Licensed Practical Nurse

JOB REQUIREMENTS: The purpose of the Licensed Practical Nurse is to

perform Licensed Practical Nurse care tasks and direct and supervise

Certified Nursing Assistants at the Sauk County Health Care Center.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities Prepare And Administer Prescribed

medication to residents and monitor the response to the medicine.

Provide comfort to emotionally distressed residents and residents\'

families. Train and supervise Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs),

discuss care plans, evaluations, promotions, and discipline. Monitor

resident\'s condition and reports any changes to the Registered Nurse

(RN) as well as during shift changes. Record nursing tasks accomplished

to resident\'s records as well as goal summaries and any activity

involvement of the resident and document in the Electronic Charting

System (ECS). Accompany physician on rounds and transcribe physician\'s

Orders. Additional Duties And Responsibilities Consult With Physical

therapists to develop restorative nursing/range of motion program. Order

and stock pharmaceutical supplies and medication. And other duties as

Assigned. Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Maintain All Relevant

certifications Maintain up to date knowledge on nursing best practices

To manage, direct, teach, control, counsel, mediate, convince and

persuade others Advisory data and information such as medical charts,

Physician\'s Desk Reference, Nursing Drug Reference, incident/accident

reports, admission and discharge documents for residents, laws,

ordinances, regulations, various manuals, and routine and non-routine

correspondence Verbally and in writing with Department personnel,

residents, residents\' families, physicians, social workers,

pharmacists, psychologists, health care regulators, and visitors

Explain, demonstrate, and clarify to others established policies,

procedures, and standards Computer skills, such as word processing and

spreadsheets Calculating percentages, fractions, decimals, volume,

ratios, and spatial relationships, and interpreting basic descriptive

statistical reports Analyze data and information using established

criteria to define consequences and consider and select alternatives

Compare, count, differentiate, measure, sort, classify, compute,

tabulate, and/or categorize data and/or information Assemble, copy,

record, and transcribe data and/or information Apply functional and

situational reasoning by exercising judgement, decisiveness, and

creativity in everyday routine and non-routine situations Use fine and

gross motor skills to perform tasks such as operating a syringe, one

touch glucometer, nebulizer, feeding pumps, nasal tubes, otoscope,

sphygmomanometer, IV pump, and computer keyboard Exert effort in

moderate to heavy work, such as lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling,

stooping, crouching, crawling, climbing, balancing, and standing for

long periods of time Recognize and identify degrees of similarity and

differences between characteristics of colors, forms, sounds, odors,

textures, etc. associated with objects, materials, and ingredients

Environment Occasionally unsafe and uncomfortable in respects to

temperature variations, odors, toxic agents, noise, and disease.

Occasionally on call for emergencies. \*\*\*\*\* OTHER EXPERIENCE AND

QUALIFICATIONS: Nursing experience with the geriatric population

\*\*\*\*\* APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online:

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