Licensed Practical Nurse

As a ministry of the Evangelical Covenant Church, Covenant Retirement Communities celebrates God's gift of life in Christian community. We follow the Great Commandment to love and serve God and one another as taught by Jesus Christ. That compels us to affirm the dignity of each person and to pursue excellence and financial integrity in all that we do.

As we provide a broad range of resources, services and programs to enhance individual and community wellness, we collaborate with residents and families to achieve the best possible results. While seeking to foster independence, we respond to each individual's evolving needs in order to provide the security that assures peace of mind.

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Part of a nation wide family of Continuing Care Retirement Communities: Colonial Acres at Covenant Village of Golden Valley is seeking a part time Licensed Practical Nurse. We have the following positions open:

Evenings; part-time

Overnights; part-time

In this role, the LPN will:

• The position requires a person with devotion to standards and principles of professional nursing.

• The position further requires skill in assessing problems, planning and evaluating solutions in providing routine nursing care and resident needs. It requires understanding, patience and tact in dealing with people.

• The Staff LPN/LVN must be organized and have the ability to work with routine supervision, take initiative, and have the ability to plan and carry out responsibilities. The position demands attention to detail, accuracy and organizational skills. Must also have good judgment in determining needs of residents and in maintaining resident care delivery in conformance with recognized standards; and is expected to understand and follow all regulatory and corporate policies related to confidentiality of the resident's medical and personal information.

• The individual must be dependable, have excellent inter-personal relationship skills, flexibility, and the abilities to deal well with others and handle a variety of tasks and responsibilities in a professional, prompt manner are essential. The person must be tactful and possess good communication skills (written and verbal, English), and be able to communicate effectively with administration, staff, residents and others with whom this position has contact.

• The individual must be courteous and relate well to others, have genuine compassion for senior adults and the disabled, project a friendly character, understand customer service and team building concepts. This position further requires good human relation skills and the ability to monitor and direct the activities of others; the ability to enlist cooperation of unit personnel and staff in other departments; the ability to maintain good professional relationships with physicians and to relate well to residents and families.

• The position requires technology literacy and the ability to learn new systems (Vision, CareWatch®, RiskWatch®. LifeConnect ®, Omniview, CovBuy, AccuNurse, timekeeping and Management reports).
  

For full time employees, we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• 403(b)
• Various voluntary benefits:
• Life, AD&D
• Tuition assistance and scholarships
• Employee assistance program
• Legal services, home/auto insurance, discount purchasing program

For more information about Covenant Retirement Communities, please visit www.covenantretirement.org.

Job Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

• Graduate of an approved school of licensed practical/vocational nursing, required.

• Current licensed as an LPN in the state of Minnesota, required.

• Ability to work within standard policies and procedures, required.

• Tact and excellent communication skills (written and verbal, English), and be ability to communicate effectively with administration, staff, and residents, required.

• Availability to work beyond normal working hours, required. Availability on weekends and holidays, or on days and shifts other than those for which hired, required.

For full time employees, we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• 403(b)
• Various voluntary benefits:
• Life, AD&D
• Tuition assistance and scholarships
• Employee assistance program
• Legal services, home/auto insurance, discount purchasing program

For more information about Covenant Retirement Communities, please visit www.covenantretirement.org.