Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Long Term Care

Company: Avera Health
Location: Aberdeen
Posted on: March 10, 2025

Job Description:

Location:Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement CommunityWorker Type:RegularWork Shift:Primarily days with rotating weekends and holidays (United States of America)Pay Range:The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.$24.00 - $48.00Position HighlightsAvera is currently seeking Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) looking to deliver the best possible nursing care in Avera's patient-focused settings.

• May be eligible for a $20,000 Sign-On Bonus!
• Ask about our Relocation Bonus!
• Positive Work Environment: Be part of an organization where we practice the mission in our daily operations and demonstrate our pride by delivering excellent care. We consider our team like a family, not just co-workers.
• Career Growth: You have the opportunity to go beyond licensure and employment requirements and become nationally certified.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!
  • Options for Free Health Insurance!
    • Job Satisfaction: Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve.Job Summary Licensed Practical NurseThe LPN practices under the supervision of a registered nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, licensed physician, or other health care provider. The LPN organizes and directs those aspects of care for which he/she is accountable; communicating and coordinating care with well-defined nursing diagnoses, including all health team members.License/Certification/Registration Licensed Practical Nurse
      • An active license in the state of practice
        You Belong at AveraBe part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
        A Brief Overview
        
        Delivers nursing care by developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents, families, and friends to understand residents conditions, medications, and self-care skills; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives.
        
        What you will do
        
        
        • Provides resident care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents, families, and friends; conferring with physicians.
        • Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining residents; documenting residents physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family and friends; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables.
        • Teaches healthcare requirements by establishing resident care goals; instructing resident, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources.
        • Evaluates resident's care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against resident care standards; reviewing resident's records; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan.
        • Maintains safe, secure, and healthy resident care environment by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
        • Keeps resident care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
        • Keeps resident care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.
        • Coordinates admissions, discharges and transfers to and from the facility.
        • Directs, plans and coordinates workflow of nursing assistants and other nursing personal.
        • Maintains competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.Essential Qualifications
          
          The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
          
          Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:
          
          
          • Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:
            
            
            • 1-3 years Experience working in a clinical or long term care environment Expectations and Standards
              
              
              • Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
              • Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
              • Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
              • Maintain confidentiality.
              • Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
              • Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.Benefits You Need & Then SomeAvera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
                • PTO front-loaded for eligible hires
                • Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan
                • Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
                • Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorshipAvera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call or send an email to .

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