LPN

Location:
St. Clare Commons
12469 Five Point Road
Perrysburg, OH 43551

Job Type: Full-Time/Part-Time

Description

Exceptional New Hourly Rate!

At St. Clare Commons we believe a job should be more than simply a means of earning a living. It should be a learning experience, a path to personal growth, and most important a way of putting faith into action.

St. Clare Commons opened its faith-based state of the art campus in Perrysburg, Ohio in 2013 and continues expanding its ministry. As our campus continues to grow, we currently have opportunities for LPNs who have a genuine passion for caring for our elders.

Caregivers: Join a dedicated care giving staff in providing exceptional nursing care to our residents, and giving supervision and guidance to other clinical staff members.

*Full and Part time*

PRN also available all shifts

Skills needed

• Observes residents on admission and on a daily basis as well as when conditions change.
• Documents appropriately including Minimum Data Sets under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.
• Administers medications, starts IVs and performs treatments for assigned residents, and documents that treatment as required company, and local, state and federal rules and regulations.
• Conduct rounds of all assigned residents at specified intervals, including mandatory beginning and end of shift rounds to ensure all care issues are addressed within and throughout the shift.
• Ability to adequately assess and reassess pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques. Educates the resident and family regarding pain management.
• Documents changes in residents’ conditions and nursing care on progress notes and care plan.
• Ability to react decisively and quickly in emergency situations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Follows proper infection control procedures and supervises supportive staff in infection control procedures.
• Consistently follows the policies and procedures of the facility.
• Competently perform basic nursing skills.

Job Requirements

• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and currently licensed as an LPN in good standing with the local and state boards.
• Must have one or more years’ experience in a skilled nursing facility.
• Must possess a friendly and compassionate attitude towards the elderly.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds and occasionally bear weight of 100 pounds or more.

Licenses/Certification:

• Valid LPN license in the state employed.
• Valid CPR certification.

Required education:

• Associate

Required experience:

• Nursing: 1 year