LVN Licensed Vocational Nurse

Sweetwater Care; Bigfork (MT); On-site; USD 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Bigfork, MT, seeks an experienced LPN to take on nursing leadership, ensuring patient needs are met within standards and policies.

You will supervise staff, administer meds and treatments timely, participate in QA, notify departments of patient changes, and educate families.

Qualifications

• Licensed LPN in Montana.
• One-year nursing management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of Infection Control Manual.
• Participates in implementing the Quality Improvement Program.
• Utilizes the Quality Life Manual for patient identification, 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 facility policy.
• Receives, transcribes, and carries out physician orders (as allowed by Nurse Practice Act).
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

Nursing management

Education

LPN license MT

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 MT
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred.