Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Long-term Care Job at Avera Mary House Long Term Care, Fort Pierre, SD

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  • Avera Mary House Long Term Care
  • Fort Pierre, SD

Job Description

Join the LPN Nursing team at Avera!

Love Where You Work: Work at Avera where current employees rate their satisfaction at 94%. Join a team where the career opportunities are endless.

Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

You Belong at Avera: Competitive pay, various shifts and career growth opportunities.

 

Avera is currently seeking Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) looking to deliver the best possible nursing care in Avera’s patient-focused settings.

 

Position Highlights:

  • Student Loan Repayment: This position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.
  • Positive Work Environment: Be part of an organization where we practice the mission in our daily operations and demonstrate our pride by delivering excellent care. We consider our team like a family, not just co-workers.
  • Purpose: Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) play a vital role in the delivery of long-term care services and create a caring and joyful environment for his/her residents. 
  • Avera Ranked 1st in Nation for Long-Term Care Resident Experience
  • Avera St Mary's Named Top 20 Rural Community Hospital
  • Learn more about the Avera St. Mary’s and Pierre community!

Job Summary

  • Conduct daily rounds and communicate to appropriate team members during shift.
  • Contacts physician, establishes good working relationship and initiates ongoing information exchange.
  • Provide professional nursing care to residents, flexible to patient census and staffing needs.
  • Administer professional services.
  • Use restraints when necessary and in accordance with established policies and procedures.
  • Administer routine medication including IV meds, charts and makes decisions about the use of PRN medications.
  • Obtain specimens for lab tests as ordered.
  • Take and record TPRs, blood pressures, etc.
  • Monitor seriously ill residents as necessary.
  • Notify the resident’s attending physician and next-of-kin when any changes in resident’s condition.
  • Consistently & thoroughly completes documentation in a timely manner, including initialing medication & treatment admin. records.
  • Formulates interdisciplinary plan of care.
  • Coordinates resident care with interdisciplinary team.
  • Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings.
  • Completes/supervises medical record.
  • Review resident care plans.

 

Licensure/Certification/Registration and Experience

  • Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the state of SD.
  • Participates in educational conferences and updates and maintains current professional clinical competency related areas of responsibilities.
  • BLS must be complete within 6 months of start date and maintained.
  • Attends all mandatory departmental meetings and in-services.

Work Schedule

  • Varied shifts as needed; PRN

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

  • $25.25 - $36.50 per hour

 

What Makes Avera Special?

Keywords:

Licensed Practical Nurse, long-term care, medical care, patient care, nursing, healthcare, LPN, nurse licensure, skilled nursing, Avera

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Relief, Flexible hours, Shift work,

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