LPN - PRN

TALENT Software Services pay range

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$44.45/hr - $45.00/hr

12 hour shifts, working PRN – AS NEEDED for Day and/or Night Shift 6:00am-6:30pm or 6:30pm-6:00am. 40 hours per week is not promised.

Administer medication and perform treatments on an assigned unit as ordered by the physician and within scope of license. (Medications may be in a variety of forms including oral, enteral, parenteral, suppository, etc. and treatments may include sterile and aseptic wound cleaning and dressing, postural drainage and percussion, tracheostomy, gastrostomy and jejunostomy care, and catheter care.)

• Observe and report the effectiveness of medications and treatments
• Ensure an adequate amount of supplies and medication are available
• Receive and deliver a variety of information regarding the resident's medical, social, functional, and other needs
• Participate in the receiving and giving shift reports
• Communicate with residents, family, and staff as necessary to ensure the resident receives appropriate care from the interdisciplinary team
• Complete the initial admission nursing assessment tool on a newly admitted resident
• Assist with the development of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments, ongoing quarterly reviews and care plans
• Maintain appropriate clinical and administrative documentation regarding diagnosis, observations, treatment, and summary of resident progress.
• Participate in our Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program

• Gerontological/Geriatric nursing theory and practice
• Effects of the aging process practices and procedures of team nursing
• Practices and procedures for implementing treatment plans for resident/patient care
• Practices and procedures of pharmacology and medicines and Federal, State and agency laws, rules and regulations governing general practical nursing practices and the security and control of medical supplies and medications and dispensing thereof
• Skills:
  
  Observing and reporting behavior and progress of residents/patients;
  Applying and interpreting State and agency laws and regulations governing geriatric nursing practices.
• Assisting in the development and implementation of patient care plans within a team nursing concept
• Oral and written communication skills;
  Interpersonal skills

• Abide by nursing regulations
• Listen, observe, assess and respond to medical emergencies
• Evaluate, analyze, make independent decisions and follow up regarding client health problems
• Respond to medical issues/inquiries in a professional manner
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Other

IT Services and IT Consulting