Travel Position Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN

Sweetwater Care; Rexburg (ID); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Rexburg, United States, seeks an LVN/LPN to provide nursing care within scope of practice, adhering to standards and physician orders. The role supports patient needs across procedures, with emphasis on charting, reporting, and collaborative rounds with physicians.

The ideal candidate holds an LVN/LPN license in the state, carries current BLS/CPR certification, and has experience in long-term care; management experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Licensed LVN/LPN in practicing state.
• Experience in long-term care environment.
• CPR/BLS certification or willingness to obtain.
• Experience in nursing management is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Follows established procedure for charting and incident reporting.
• Follows procedures for narcotic counting, pharmacy orders, and restraint reduction.
• Documents changes in patient condition (nutrition, infections, skin, weight, etc.).
• Uses the Quality Life Manual for patient identification, placement, and monitoring.
• Documents room changes, LOA, new admits, and discharges; notifies applicable departments.
• Rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

Long Term Care

Point Click Care

LVN/LPN License

BLS/CPR

Nursing management

Tools

PointClickCare

Job description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Provides nursing care within scope of practice to ensure patient’s needs are met in accordance with standards of practice, physician orders, center policies as well as state, federal and local guidelines.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Long Term Care experience
• Point click care charting experience
• Current LVN/LPN license in practicing state.
• Current BLS/CPR certification or willingness to acquire one.
• Experience in nursing management is preferred but not required.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follows established procedure for charting and incident reporting.
• Follows company procedures for narcotic counting, pharmacy orders, and restraint reduction.
• Documents any change in patient's conditions including but not limited to nutritional problems, infections, skin conditions, weight loss or any other noticeable changes.
• Utilizes the Quality Life Manual for identification, placement, and monitoring of patients in the appropriate programs.
• Document and notify applicable departments of any patient's room changes, LOA, new admits, or discharges.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

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.