The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration has a full- or part-time job opening for a LPN, L1MA or CNA at Our Lady of Rickenbach, the Sisters’ health care facility, in Clyde, Missouri.
Please call Nursing Supervisor Julie Day at (660) 944-2203 for more information or to fill out an application. All applicants are subject to background and drug screening. The congregation is an EEOC.
JOB DESCRIPTION: LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE
Responsible to:
Sister Administrator and Nursing Supervisor
Job Summary:
The LPN works as the Charge Nurse and is responsible for all nursing care given on that shift, assessing the nursing needs of the Sister residents and making necessary decisions regarding their care. This nurse must have a license in the State of Missouri.
Essential Functions:
Oversee the care given by the nursing staff (including NAs, CNAs, CMTs, Med Level 1s)
Report problems to the nursing supervisor
Check on the condition of the Sister residents early in the shift and make nursing decisions related to their care
Report important information about each Sister resident to the nursing supervisor and call the Sister administrator if a Sister resident’s condition warrants it
Chart significant changes in Sister resident’s condition
Participate in the daily patient care of the Sister residents, which includes bathing, grooming, feeding, activities, etc.
Participate in nursing care of the Sister residents, which includes oral care, toileting, changing bed linens, keeping rooms orderly, etc.
Administer medicines and treatments as ordered by the physician or indicated by Sister resident’s needs
Follow policies in observing safety and infection control practice
Use proper body techniques in lifting, bending or stooping
Coordinate workflow and staff breaks/meal times on the shift
Stock Sister resident rooms and supply areas as necessary
Report needed supplies
Maintain a clean, neat and orderly working environment
May be asked to transport Sister residents to appointments, etc.
Perform duties required of nursing assistant
Requirements:
License to practice nursing in the State of Missouri
Certified to administer an IV
Pass a drug screening test
Previous experience preferred
Skills to supervise a staff of two to ten
Multi-tasking skills
Assessment skills
Good communication skills: oral and written
Compassion toward the sick and elderly
Dependability
Flexibility
Capable of functioning coherently during an emergency or crisis situation
Lift without restrictions
Agile enough to bend, stoop and twist
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