Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) LTC GB full time or part time

Highlights of your role: The LPN performs nursing functions within the household, including passing medications, observing residents’ condition, and communicating it to the registered nurse in the house or the physician as needed. The LPN works closely with the RN to ensure regulatory compliance, nurture a person-centered, resident-directed culture, strengthen the household's ability to grow as a separate, effective home, and promote individual and team learning in the household. LPN’s are teachers and role models of professional nursing practices to household staff and resident advocates for quality clinical care. They provide each resident with routine daily nursing care and other desired services in accordance with their assessment, choices, and plan of care. We invite you to join our team as we continue our commitment to caring for generations. Since 1915, LifeCare Medical Center has provided quality healthcare in our region. At LifeCare Medical Center, we value every person and take our patients’ healthcare needs seriously. Our employees are the foundation for our success. We’ve fostered a collaborative environment centered around compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence. At LifeCare, you will have the opportunity to thrive in a life-changing career, within a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and respect. As the third-largest employer in Roseau County, LifeCare Medical Center is continually looking for motivated, dedicated, and compassionate leaders who are passionate about delivering the best in healthcare services. We are committed to our communities and take pride in our medical heritage. Job Details: Location: Greenbush Shift: any Job Schedule: Varies Hours: 6:30-3 2:30-11 10:30-7 FTE:.1 to .8 Weekends: every 3rd Holidays: every other *Pay Range: $27.12-$36.80 * It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and on several factors including relevant work experience, education, certification & licensure, and internal equity. Hourly pay is just one part of the compensation package for employees. What you’ll get to do in this role: Providing leadership and vision to the household by serving as a role model for core competencies, maintaining professionalism, supporting a learning environment by keeping up with the latest trends and new ideas, collaborating with other neighborhoods and mentors to share resource, knowledge, expertise, opportunities and achievements. Ensure the clinical operations in the household are in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, the Nurse Practice Act of the state of Minnesota and professional standards of nursing care while honoring person-centered and resident-directed care; observes residents’ status as necessary to assure quality care and coordinates with other resident services to assure continuity of care. Implements clinical policies and procedures which ensure safe, sanitary and efficient practices supporting professional standards of nursing care; assures that documentation, medication administration, resident nursing care, safety and sanitation, personnel and staff development, charting for RAI process, materials management, CQI and resident rights are in compliance with facility standards. Participates as clinical staff in orientation, training, clinical competency, coaching, educating, counseling and performance appraisals, maintained in a manner supportive of team and professional standards of practice. Fosters collaboration, consensus and negotiation to address problem solving in the household; assures that all clinical policies and procedures of the household are maintained; interprets and communicates same to all in the household as needed, with an emphasis on resident, family, or designated representative relationships. Maintains working relationship with physicians and other medical personnel in support of quality clinical care in the households. Demonstrates support for organizational fiscal viability through efficient and effective use of all resources of the household, including supplies and availability of resources. Maintaining a “home” in the physical environment, maintaining a sense of welcoming, enhancing relationships in the household through shared activities of living, promoting compassionate services among the team by offering emotional, psychological and spiritual support to all residents including evaluating and addressing the successes and need of the household. Promoting the residents’ well-being and satisfaction by supporting resident-centered care, participating in the interdisciplinary team as it establishes and implements the residents’ plan of care with the resident/resident representative. You’re an excellent fit, if you have: current MN LPN licensure 3 or more years experience in skilled nursing preferred training & experience in geriatric nursing preferred good interpersonal relationship skills committment to provide person centered care leadership & supervisory skills preferred knowledge of federal and state regulations governing clinical care, nursing practice, adn leadership good verbal & written communication skills ability to work well in a team environment Benefits statement: LifeCare Medical Center offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying employees. Depending upon eligibility, we offer a variety of benefits including health, dental, and life insurance. We also offer short and long-term disability, tuition assistance, a 403(b)-retirement plan, and a generous time off package to help employees maintain a healthy work-life balance The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned. LifeCare Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)