Night Shift Nurse

Sweetwater Care; Great Falls (MT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Sweetwater Care is seeking an LPN/LVN to oversee nursing assistants and ensure high-quality care on the unit. You will follow procedures for narcotics, orders, and restraints while communicating with the Nurse Manager about observations and needs.

The ideal candidate is a licensed LPN/LVN in good standing in Montana or a compact state, dedicated to professional nursing standards, and experienced with patient condition documentation and shift reports.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of licensed practical/vocational nursing.
• Current license, in good standing, as an LPN/LVN in the State or Montana or Compact State
• Devotion to standards and principles of professional nursing.

Responsibilities

• Assist routine daily direction and monitor the work of the nursing assistants on the unit, assuring a high standard of nursing care and satisfactory completion of tasks.
• Follows company procedures for narcotic counting, pharmacy orders, and restraint reduction.
• Communicate on a regular basis with the Nurse Manager or Director of Nursing regarding observations, and suggestions of problem areas, resident and employee activities, concerns, needs, conditions, etc.
• Documents any change in patient's conditions including but not limited to nutritional problems, infections, skin conditions, weight loss or any other noticeable changes.
• Participate in report at the beginning and end of shifts to assure proper information about residents is communicated.
• Document and notify applicable departments of any patient's room changes, LOA, new admits, or discharges.
• Assist in the admission, orientation, and observation of new residents, assure that physician orders for diets, therapy, medication, etc. are transcribed and communicated according to procedure.

Skills

LPN/LVN license

Nursing supervision

Patient care

Education

LPN/LVN diploma

Job description

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

$20,000 sign on bonus paid out over a two-year period.

Graduate of an approved school of licensed practical/vocational nursing.

Current license, in good standing, as an LPN/LVN in the State or Montana or Compact State

Devotion to standards and principles of professional nursing.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist routine daily direction and monitor the work of the nursing assistants on the unit, assuring a high standard of nursing care and satisfactory completion of tasks.

• Follows company procedures for narcotic counting, pharmacy orders, and restraint reduction.

• Communicate on a regular basis with the Nurse Manager or Director of Nursing regarding observations, and suggestions of problem areas, resident and employee activities, concerns, needs, conditions, etc.

• Documents any change in patient's conditions including but not limited to nutritional problems, infections, skin conditions, weight loss or any other noticeable changes.

• Participate in report at the beginning and end of shifts to assure proper information about residents is communicated.

• Document and notify applicable departments of any patient's room changes, LOA, new admits, or discharges.

• Assist in the admission, orientation, and observation of new residents, assure that physician orders for diets, therapy, medication, etc. are transcribed and communicated according to procedure.