Licensed Practical Nurse

Description

12 Hour Shifts Schedules

Day Shift: 7:00am - 7:00pm

New Wage Scale: $33.40 p/h - $41.80 p/h (Based on years licensed, shift and includes Senate Bill $3.40)

**No Mandating Sign on Bonuses available for Full-Time and Part-Time candidates:

• Full Time Sign on Bonus - $6,000
• Part Time Sign on Bonus - $3,000 

SKLD Wyoming is looking to add dedicated nurses such as yourself to our team! 

Benefits:

• Aetna Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Leading market wages
• Uniform Stipend
• Perkspot – Discounts and Deals specifically designed for your lifestyle
• Weekend Warrior Program (for those that qualify)
• Excellent career advancement opportunities
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Unlimited Referral Bonuses and more!
• Leadership development and mentoring

Grow Your Career with us! Apply Now! 

What we’re looking for:

• In keeping with our organization’s goal of improving the lives of the Residents we serve; the LPN plays a critical role in providing superior customer service and nursing services to all Residents on the assigned unit as well as in the facility as a whole.
• The LPN assists the Director of Nursing, Unit Managers, and/or the Assistant Director of Nursing in the planning, development and overall operation of the assigned unit, which ensures Residents receive quality care 24 hours a day.
• Assess Residents conditions to implement intervention and develop Care Plans. Accurately record Residents observations in PCC and follow through on Care Plans. Assure facility medical records policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Make regular rounds of Residents independently and with a physician; observe and evaluate Residents’ symptoms, progress,   and reactions to treatments and medications and implements interventions, as necessary.
• The LPN provides preventative, supportive, maintenance, and rehabilitative care directed to the physiologic and psychosocial needs and well-being of Residents.
• Provide care to Residents by performing a variety of treatments, including changing dressing, cleansing and/or irrigating      wounds and incisions, performing Foley Catheter irrigations, IV therapy, and administering tube feedings, chest tubes and peritoneal dialysis.

Requirements

Education, Training, and Experience:

• Must possess a current state license as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse. 
• CPR certification required. 
• One year of professional nursing experience in the long-term care setting is desired (not required). 
• Knowledge of applicable state nursing regulations preferred. 

Specific skills, knowledge, and abilities:

• Knowledge of current federal and state laws and regulations that apply to the practice of nursing in a long-term care setting. 
• Has strong organizational and time management skills and the ability to prioritize responsibilities. 
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. 
• Basic computer knowledge is required