Travel Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Sweetwater Care; Missoula (MT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Missoula, MT is seeking a licensed LPN with nursing management experience to lead our long-term care team and ensure high-quality patient care. This full-time role focuses on delivering care aligned with standards and physician orders.

You will administer medications and treatments, coordinate with physicians, and educate families, while documenting progress in PointClickCare. This position supports a compassionate, patient-centered environment with opportunities for

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as LPN in Montana.
• One-year nursing management experience preferred.
• Long-term care experience.
• Point Click Care charting experience.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of infection control procedures.
• Participates in Quality Improvement and monitors patient programs.
• Notifies departments of patient changes and discharge, as needed.
• Educates families and patients about care plans.
• Administers medications and treatments per facility policy.
• Receives and carries out physician orders, when allowed by policy.
• Makes rounds with physicians as required.

Skills

LPN license

Nursing management

Long-term care

Point Click Care

Tools

Point Click Care

Job description

Rewarding, inspiring, and flexible!!!

You will find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you.

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
• One-year prior nursing managementexperience preferred
• LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENCE
• PIONT CLICK CARE CHARTING EXPERIENCE

FullShift Staffing provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.