LPN Charge Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Join our team as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and enjoy a supportive work environment with a focus on work-life balance. We offer competitive wages and a sign-on bonus to welcome you to our facility.

Job Description

• Sign-on bonus: Full Time: $6,000; Part Time: $3,000
• New wage scales making up to $38.50/hour plus $3.40/hour state-granted hazard pay
• No mandates! Work every third weekend
• Provide superior customer service and nursing services to all residents on the assigned unit
• Assist the Director of Nursing, Unit Managers, and/or the Assistant Director of Nursing in the planning, development, and overall operation of the assigned unit
• Assess residents' conditions to implement interventions and develop care plans
• Make regular rounds of residents independently and with a physician; observe and evaluate residents' symptoms, progress, and reactions to treatments and medications
• Provide preventative, supportive, maintenance, and rehabilitative care directed to the physiologic and psychosocial needs of residents
• Perform a variety of treatments including changing dressings, cleansing and/or irrigating wounds, performing Foley catheter irrigations, IV therapy, and administering tube feedings
• Schedule appointments, therapies, and consults for residents
• Monitor and assist CNAs/STNAs with personal care duties such as bathing, feeding, and assisting with ambulation
• Administer medications according to the Public Health Code and notify appropriate personnel of medication contraindications
• Manage and document emergency care of residents, coordinating communications with relevant personnel
• Assist with new admissions, re-admissions, and transfers of residents within the assigned unit
• Perform quality improvement activities as assigned by the Director of Nursing or Unit Manager
• Report resident and staff complaints and unusual occurrences to the Director of Nursing or Administrator
• Participate in periodic regulatory surveys by the State of Michigan

Requirements

• Must possess a current state license as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse
• CPR certification required
• One year of professional nursing experience in a long-term care setting is desired (not required)
• Knowledge of applicable state nursing regulations preferred

Specific Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Knowledge of current federal and state laws and regulations that apply to nursing practice in a long-term care setting
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize responsibilities
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Basic computer knowledge is required