Temp - LVNLPN - Long Term Care Days Claremont NH

Position: Licensed Vocational/Practical Nurse (LVN/LPN)

Start Date: 8/5/2024

Duration: 13 weeks

Location: Claremont NH 03743

Shift Type/Shift Times/Hours/Day: Days 8

Shift Notes: 8hr Days 6:45a3:15 pm 40hr guarantee

Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend/Holiday coverage required

OnCall Requirements: None

COVID Vaccination: COVID Vaccination Series and Booster are Required for this need. Exemptions are not accepted by this client. Please upload proofs with the upload.

Travel Policy: WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY TRAVELER WHO RESIDES WITHIN 50 MILES OF FACILITY. To avoid delays in processing please include the perm address in the profile upload.

** 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.

** 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).

** Traveler must be willing to work ALL holidays including the weekend before (If Needed/Scheduled). RTO requests for holidays will not be approved.

ALL DAY EVERY DAY WE MAKE LIFE BETTER

• Observe each resident continuously alert to changes in mental and physical wellbeing; notify the Supervisor of pertinent observations and discuss the need to notify the physician; receive Resident Status reports from offgoing shift and give oncoming shift a detailed report of each residents status and events of the shift.
• Accurately receive transcribe and carry out physicians 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 by 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 directcare 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 the 60day review.
• Administer the provision of oxygen following facility guidelines and procedures. Administer gastrostomy/jejunostomy feedings per 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 boards; reminding staff of ambulation lists weights and blood pressures and documenting nutritional charts. Monitor LNA documentation and update LNA clipboard; oversight of infection control practices on the unit; ensure that the unit is clean and hazardfree. 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 24hour 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 nonemergency problems; and attend all mandatory staff/educational meetings and nonmandatory 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 the 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; notify the 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 the 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 inservice education meetings. Evaluate assigned nursing staff members according to facility policy and procedure. Initiate or effectively recommend disciplinary action as necessary.

• 3 years CURRENT experience (within 6 mos) NONNEGOTIABLE
• 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 3years current experience Facility will not pend license/certs)
• NOTE: Background Issues/Hits MUST be disclosed at the time of profile upload

• BLS (AHA)

• New Hampshire

Compact Allowed

• NH or Compact RN license must be inhand at submission. The facility will not pend.

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