LPN or RN/Extended Care Facility/ Full-time; Nights/$2,500 Sign On Bonus - Boundary Community Hospital : Job Details

Job Details

Job Location: Bonners Ferry, ID

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Description

SCHEDULE: 72-80 hrs per pay period; Full-time Nights; 12 hr shifts

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/REQUIREMENTS:

* Assigns staff appropriately for resident care during the shift.

* Replace/find non-scheduled staff when shortages occur.

* Receive and communicate pertinent shift reports to an oncoming shift of what transpired in resident care and conditions.

* Promote positive problem solving as situations arise with the shift personnel.

* Completes assessments of residents as needed.

* Prioritizes findings of assessments and initiates appropriate care treatments.

* Notifies physicians of problems or concerns of residents.

* Performs procedures and treatments ordered for residents within the Nurse Practice Act.

* Administers ordered medications and is alert to difficulties, complications and/or side effects. Reports the findings appropriately.

* Documents medication given, or if refused, why and responses to medication (PRN).

* Completes rounds on the unit every two (2) hours and PRN to assess resident care.

* Appropriately uses the following equipment: enteral feeding pumps, SVN equipment, pulse oximeter, glucose monitor systems, nurse call and alarms systems and suction equipment.

* Documents problems or concerns of residents in Nurse's Notes.

* Documents treatments and assessments of monitored conditions.

* Documents behaviors and moods in clinical records.

* Communicates with families of resident's treatment plans and status changes.

* Acts as a liaison between families and physicians.

* Completes death care for residents.

* Monitors the physical environment of the department and notifies by appropriate means the departments responsible.

* Completes occurrence reports and implements monitoring of resident conditions as necessary.

* Disciplines shift personnel as necessary.

* Adheres to the Policies and Procedures of the facility.

* Communicates to supervisor any complaints, problems, occurrences, deterioration of resident status or personnel problems in a timely manner consistent with the problem.

* Receives and places confidential information with courtesy, accuracy and respect at all times.

* Ability to respond properly and follow Facilities Plan in an emergency situation and/or disaster.

* Protects and ensures in actions, communications and in written form all Resident's Rights.

Qualifications

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

* Minimum graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

* Current Idaho professional LPN license.

* Current CPR/BLS certification required

* ACLS certification required within 2 months of hire.

* Completion with passing score on the hospital pharmacological exam.

* One (1) year medical/surgical or Geriatric patient care experience.

* IV Certified by the State of Idaho preferred.

* Long-term care experience preferred.

* Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.