LPN - LTC - Falmouth, MA - JS 26-13758

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) – Long-Term Care
Location: Falmouth, MA
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift & Schedule: Evening & Night Shifts | 3:00 PM – 11:30 PM or 11:00 PM – 7:30 AM | 8-Hour Shifts | Monday – Friday | 40 Hours/Week | Every Other Weekend & Holiday
Local Candidates Required: NA
Traveler Candidates Required: Yes

Pay Rate: $1,900 – $2,032/week

Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.

Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced LPN to provide direct nursing care to residents in a skilled nursing and long-term care setting.

Required Qualifications

• Current LPN license appropriate for the assignment.

• Experience providing nursing care in a skilled nursing or long-term care setting.

• Ability to administer medications and treatments and monitor resident conditions.

• Strong clinical documentation, communication, and organizational skills.

• Ability to supervise nursing assistants and coordinate resident care.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care in accordance with established nursing standards, policies, and procedures.

• Supervise and direct nursing assistants and coordinate shift activities.

• Complete documentation for resident admissions, transfers, and discharges.

• Review resident charts, medication orders, dietary requirements, treatments, and care plans.

• Receive and document physician orders and update resident records and treatment plans.

• Maintain detailed nursing notes documenting care and resident responses.

• Communicate resident needs, admissions, room assignments, and changes in condition to nursing personnel.

• Consult with physicians regarding treatment, rehabilitation, and changes in resident condition.

• Prepare and administer medications and treatments according to physician orders and applicable requirements.

• Perform nursing procedures, including catheterization, tube feedings, suctioning, dressing changes, colostomy care, and drainage bag care.

• Collect clinical specimens and perform routine laboratory tests as required.

• Monitor and document vital signs, including temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.

• Educate residents and families about health and care instructions.

• Maintain adequate medications, equipment, and nursing supplies.

• Support dietary compliance and resident safety.

• Participate in facility inspections and surveys as required.

• Orient new residents and family members to the facility.

• Maintain confidentiality of resident information and protect PHI.

• Uphold resident rights and communicate effectively with residents, families, physicians, staff, and visitors.

• Provide service consistent with Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Service (CARES) values.

• Perform other nursing duties as assigned.