LPN - 50% - Port Edwards

Edgewater Haven Nursing Home - Port Edwards, WI

Full-time - Entry Level

Port Edwards, WI

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

About the position

Edgewater Haven is seeking dedicated healthcare professionals to join our interdisciplinary team, providing high-quality care in a supportive and comfortable environment. The role involves administering medications, monitoring residents' health, and ensuring their comfort and well-being while collaborating with families and other healthcare staff to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Sets up, administers, monitors and charts oral, intramuscular and other medications and treatments.
• Observes residents for changes in physical and/or emotional condition and informs supervising Registered Nurse.
• Charts observations and notifies families when condition changes.
• Performs/takes and charts residents' blood pressure, temperature, blood sugar, pulse and respiration.
• Converses with patients to assure they are comfortable, explains therapies, treatments, medications and changes in same.
• Answers questions from family members and provides emotional support to residents.
• Takes and records physician's telephone medical orders.
• Charts nutritional intake, bowel movements, fluid intake/output, and other resident activities.
• Reports needs or changes to other facility departments such as maintenance, dietary, housekeeping, laundry, physical therapy, occupation therapy, pharmacy and beautician.
• Assists maintaining supplies and medication inventories.
• Maintains knowledge of nursing principles, methods and standards; and health care, sanitation, hygiene and medical treatment.
• Attends care conferences, in-service training, and staff and facility meetings.
• May direct and assist aides and teach new procedures.
• Directs visitors and monitors alarm system for wandering residents.

Requirements

• Prior practical nursing experience preferably in an institutional setting, or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Good oral and written communication abilities.
• Computer literate.

Benefits

• Health Insurance with low premiums and deductibles.
• Dental Insurance.
• Vision Insurance.
• Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS).
• 457 deferred compensation plan.
• On-Site Training and Continuing Education Credits.
• Vacation and Sick Time starting from the first day.
• Paid Holidays.
• Call Time.
• Flexible Spending Account for childcare and medical expenses.
• Life Insurance.
• Short and Long-Term Disability.
• Wellness Incentive Plan.