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Position:	Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) (Ref: 16860)
Location:	West Lafayette, IN 47906 United States
Duration:	1 Years 5 Months 19 Days - Contract
Openings:	1
Deadline:	01/17/2025
Pay Rate:	Login

Description:

***Onsite (Night-shift)

We are seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Must be licensed and maintain licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Indiana; must maintain first aid, Mantoux and CPR certification. Ability to understand and communicate with residents and understand and complete nursing forms; ability to follow verbal instructions; ability to provide nursing care practices; ability to use medical equipment within scope of licensure; ability to provide safe, efficient resident care, following all applicable rules, policies and procedures and all HIPAA rules; must attend and complete all required in-service training; ability to prioritize workload; ability to be flexible; ability to assess resident's and report to the physician; ability to administer medications and treatments in a safe, efficient manner, recognizing medication side effects; ability to know approved abbreviations and appropriate terminology; ability to document in a legible manner.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
• Administers medications and treatments in accordance with all accepted standards for administration.
• Provides safe, efficient personal care of residents.
• Uses recommended safety devices and follows infection control standards.
• Answers call lights and residents' requests for assistance.
• Adheres to resident's rights at all times.
• Documents medications and treatments administered, and care provided.
• Assists with orientation of new employees on the unit.
• Participates in resident care planning, updating care plans and aide assignments.
• Assesses residents, documents findings and reports to the physician.
• Transcribes physicians orders.
• Communicates resident change of condition to resident sponsors.
• Destroys and documents same of discontinued medications.
• Maintains correct controlled substance numbers during shift.
• Completes required documentation of nursing notes, transfer forms and other records.
• Assists with operation of the unit, including the monthly changeover of records.
• Gives report to on-coming shift.
• Schedule and assist with physician, optometrist, podiatrist, dentist appointments.
• Administer and record employee health testing results.

Nonessential Duties/Responsibilities:
• Provides 1:1 staffing if needed.
• Assists with resident activities on and off the unit.
• Responds to codes, provides care as needed, and completes required documentation;
Other related duties.
• May assign and review the work of Nursing Attendants on the unit. Reports to the Nursing Unit Manager.
• Work involves complex judging decisions, based on standard policies, procedures, and sound nursing practices.
• Work is of moderate complexity, with minimal supervision, requiring judgement to determine the best application of specialized knowledge. Failure to utilize good judgement may be detrimental to resident care.
• Works with residents, professional and non-professional staff, residents' families, visitors, volunteers, and staff from other facilities.
• Must be able to walk and stand for long periods of time; must be able to bend, stoop, twist, reach above shoulders, push/pull, must be able to assist with lifting and transferring residents, from 100 to 500+pounds, using a gait belt or other accepted practices, or with a mechanical device.
• Work is generally on a nursing care unit, in a controlled environment; may be exposed to body fluids and cleaning chemicals; may be exposed to violent residents.

Required / Desired Skills

• Proficiency in computer skills and ability to learn other programs used in maintaining electronic medical records. (Required 2 Years)
  
• Indiana Professional License or License from an NLC participating state required at time of submission. (Required 2 Years)
  
• Hands On - American Heart Association CPR and BLS Certification. (Required 2 Years)
  
• Dementia 6 hour certification is required prior to start. (Required 1 Years)
  
• LTC experience (Required 1 Years)
  
• EMR, Matrix Care experience. (Highly Desired 1 Years)
  
• Experience with Memory Care. (Highly Desired 1 Years)
  
• Experience with short-term rehab. (Highly Desired 1 Years)