LPN​/RN - Retreat

Job Details:

Location:

Kalispell, MT 59901 | Position Type: PRN | Salary Range: $26.00 - $48.00 hourly | Shift: Any

The purpose of this position is to serve as a member of a multi‑disciplinary care team to facilitate quality care, guided by guests’ individualized care plans, facility policies and procedures, and State and Federal guidelines.

• Understand and support the core values, mission, philosophy, and guiding principles of Immanuel Living.
• Provide consistent quality and valued service, while complying with corporate and department policies and procedures and State and Federal regulations.
• Respect the privacy, confidentiality, and possessions of those Immanuel Living serves, its staff, and Immanuel Living.
• Contribute to an atmosphere of positivity, teamwork, and mutual support, while leading by example.
• Look for the good in others and assume positive intentions. Be caring, compassionate, and hospitable, while acting with integrity and honesty.
• Ensure that a safe living and working environment exists.
• Attend work regularly and follow established work schedule. Manage use of work time wisely.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• One (1) year experience as a nurse.
• Familiar with or willing to learn about State and Federal guidelines pertaining to long‑term care.
• Maintain current comprehensive knowledge of nursing theory and practice.

• Current licensure as an LPN or RN in the state of Montana.
• Current CPR certification; up‑to‑date knowledge of First Aid.
• Completion of 24 continuing education credits in a 2‑year period of licensure, as required by the state of Montana.

The incumbent must be at least 18 years of age, as the position operates potentially hazardous equipment and handles and dispenses prescribed medication. The incumbent must be able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and work under time and/or deadline pressures. Required vision abilities include close‑up and distance, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• Follow physicians’ orders, treatments, and guest care plan approaches.
• Carry out duties assigned by Charge Nurse.
• Accurately assess guests’ conditions, document the same in guests’ medical record (e.g., treatment, vital signs, I&O, behaviors), and communicate changes and other pertinent information to physicians, guest family members or designee(s), and members of the team when necessary.
• Administer medications and treatments.
• Complete medical and behavioral observations as required.
• Work and coordinate with all team members to meet resident’s needs; assist nursing and other staff as needed.
• Perform universal worker tasks such as laundry, housekeeping, meal duties, maintenance tasks, and resident recreation if needed.
• Work independently while prioritizing duties and responsibilities, taking on additional assignments, maintaining accuracy and timeliness with documentation, and demonstrating problem‑solving ability.
• Respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints from others.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Serve as a role model for the Immanuel Spirit.
• Supervise and administer nursing care as assigned by the Charge Nurse.
• Ensure that nursing team members are completing duties.
• Supervise employee job performance by encouraging, educating, praising, and holding staff accountable.

• May make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Decisions, final recommendations, and/or errors may affect residents and other staff in the unit/department that this position is assigned to, and may, on occasion, affect all staff of Immanuel Living.
• Job duties typically involve frequently changing conditions and problems, requiring considerable judgment in applying factual background and fundamental principles to develop approaches and techniques for the solution of problems.
• Cannot authorize exceptions to corporate policy or procedure.

• Complete required documentation, including resident evaluations, Medicare documentation, care plan…