Job Description

SHG Temp Staffing is currently looking for experienced LPN’s (Licensed Practical Nurses) to fill Contract job openings. The ideal candidate will possess a current LPN license with excellent clinical assessment skills. This is a 8 week contract with possible extention.

Shcedule:  Every Other Weekend Required No On Call Holidays required COVID Booster Required June 1st

**** $36HR, 3x days, 12hrs *****

****  GUARANTEED 36 Hrs.  ******

******* NEXT DAY PAY!!!! ******

 Job Summary: As part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centered nursing and rehabilitation services to patients.  Provides the highest level of service to all patient’s, families, and visitors to ensure satisfaction. Responsible for ensuring all assigned residents receive all medications, treatments, and nursing care as ordered. Completes all required documentation as per state/federal guidelines.

Essential Generic Job Functions:

Supervises CNA’s on the unit, Follows the nursing care plan, utilizes nursing diagnosis for patients in cooperation with the supervisor and nursing personnel on the unit.

Follows plan of care for residents. Consistently, accurately, and independently prioritizes and completes routine assignments within guidelines and schedules.

Recognizes psychosocial needs, their possible effects on behavior on intervenes to provide emotional support.

Maintains accurate informative records on all patients in the unit. Identify and report all real or potential problems regarding the development or administration of patient care.

Records, reports, and interprets patient responses to treatment and care to appropriate members of the inter-disciplinary team.

Identify any changes in patient conditions/needs and report to Supervisor.

Demonstrate team approach to problem solving through frequent communication and collaboration on complex issues to provide appropriate care.

Maintains all equipment as per facility policy and uses equipment consistent with equipment specifications.

Identifies patient needs and treatment opportunities, providing services to meet those needs on an on-going basis.

Maintains professional competence and keeps current with Occupational Health trends through participation in continuing education, in-service programs, professional staff sessions and training of nursing personnel.

Fosters good relationships and communications with all Team Members, patients, family/significant others and visitors.

Assists with new Team Member orientation and provide key experiences to prepare Team Member for independent performance of essential job functions. Problems are reported to Manager promptly.

Facility Info: 232 bed facility managing both short-term. subacute care and LTC patients.

Skills:

Minimum 1 year  prior experience working as an LPN in a LTC (subacute/rehab) facility.  LPN will be responsible for and must have experience manage patients of all ages with a variety of conditions, including COVID+ patients.

LPN must be willing and able to:

• Assists with developing and implementing plans of care for residents
• Docment accurately 
• Plan of Care
• Interventions/TX
• Administration of meds
• Ensures all medications/treatments of assigned residents are given as ordered.
• Perform and assist with direct patient care as needed.
• Ensure resident has proper equipment and adaptive devices as ordered.
• Co-ordinates resident care with other facility departments.
• Assess and identify any changes in resident condition and needs and report to charge nurse.

Requirements of the LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)

·      Current LPN license

·      Current CPR Card & Updated Physical

·      Must be caring and flexible

·      Excellent communications and time management abilities

·      Strong interpersonal skills; works well with clients and clinical team

·      Must possess independent problem-solving abilities

·      Excellent clinical assessment skills

·      Computer literate

·      Ability to pass a Level 2 background check and drug screen

·      Excellent writing and charting skills

·      Methodical and tidy work habits