources and collaborates with others to implement plan. Documents intervention implementation, noting exceptions/modifications.

Evaluation

Evaluates the resident’s progress toward attainment of outcomes. Utilizes an organized ongoing process to determine outcome attainment based on the plan of care. Includes resident, family, health care providers involved in resident care in evaluation process. Documents evaluation findings. Utilizes evaluation data to revise as necessary, diagnoses, outcome, plan and implementation process. Communicates results to resident and those involved in care.

Quality of Care

Systemically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice. Documents in a responsible, accountable and ethical manner. Uses results of quality improvement activities to initiate change. Implements creativity and innovation to improve care delivery. Participates in quality improvement activities.

Performance Appraisal

Evaluates his/her own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulation. Engages in self evaluation on regular basis, identifies strengths and weaknesses. Obtains informal feedback on performance from residents, peers, colleagues, others. Acts to achieve identified performance goals. Provides rationale for practice behaviors.

Education

Acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice. Participates in ongoing educational related activities. Demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning. Seeks experiences to maintain skills and competence for role performance. Maintains records to support competency and lifelong learning.

Collegiality

Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues and others. Shares knowledge and skills with others (resident conference, meeting presentations, precept/mentoring). Provides peer feedback in constructive manner. Engages in direct one‑to‑one communication. Interacts with peers and colleagues to enhance performance. Contributes in a positive manner to the environment, making conducive to education and learning.

Compliance

Must comply with the Corporate Compliance Policy and all laws, rules, regulations and standards of conduct relating to the position. The employee has a duty to report any suspected violations of the law or the standards of conduct to the Compliance Officer or the Chief Executive Officer.

Physical and Mental Requirements

• General Activity: Sit 1/2-1.5 hours at a time; up to 1‑1.5 hours during the day.
• Stand 3 hours at a time; up to 6.5 hours during the day.
• Walk 4‑6 hours at a time; up to 4‑6 hours during the day.
• Bend/Stoop (occasionally, frequently, constantly).
• Kneel, Duration 30 sec.
• Squat (occasionally, frequently, constantly).
• Balance, Crawl, Twist, Climb (occasionally, frequently, constantly).
• Keyboarding/Mousing, Reach above shoulder level.

Physical Demand:

• Carrying/lifting weight and pushing/pulling force: Occasionally, Frequently, Constantly.

Sensory Requirements:

• Speech: Needs to continuously communicate with residents and co‑workers.
• Vision (VDT): Must be able to accurately measure intake and output; work with multiple tubes, drains, monitoring equipment, etc. Must be able to visually assess residents, including color recognition.
• Hearing: Ability to receive detailed information through oral communications, the ability to make fine discriminations in sound; making fine adjustments on machine parts, using a telephone, taking blood pressures. Needs to continuously hear instructions from co-workers, physicians, requests from residents. Need to hear BP and monitor alarms, assess by auscultation.
• Smell: Checking for odors related to infections.

Environmental Factors:

• Working on unprotected heights.
• Being around moving machinery.
• Pheresis equipment.
• Exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity.
• Driving automotive equipment.
• Wearing personal protective equipment.
• Exposure to blood/body substances and other chemicals.
• Exposure to atmospheric conditions (i.e., fumes, dust, odors, mists, gases, or poor ventilation).
• Potential chemical exposure.
• Exposure to extreme noise or vibration.
• Exposure to blood, body fluids and waste.
• Exposure to radiation, X-rays.
• Exposure to other hazards (i.e., mechanical, electrical, burns, or explosives).
• Chemotherapy agents.

Emotional/Psychological Factors:

• Stress: Exposed to stressful situations.
• Dealing with residents, families and others who may be very upset. Has high accountability for tasks performed.
• Concentration: Must be able to concentrate on work tasks amidst distractions. Must exert self‑control. Must maintain composure at all times. Will give directions and take directions from multiple sources.

Job Relationships

• Supervises: No supervisory responsibilities.
• Supervisory responsibility: # Direct Reports: depends upon shift.
• Age of Resident Populations Served:
  • Neonates: 1‑30 days
  • Infant: 30 days - 1 yr
  • Children: 1‑12 yrs
  • Adolescents: 13‑18 yrs
  • Adults: 19‑70 yrs
  • Geriatrics: 70+ yrs
  • All
  • Not applicable
• Internal Contacts:
  • Residents
  • Providers: (i.e., Physicians, Therapists, Social Workers)
  • Staff: (i.e., clinical and administrative support staff)
  • Volunteers
  • Others:
• External Contacts:
  • Residents
  • Families/Significant Others
  • Providers
  • Vendors
  • Community and Health Agencies
  • Regulatory agencies
  • Other: Job Applicants