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Job Description - Licensed Practical Nurse I - CONTINUOUS (260000MO)

Job Description

Licensed Practical Nurse I - CONTINUOUS - ( 260000MO )

Description

APPLY TO THIS POSITION IF YOU HAVE LESS THAN 1 YEAR OF EXPERIENCE AS A LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE

The Veterans Home at Holyoke is a state-funded, fully accredited health care facility that offers veterans quality health care, including full-time residential accommodations, and provides educational and social services for Veterans in the Commonwealth. The Veterans Home at Holyoke is staffed by approximately 330+ administrators, clinicians, nurses, certified nursing assistants, skilled trade, dietary staff, housekeeping staff, contractors, consultants and general administrative personnel.

The tradition of service to the veterans of Massachusetts is surpassed only by a continued commitment to excellence in care for those who are in need now and in the future. Our mission is to provide “Care with Dignity, Honor, and Respect” to our Veterans.

This is an open and continuous posting for Part-Time positions on our Evening and Night Shifts.

The Veterans Home at Holyoke is seeking several compassionate, professional, and enthusiastic Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) to assume supervision within an assigned unit of the facility while fostering teamwork across multiple disciplines. Here at the Veterans Home, LPNs are responsible for providing patient-driven care and support to our Veteran population. They are expected to follow and contribute to a plan of care for individual patients in accordance with nursing standards, policies and procedures.

The incumbents will work both as a team member and independently, communicating in a clear and constructive manner to members of the team, patients and their families.

• Provide exceptional nursing care to veteran residents by assessing health status, responding to call lights or veterans' requests for assistance, and making observations on rounds.
• Administer nursing treatments, procedures, doctor orders, and care plans; observe, identify and respond to the needs for care, including medication, equipment-assisted care and patient/family education.
• Identify, evaluate, and assess veteran health status; confer with supervising Registered Nurses (RNs) and assigned medical staff for treatment modalities.
• Recognize urgent or emergency patient care situations; seek assistance of the RN and/or medical staff and initiate appropriate emergency interventions as directed or needed.
• Collaborate with other resident services personnel to ensure that residents’ individual care plans are being followed.
• Establish constructive relationships with veterans and their families to promote positive relationships and learning as established by the “treatment/teaching plan”.
• Document incidents with or without adverse effect to the veteran and refer to RN for follow-up and/or investigation.
• Foster the Veterans Home's mission, vision and operational policies while maintaining regulatory and department compliance with Joint Commission, and state/federal regulations.
• Maintain personal and professional growth by attending in-services, keeping current with healthcare trends and nursing practices, and other Veterans Home committees.
• Skilled in the use of computers as needed for the completion of work assignments.

• We have part‑time (24 or 32 hours per week) benefited opportunities available on our Evening (3:00 pm – 11:30 pm) and our Night (11:15 pm – 7:15 am) shifts with alternating weekend and holiday schedule.
• Note:
  
  This is 24 hour/7 days a week long‑term care facility and as a result, the Holyoke Veterans Home may require this individual to be present during nontraditional hours when circumstances dictate the operational need.

• Must possess a current, active license as a practical nurse under the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.
• CPR certification through the American Heart Association.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to deal tactfully with others.