Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) │Full-Time │7am - 7:30pm

The role

You will provide basic nursing care to residents. This includes assessing residents, documenting findings, updating care plans, and giving medications and treatments safely and on time.

What you will do

• Assist in assessing residents on admission and on an ongoing basis
• Document all assessments accurately and on time
• Participate in the care planning process and update the care plan when needed
• Communicate the plan of care to interdisciplinary team members, residents, and families
• Carry out nursing orders, physician orders, and treatments safely and on time
• Notify the physician promptly using the SBARR communication tool
• Monitor residents closely and watch for changes in condition
• Answer call lights and assist with residents' daily living activities as needed
• Complete at least twelve hours of nursing continuing education
• May be assigned other duties as appropriate

Required qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing that results in becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse
• Current LPN license in the state you will work in
• CPR and AED certification, or willingness to obtain within six months of employment
• IV certification, or willingness to obtain within six months of employment (required to administer IV fluids)
• Ability to assess the basic nursing care needs of geriatric residents
• Excellent communication skills
• Time management and organizational skills
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods
• Ability to lift heavy objects using proper technique, with assistance when necessary
• Ability to transfer and move residents weighing 200+ lbs, with assistance when necessary
• Ability to push and pull equipment weighing over 40 lbs, with assistance when necessary
• Manual dexterity and coordination, and visual acuity including color distinction

Nice to have

• Long-term care experience

Benefits

• 403(b) retirement plan
• Daily pay
• Bonuses
• Career advancement opportunities
• Holiday pay
• Medical insurance (for regular status full and part-time employees)
• Dental insurance (for regular status full and part-time employees)
• Vision insurance (for regular status full and part-time employees)
• Prescription coverage (for regular status full and part-time employees)
• Life insurance (for regular status full and part-time employees)

Before you apply

• IV certification is required, or must be obtained within six months of employment
• CPR and AED certification is required, or must be obtained within six months of employment

About the company

Bethesda is a healthcare employer with more than 1,200 employees who work to improve the lives of others. The team is described as talented and caring.