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GOLDEN YEARS OF LAKE GENEVA Licensed Practical Nurse in LAKE GENEVA, Wisconsin

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Licensed Practical Nurse LPN position available at our Lake Geneva campus as we open 2 brand new wings in our skilled nursing facility! Day, PM 2nd shift or NOC shift currently available . Flexible schedule. Shift hours are 7a-3p for Day, 3p-11p for PM shift and 11p-7a for NOC shift. Skilled nursing facility with long-term private pay residents, short-term rehab, and hospice. Responsibilities include providing direct nursing care to our residents and supervising the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants. No mandated overtime, flexible scheduling, and great staff-to-resident ratios. As a part of the Golden Years team, our nursing staff enjoys being able to develop meaningful relationships with their patients and families and truly making a difference in their lives while working alongside fellow staff and managers that have the same desire to serve. Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients\' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action. Measure and record patients\' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration. Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients\' charts. Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations. Answer patients\' calls and determine how to assist them. Supervise nurses\' aides or assistants. Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary. Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions. Record food and fluid intake and output. Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers. Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples. Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet. Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking. Apply compresses, ice bags, or hot water bottles. Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave. ***** OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: Qualified candidates must either have a valid Wisconsin LPN nursing license OR candidates can be graduate nurses waiting to take their NCLEX. We can assist in applying for a temporary permit so training and nursing work can begin right away! ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply In Person: 611 Harmony Drive, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 E-Mail a Rsum: rerickson@goldenyearswi.com Apply Online: www.goldenyearswi.com/about-golden-years/careers/

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