Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Description

Sign On Bonus - LPN:
Full Time: $6,000 Part Time: $3,000

* NEW WAGE SCALES UP TO $38.50/HOUR plus $3.20/hour State granted hazard pay

No Mandates! Work every 3rd weekend

We believe in work-life balance, 12 hour shifts, working every third weekend.

The last few years have been the most difficult in healthcare, maybe ever, I'll bet you never imagined that you would have to work as hard as you have. Being a nurse is a tough job; money is important but so is being appreciated for the hard work you do. Do you want to be part of a team for a company and facility that appreciates you?

Join us and feel the difference.

• Competitive wages
• Tuition reimbursement programs
• A variety of bonus programs
• Benefit concierge to ensure all your insurance needs are met
• Leadership development and mentoring
• Uniform stipends

In keeping with our organization's goal of improving the lives of the Residents we serve; the Charge Nurse plays a critical role in providing superior customer service and nursing services to all Residents on the assigned unit as well as in the facility as a whole. The Charge Nurse assists the Director of Nursing and Unit Managers in the planning, development and overall operation of the assigned unit, which ensures Residents receive quality care 24 hours a day.

Sound good? Apply and we'd love to set up a time to meet with you to discuss a career at SKLD Beltline!

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assess Residents conditions to implement intervention and develop Care Plans. Accurately record residents observations in PCC and follow through on Care Plans. Assure facility medical records policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Make regular rounds of Residents independently and with a physician; observe and evaluate residents' symptoms, progress, and reactions to treatments and medications and implements interventions as necessary.
• Provide preventative, supportive, maintenance, and rehabilitative care directed to the physiologic and psychosocial needs and well‑being of Residents.
• Provide care to Residents by performing a variety of treatments, including changing dressing, cleansing and/or irrigating wounds and incisions, performing Foley Catheter irrigations, IV therapy, and administering tube feedings, chest tubes and peritoneal dialysis.
• Request and assure supplies and medical equipment are available to perform care and treatments as required by the Residents.
• Schedule appointments, physicians, therapy, and consults.
• Monitor and assist CNAs/STNAs with personal Residents care duties such as bathing, feeding and assisting with ambulation, and other routine accommodative services for Residents comfort and well‑being.
• Receive report from outgoing Charge Nurse and make rounds to see each Residents daily and as needed.
• Administer medications to Residents according to the Public Health Code, Nursing Department Policies, and standards and procedures and as prescribed by the physician; notify appropriate clinical and/or nursing personnel of medication contraindications.
• Advise Residents and/or responsible persons regarding changes in medications, treatment plans, and Resident condition.
• Manage and document emergency care of Residents, coordinating communications to physicians, responsible persons, DON and Administrator, hospital personnel, emergency transport, and other appropriate personnel.
• Perform comprehensive and focused nursing assessments in conjunction with changes in condition and scheduled programs.
• Assist with new admissions, re‑admissions and assist with the transfer of Residents to different rooms within the assigned unit.
• Requests and assures supplies and equipment are available to perform care and treatment as required by the patient prior to or at the time of admission.
• Assure completion of weekly, periodic and discharge summaries.
• Perform quality improvement activities as assigned by the Director of Nursing, Unit Manager and/or ADON.
• Monitor rate of accident/incidents occurrences and infection rate on the unit and develop suggestions…