Licensed Practical NURSE III - Rifle

Department Information

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

Part‑time position available.

Office of Adult, Aging and Disability Services

CO State Veterans Community Living Center at Rifle

The Colorado State Veterans Community Living Center at Rifle is located on Colorado's western slope in the scenic Colorado River valley. Rifle offers a mild climate, with plenty of clean mountain air and beautiful blue skies. Amidst this setting, the State Veterans Community Living Center at Rifle provides 89 beds of skilled nursing care, including an 18‑bed Special Care Unit for residents with Alzheimer’s Disease or related conditions.

Serving veterans, their spouses, and eligible "Gold Star" parents, we are committed to caring for the whole person by addressing the personal and social needs of each resident, as well as their physical and medical requirements. All staff members of Rifle are committed to providing a life of quality and dignity for every resident. At the Colorado State Veterans Community Living Center at Rifle, our staff is known for showing love and compassion to our residents.

Giving residents a hug, holding their hand, or sitting next to them on the arm of a chair are just a few of the ways we give care that comes from the heart.

Standard Assessment

• Performs both admission and daily assessments during clinical stay, identifying critical stay, identifying critical incidents, emergencies, acute illnesses and behavior changes with RN oversight.
• Identifies and implements appropriate nursing interventions, treatment care plan and physician referrals.
• Documents current, accurate and pertinent information regarding care and treatment provided to individual residents.
• Indicates specific change in status, medications and physicians orders.
• Detects abnormality in resident’s health status indicated by symptoms, vital signs and laboratory results and reports information to physician.
• This position is required to drive a State vehicle to do off‑site pre‑admission assessments, or take a resident to the doctor of hospital (if not taken by ambulance).
• Must have an RN co‑sign admission assessments.

Regulatory Compliance

• Directs and implements nursing care to residents by assuring compliance with accepted standards of nursing care, departmental and facility policies and procedures, and VA and State of Colorado regulatory requirements.
• Directs subordinates to assure these standards are met.
• Reviews and audits physician orders, MARS, CNA flow sheets, bathing schedules and BM sheets to determine compliance with policies and standards of care as part of a department quality assurance activity.

Medication and Treatment Administration

• Competently administers medications to residents within scope of practice while observing the five rights of safe medication administration, resident rights, infection control standards, and appropriate nursing policies.
• Documents all medications given and justification for scheduled medications not given.
• Appropriately identifies changes in resident’s conditions that need to be assessed by a registered nurse.

Other duties as assigned

Current, valid licensure as an LPN from the Colorado Board of Nursing or any state participating in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).

• Ability to follow patient confidentiality standards
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to read and comprehend the English language
• Ability to effectively communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing
• Ability to follow care plans

• FULL BACKGROUND CHECK:
  This position will have direct contact with vulnerable persons (as defined by C.R.S.27-90-111: "Direct contact" means providing face‑to‑face care, training, supervision, counseling, consultation, or medication assistance to vulnerable persons, regardless of the level of supervision of the department employee. "Direct contact" may include positions in which persons have access to or unsupervised time with clients or patients, including but not limited to maintenance personnel, housekeeping staff, kitchen staff, and security personnel.)
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