NH - Licensed Practical Nurse(LPN)/LVN (Days) - Claremont
Location
New Hampshire | United States
Job description
Position: Licensed Practical Nurse(LPN)/LVN - Long Term Care
Start Date: 3/18/2024
Duration: 13 weeks
Location: Claremont, NH, 03743
Shift Type/Shift Times/Hours/Day: Days, 8
Shift Notes: 8hr Days 6:45a-3:15 pm 40hr guarantee
Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend/Holiday coverage required
On-Call Requirements: None
COVID-19/FLU Requirement: Covid Vaccination Series and Booster Required for this need. Exemptions are not accepted by this client. Please upload proofs with upload.
Travel Policy: Traveler must be willing to work ALL holidays, including weekend before (If Needed/Scheduled). RTO requests for holidays will not be approved.
Non-Billable Orientation: 0hrs
OT, Holiday Multipliers: 1.25%
Charge, Call and Call-back: Not applicable
* This assignment location is 2 hours from Boston, MA! SULLIVAN COUNTY WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY TRAVELER WHO RESIDES WITHIN 50 MILES OF FACILITY. To avoid delays in processing, please include perm address at profile upload.
* Requested time off during the course of this assignment MUST be noted and verified at upload. RTO REQUESTS AFTER UPLOAD WILL NOT BE APPROVED!! NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better).
* Candidates MUST have their own form of transportation as this facility is located in an area where Uber and public transportation are not readily available.
ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, WE MAKE LIFE BETTER
- Observe each resident continuingly alert to changes in mental and physical well-being; notify the Supervisor of pertinent observations and discuss the need to notify the physician; and receive Resident Status Report from the off-going shift and give the on-coming shift a detailed report of each resident's status and events of the shift.
- Accurately receive, transcribe, and carry out physician's orders.
- Administer medications and treatments as ordered by the physician and make proper documentation via a computerized system of MARs/TARs and electronic documentation. Order and maintain all pharmaceuticals for the units.
- Supervise LNAs following licensing requirements under the New Hampshire Board of Nursing. Assign and measure nursing staff resident care consistent with abilities, job description, and scope of practice and supervise the care given; and assist direct-care staff with nursing care as necessary and as time allows.
- Accompany physicians on resident rounds, on their assigned unit(s), to address residents' medical needs and to facilitate communication during 60-day review.
- Administer the provision of oxygen by facility guidelines and procedures. Administer gastrostomy/jejunostomy feedings by policy and procedure. Perform wound care and know wound vacs.
- Perform regular duties on the unit such as checking appointments for the day; checking Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy appointments; checking activity board; reminding staff of ambulation list, weights, blood pressures, and to document nutritional charts. Monitor LNA documentation and update LNA clipboard; oversight of infection control practices on the unit; ensure that unit is clean and hazard-free. Following the chain of command, report any problems to the Nurse Manager/Nursing Supervisor. Encourage LNA observations and include them when documenting and reporting.
- Admit, discharge and transfer residents, completing documentation and notifications as necessary.
- Complete 24-hour report for his/her assigned unit(s); check new orders; complete list of residents on antibiotics, precautions, etc.; maintain consistent communication with the Nurse Manager/ Nursing Supervisor regarding resident issues or concerns with staff; differentiating between acute and non-emergency problems; and attend all mandatory staff/educational meetings and non-mandatory meetings as assigned.
- Communicate with residents' families to resolve resident concerns and problems to notify family members of new orders, and to obtain consent when necessary.
- Receive incoming calls and determine appropriate response required.
- Assume responsibility for the management of assigned unit(s) during his/her shift under the direction of the Nursing Supervisor (NS) or Director of Nursing Services (DON).
- Follow State and Federal Regulations regarding the storage, usage and documentation of controlled medications including counting at the change of shift; notifies appropriate Supervisor if discrepancies are present.
- Assist with the orientation of new nursing employees on their assigned unit(s). Communicate with DON, Nurse Manager or SDC regarding continuing education needs of the nursing staff and assist in the delivery of staff education and training as needed. Encourage and assign staff to attend in service education meetings. Evaluate assigned nursing staff members according to facility policy and procedure. Initiate or effectively recommend disciplinary action as necessary.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- 3+ years CURRENT experience (within 6 mos) - NON-NEGOTIABLE
- Must be willing to float
- IV CERTIFIED PREFERRED
- Previous travel experience Highly Preferred
- Rural/small facility experience Highly Preferred
Profile Requirements:
- Work History
- Skills Checklist (pertinent to position), current to 1 year
- 1 Supervisory Signed Reference (from within the past two years of employment)
- License/Certifications - Must be uploaded with profile (Current NH license and BLS, 3+years current experience - Facility will not pend license/certs)
- NOTE: Background Issues/Hits MUST be disclosed at time of profile upload
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
STATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
Compact Allowed
ADDITIONAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
- NH or Compact RN license must be in-hand at submission. Facility will not pend.
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