LPN or RN Long Term Care

Community HealthCare System; Saint Marys (KS); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Community HealthCare System is seeking a per diem/PRN nurse in Kansas to monitor residents, perform assessments, and administer medications per physician orders. You will document observations, participate in care planning with the multidisciplinary team, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance on every shift.

The role emphasizes resident-directed care, incident reporting when needed, and collaboration with dietary and pharmacy teams to support smooth admissions and discharges.

Qualifications

• Active RN or LPN License in the State of Kansas.

Responsibilities

• Monitor residents' status including vital signs, significant lab values, nutrition, and activity.
• Completes nursing assessments according to facility policies and procedures and standards of nursing care.
• Record all significant observation in the nurses notes.
• Receives all new orders and follows up appropriately.
• Inform the dietary department of any new admission or dietary change of a current resident via the communication slip.
• Completes incident report when incidents occur on their shift; notifies physician and family members; and starts incident investigation.
• Administers medications per physician orders, documents on the resident MAR and completes any other needed monitoring such as required blood pressures with medicine administration.
• Communicates with the interdisciplinary care plan team to insure that residents needs are appropriately planned for in the care plan and the plan is resident directed.
• Completes skilled admission and discharge sheets including contacting appropriate pharmacy.
• Maintains a safe environment for residents, visitors and staff and is knowledgeable of OSHA, state and other regulatory requirements.
• Reduces the risk of health care acquired infections through compliance with current CDC hand hygiene guidelines and use of Standard Precautions.
• Ensures nursing procedures are followed by nursing service personnel, and it reflects the day to day nursing care procedures used by the facility.
• Directs the day-to-day functions of the nursing activities in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the facility, including making of work assignments to nursing assistants.
• Supports and abides by the mission, values, and policies of CHCS in all activities.
• On-going compliance with CHCS educational requirements.
• All other duties as required.

Job description

• Monitor residents' status including vital signs, significant lab values, nutrition, and activity.
• Completes nursing assessments according to facility policies and procedures and standards of nursing care.
• Record all significant observation in the nurses notes.
• Receives all new orders and follows up appropriately.
• Inform the dietary department of any new admission or dietary change of a current resident via the communication slip.
• Completes incident report when incidents occur on their shift; notifies physician and family members: and, starts incident investigation.
• Administers medications per physician orders, documents on the resident MAR and completes any other needed monitoring such as required blood pressures with medicine administration.
• Communicates with the interdisciplinary care plan team to insure that residents needs are appropriately planned for in the care plan and the plan is resident directed.
• Completes skilled admission and discharge sheets including contacting appropriate pharmacy.
• Maintains a safe environment for residents, visitors and staff and is knowledgeable of OSHA, state and other regulatory requirements.
• Reduces the risk of health care acquired infections through compliance with current CDC hand hygiene guidelines and use of Standard Precautions.
• Ensures nursing procedures are followed by nursing service personnel, and it reflects the day to day nursing care procedures used by the facility.
• Directs the day-to-day functions of the nursing activities in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the facility, including making of work assignments to nursing assistants.
• Supports and abides by the mission, values, and policies of CHCS in all activities.
• On-going compliance with CHCS educational requirements.
• All other duties as required.

Brief Description

• Monitor residents' status including vital signs, significant lab values, nutrition, and activity.
• Completes nursing assessments according to facility policies and procedures and standards of nursing care.
• Record all significant observation in the nurses notes.
• Receives all new orders and follows up appropriately.
• Inform the dietary department of any new admission or dietary change of a current resident via the communication slip.
• Completes incident report when incidents occur on their shift; notifies physician and family members: and, starts incident investigation.
• Administers medications per physician orders, documents on the resident MAR and completes any other needed monitoring such as required blood pressures with medicine administration.
• Communicates with the interdisciplinary care plan team to insure that residents needs are appropriately planned for in the care plan and the plan is resident directed.
• Completes skilled admission and discharge sheets including contacting appropriate pharmacy.
• Maintains a safe environment for residents, visitors and staff and is knowledgeable of OSHA, state and other regulatory requirements.
• Reduces the risk of health care acquired infections through compliance with current CDC hand hygiene guidelines and use of Standard Precautions.
• Ensures nursing procedures are followed by nursing service personnel, and it reflects the day to day nursing care procedures used by the facility.
• Directs the day-to-day functions of the nursing activities in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the facility, including making of work assignments to nursing assistants.
• Supports and abides by the mission, values, and policies of CHCS in all activities.
• On-going compliance with CHCS educational requirements.
• All other duties as required.

Requirements

Active RN or LPN License in the State of Kansas.

Summary

PRN