Hospital Licensed Practical Nurse (Nights)

Job Details

About Valir

Valir Rehabilitation Hospital is a Joint Commission accredited Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility. Valir offers a full range of diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative services to meet the complex needs of patients with multiple system involvement.

Valir Rehabilitation Hospital (VRH) is synonymous with clinical excellence driven by evidence-based practice and compassionate, individualized care from an interdisciplinary team.

Valir invites you to make a difference in a patient’s life; celebrate their success as they attain the unattainable, be part of a team with a shared vision and a common goal- bringing living back into a patient’s life.

It will be the best days of your career.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay, routine retention bonuses
• Outstanding Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid day off for your birthday
• 401K Company match on day one
• Company paid life insurance
• Generous PTO
• Career development opportunities

Job Description

Job Summary :

The Licensed Practical Nurse is responsible for the delivery of nursing care to achieve the goals as outlined in the participants Plan of Care and as ordered by the physician.

Duties / Responsibilities :

• Provide nursing serves as indicated in Participants care plan or by physician / provider orders
• Provide care as needed in the center or the participants’ home.
• Identify areas of concern or needed improvement to maximize participant satisfaction and / or positive health outcomes, promotes those ideas to the Nurse Care Coordinator or IDT
• Provides back-up to other nurses, home care and clinical staff as needed
• Administers medication and provides medication education to participants and their families
• Participates in family meetings, care plan meetings, and any committees identified by the Medical Director and / or PACE Program Director
• Provides participants and families education as needed
• Participates in discharge planning
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills / Abilities :

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to seek assistance as needed
• Ability to adapt to changes necessitated by patient / staff situations
• Ability to write legibly
• Ability to interact in a positive manner and communicate well with patients, families, co-workers, supervisor, and other employees

Education, Licenses, Certifications and Experience :

• Current LPN License
• CPR Certification
• ACLS Certification preferred
• Graduate of an accredited LPN program
• 1 year experience working with the frail and elderly population,

Physical Requirements :

• Ability to speak, hear, write, and read English
• Lift up to 100# from floor to 19 and 19 to 25 (Occasional)
• Stand(Constant)
• Walk up to .25 mile(Frequent)
• Sit(Occasional)
• Sustained Forward bending in sitting and standing(Occasional)
• Sustained squat(Occasional)
• Kneeling(Occasional)
• Push / Pull up to 100# of force at 36 (Frequent)
• Repetitive squat(Occasional)
• Full body range of motion(Constant)
• Reaching above head at least to 60 with 5#(Occasional)
• Grasp of various sizes and weights up to 50#(Constant)
• Front Carry two handed carry of 25# up to 20 feet(Occasional)
• Balance(Continuous) In walking, standing, carrying, moving patients, and equipment, etc

Safe Environment :

• Demonstrate knowledge of Hospital specific and individual role in the fire / safety program including the following management plans : safety, security, hazardous materials / waste, emergency preparedness, life safety, medical equipment and utility systems.
• Participate in the Hospital policies and procedures relating to infection control for self, patients, and staff.
• Observe proper body mechanics and safety precautions in all job duties.
• Communicate information about incidents involving self, patients, staff and / or visitors to appropriate parties, using facility incident reporting systems as appropriate.
• Demonstrates the safe operation of equipment and machinery and follows procedures for reporting and correcting an unsafe situation.

Growth & Development :

• Attend and participate in all applicable training and development workshops including mandatory annual in-services / competencies.
• Actively identify and participate in training, education and developmental activities to improve own knowledge and performance or the knowledge and performance of others.
• Seek and use feedback to improve own performance
• Develop professional and personal growth by utilizing community and professional resources.
18 days ago