LPN or RN​/Extended Care Facility​/Nights

Position: LPN or RN/Extended Care Facility/ Full-time; Nights
# LPN or RN/Extended Care Facility/ Full-time;
Nights Bonners Ferry, ## Overview Position Type Part Time## Description
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* SCHEDULE:

48 hrs per pay period;
Full-time Nights; 12 hr shifts  - Friday-Saturday, 6pm-6am
**** ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/REQUIREMENTS:
*** Assigns staff appropriately for resident care during the shift.
* Replace/find non-scheduled staff when shortages occur.
* Receive and communicate pertinent shift reports to an oncoming shift of what transpired in resident care and conditions.
* Promote positive problem solving as situations arise with the shift personnel.
* Completes assessments of residents as needed.
* Prioritizes findings of assessments and initiates appropriate care treatments.
* Notifies physicians of problems or concerns of residents.
* Performs procedures and treatments ordered for residents within the Nurse Practice Act.
* Administers ordered medications and is alert to difficulties, complications and/or side effects.  Reports the findings appropriately.
* Documents medication given, or if refused, why and responses to medication (PRN).
* Completes rounds on the unit every two (2) hours and PRN to assess resident care.
* Appropriately uses the following equipment: enteral feeding pumps, SVN equipment, pulse oximeter, glucose monitor systems, nurse call and alarms systems and suction equipment.
* Documents problems or concerns of residents in Nurse’s Notes.
* Documents treatments and assessments of monitored conditions.
* Documents behaviors and moods in clinical records.
* Communicates with families of resident’s treatment plans and status changes.
* Acts as a liaison between families and physicians.
* Completes death care for residents.
* Monitors the physical environment of the department and notifies by appropriate means the departments responsible.
* Completes occurrence reports and implements monitoring of resident conditions as necessary.
* Disciplines shift personnel as necessary.
* Adheres to the Policies and Procedures of the facility.
* Communicates to supervisor any complaints, problems, occurrences, deterioration of resident status or personnel problems in a timely manner consistent with the problem.
* Receives and places confidential information with courtesy, accuracy and respect at all times.
* Ability to respond properly and follow Facilities Plan in an emergency situation and/or disaster.
* Protects and ensures in actions, communications and in written form all Resident’s Rights.## Qualifications
** POSITION

QUALIFICATIONS:

*** Minimum graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
* Current Idaho professional LPN license.
* Current CPR/BLS certification required
* ACLS certification required within 2 months of hire.
* Long-term care experience preferred.
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