Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - FT - Hesston Kansas

Company: Bluestem Communities Management Inc
Location: Hesston, Kansas
Posted On: 05/04/2025

Schowalter Villa is looking for a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our team! Current shifts available: Days (6:00am - 6:30pm), Evenings (2:00pm - 10:30pm), Evenings (3:00pm - 11:30pm), Nights (6:00pm - 6:30am).Join our team and enjoy outstanding benefits!At Bluestem Communities, we value our full-time team members and offer a benefits package designed to support both your personal and professional well-being. As a full-time employee you can enjoy the following benefits:Health and insuranceHealth, dental and vision insuranceFlexible Spending Accounts (medical & childcare available)AFLAC productsVoluntary life insuranceFinancial wellness401(k) plan with company matchGradifi student loan payment programPayactiv: Early access to earned wagesCompany-paid benefitsGroup term life and AD&D insuranceShort-term disability insuranceEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)Time off and perksPaid Time Off (PTO) and six (6) paid holidaysBluestem Wellness Center membershipMeal discounts at our dining locationsOur benefits are designed to help you thrive both personally and professionally. Explore the full range of benefits and learn more about how Bluestem Communities can be the right fit for youvisit our Careers page today!Position Overview:The primary responsibility of the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is to plan, organize, and provide nursing care to residents according to federal, state and facility regulations and standards and ensures quality care is maintained.Essential Job Functions:LPNs provides professional nursing care to residents:Administer prescribed medications and treatments as ordered by physician.Take temperature, blood pressure, dress wounds, give enemas, and administer other treatments as needed.I.V. certified LPNs only - Administer I.V.s when necessary and monitor according to accepted practice.Ensure narcotic counts are accurate each shift.Documents care given in residents clinical recordLPNs observe residents conditions and charts and report changes or concerns to the appropriate parties:Ascertain any health issues or problems that the residents may be developing and documents according to the plan and facility polices.Notify the physician, DPOA and /or family as necessary when there is a change in the residents condition, medication, or treatment.Record resident information and accidents or incidents, such as skin conditions, suspected abuse or neglect, and grievance according to federal, state and facility policies.Report discrepancies in orders, care, medications, or treatments to the physician and DON.LPNs respond to residents call for help and determine how to assist them:Record information regarding incident and report to Administrator, DON, and Director of Independent Living.Follow accepted policies for residents care and adheres to Residents Rights, including consideration/respect with recognition of his/her dignity and individuality.LPNs work with DON, physicians, Care Plan Team, nursing staff and residents families to assess residents needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions:Receive and record physicians orders according to accepted practices and facility polices.Make rounds with the physicians as necessary.Report problems in providing resident care to the DON and recommends needed changes in facility policies and procedures.Participate in committee meetings and Care Plans as needed.Assist in admitting residentsCooperates with other departments to maintain optimal level of careGive and receive report for the residents care each shift and communicate necessary information to nursing aides.LPNs help residents with activities of daily living (ADLS) and ensure that residents are following diets as directed by physicians:Provide assistance in waking, bathing, feeding or toileting the residents as necessary.Assure residents are ready for appointments as scheduled.Monitor and provide assistance as needed in the dining area.LPNs maintain work areas in a clean and orderly fashion:Maintain all medication and treatment in a clean and orderly fashion.Keep work area and utility rooms clean throughout the shift.Observe all infection control polices according to federal, state, and facility policies.Other Duties Performed by LPNs:May complete monthly summaries, discharge summaries, and other charting as directedMay obtain physician orders as directed by Charge NurseOther duties as directedQualifications and Experience:Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.Must have an active KS LPN licenseMust have completed LPN training program from an accredited school of nursing, college, or universityMust have working knowledge of Microsoft Office SuitePhysical Requirements:Medium Work Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly.by Jobble More...

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