LVN/LPN or RN (Nights)

• Position: LVN/LPN or RN (Charge Nurse)
• Status: Full-Time
• Schedule: Monday through Friday
• Shift: 10PM-6AM

• Very Competitive Pay
• NEW – Mental Health Days
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holiday Pay
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 100% Company-Paid Life Insurance & LTD/AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Insurances Available (Hospital Indemnity, Cancer Policies, Legal Plans, & More!)

• Follow established standards of nursing practices and implement community programs, policies and procedures.
• Obtain report from nurse being relieved and provide report to nurse coming on duty; record sufficient information to implement appropriate follow-up action as necessary.
• Conduct resident rounds daily, reporting problems to supervisor and initiating corrective action.
• Identify safety hazards and initiate corrective action immediately.
• Identify resident problems and emergency situations and initiate emergency care per physicians' orders in the absence of a physician.
• Provide supervision to direct care associates providing direct resident care.
• Attend staff meetings, in-service classes and committee meetings as assigned.
• Review the Glucometer Control Log prior to testing for blood sugar levels.
• Follow staffing guidelines and make nursing assignments according to qualifications of staff and characteristics of the resident population.
• Comply with community processes related to pain assessment/management/ documentation, providing treatments and delivering medications.
• Administer and document direct resident care, medications and treatments per physicians’ orders. and accurately record all care provided.
• Provide instruction for appropriate nursing care to licensed nurses and Nursing Assistants.
• Document assessment of residents as assigned as per your licensure. Report untoward findings to physician and your supervisor.
• Observe the 5 RIGHTS of medication/treatment administration.
• Promptly report changes in residents’ conditions to the physician, Director of Nursing Service and responsible party, and take follow-up action as necessary. Document notifications in resident’s clinical record.
• Follow Community admission procedures and communicate resident admission to other departments, including rehabilitation.
• Competently perform basic nursing skills as per your licensure
• Follow Community discharge /transfer procedure/documentation and coordinate discharge/transfer with other departments, physicians and ancillary service providers.
• Supervise response to resident’s call for assistance.
• Listen to resident, family, or physician concerns and initiate corrective action and/or report concerns to Nursing Supervisor.
• Count narcotics, check emergency kit and exchange keys each shift.
• Check meal trays and nourishment to monitor proper diet is served and residents are assisted as necessary.
• Order, receive and store medications appropriately.
• Observe community process related to signing out narcotic and administration thereof. This includes the process related to shift narcotic count and documentation thereof.
• Notify physician, when necessary, of changes in conditions, weight, medication errors, medication not available, abnormal lab/X-Ray results and any other unusual observations.
• Document daily notes on unstable residents/change in resident condition, Medicare residents and recently admitted residents.
• Be responsible for the safety of residents and associates under nursing supervision.
• Observe infection control procedures.
• Perform all the duties of a certified nursing assistant when required.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing (Required)
• Unencumbered RN or LVN/LPN license (Required)
• Proof of current CPR certification (Required)
• Minimum 1 year experience as an RN/LVN in a clinical setting (Preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Reliable transportation (Required)

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