Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Atrium Health Skilled Nursing - Stanly Manor - Weekender

Overview

This position is Sign-on Bonus eligible. Experienced LPNs hired at a Skilled Nursing facility are eligible for a bonus of up to $10,000 for Full Time positions and $5,000 for Part Time. In addition to the sign-on bonus, new teammates at Atrium Health are eligible for robust benefits packages, paid time off, and educational assistance.

Interested in learning more about the benefits of joining our facilities? Check out this video: Why You Should Join our Skilled Nursing Team

You may consider a skilled nursing facility if a family member requires regular help with daily tasks or if their condition requires more support and supervision than family can provide. At any of Atrium Health’s skilled nursing communities, you’ll find a committed and compassionate team dedicated to the care and well-being of residents and their families. We partner with the region’s top doctors and specialists to offer outstanding skilled nursing and rehabilitative care in a setting that feels like home.

Sometimes referred to as a nursing home, skilled nursing at Atrium Health is a comprehensive approach to 24/7 care. Our skilled nursing facilities are licensed, inspected and regulated by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Shift Details: Sat/Sun

Job Summary

• Participates in patient assessments by determining nursing care needs based upon collection and interpretation of relevant data.
• Recognizes and determines need for immediate intervention.
• Demonstrates knowledge which enables the following: documentation of patient observations, treatments, patient response to treatment and nursing care utilizing the nursing process, participates actively in treatment and assisting with procedures.
• Assists with development/revision of the plan of care by providing data and identifying potential goals and intervention for review by the RN.
• Communicates with the appropriate clinical staff on the status of a patient if a significant change has occurred.
• Implements the identified plan under the supervision of the RN, ensuring tasks have been completed.
• Aware of patient's progress and goals as demonstrated by documentation in the medical records.
• Organizes workload and prioritizes responsibilities to ensure quality patient care is delivered in a time efficient manner.
• Attains knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice and performs only those nursing skills which they are competent to perform in accordance with legal boundaries and facility policies and procedures.
• Documents assessments, procedures, patient/family education, and the communication of information to appropriate members of the healthcare team in a timely manner.
• Provides and assesses effectiveness of patient and family education under the direction of the registered nurse within the scope of practice as defined by law.