Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Responsibilities/Job Duties: 

• Order prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment 
• Follow a designated care plan in accordance with patients' needs 
• Perform assigned duties including wound care, treatments, and procedures 
• Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to resident 
• Maintain confidentiality and rights of residents, family members, employees, and facility information in compliance with HIPPA policies 

Requirements:

• Experience:
  • 2+ years of experience
  • IV Certified preferred
• Licenses/Certifications:
  • State of WY or compact RN or LPN license required
  • BLS required

Position Description

General Job Duties:

• Long term care skilled nursing facility
• Pass medications, IV therapy, feeding tubes, wound vac and wound management, trach care, ostomy care, therapy and restorative
• Ages range from mid 30’s to mid 90’s with diagnoses including Huntington’s, dementia, Diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Coronary Artery Disease, vascular disease, rehabilitation, stroke and TIA, neuromuscular disease processes, Dialysis (done at outpatient facility)
• 160 bed capacity

Equipment Utilized:

• Computerized medical record documentation (Meditech)
• Medication administration system (MedRight)
• VS towers, INR, glucometers, lifts, Bladder scanner, IV pumps, CADD pumps, wound vacs, SCD occasionally, assistive devices

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Medsurg and Geriatric experience

Shift/Schedule Requirements:

• All shifts and weekends required based on facility need
• Nursing work 12-hour shifts with certified nurse aide support
• May function as medication administration nurse
• May be responsible for 20 residents

Nurse to Patient Ratio:

• 20 if nursing and doing all medications
• 45 if have medication aides

Dress Code:

• Scrubs
• No facial piercings allowed
• Full sleeve tattoos or objectionable tattoos need to be covered

Training and Orientation:

• First day orientation to cover all mandatory compliance orientation
• 2-day orientation to specific tasks and procedures