LPN

About the job

Sullivan Park Care Center in Spokane Valley is hiring a full-time licensed practical nurse (LPN). The LPN gives residents direct nursing care and supervises the daily nursing work of the nursing assistants on the shift.

Sullivan Park Care Center is a long-term care facility; it names its core values as excellence, trust, accountability, mutual respect and love.

What you'll do

• Give direct nursing care to residents and direct the daily work of nursing assistants on your shift
• Prepare and give medications as ordered, keep narcotic records accurate and report any discrepancies
• Take physician phone orders, transcribe orders and chart nurses' notes that describe care and how residents respond
• Do treatments such as catheterization, tube feedings, suctioning, dressing changes and specimen collection, and take vital signs
• Admit, transfer and discharge residents and complete accident and incident reports
• Notify physicians and family when a resident's condition changes
• Review care plans daily, make sure CNAs follow them and help with MDS assessments
• Help train and orient staff and follow infection control and safety procedures

What you need

• Graduation from an approved LPN/LVN program, or at least a nursing degree from an accredited college or university
• A current, unencumbered, active LPN/LVN license in the state
• Current CPR certification
• Able to read, write and speak English and apply basic math such as fractions and percentages
• Able to push, pull, move or lift at least 25 pounds to 5 feet high and carry it 50 feet
• A medical and physical exam as facility policy requires

Preferred

• Knowledge of and experience with PCC

Schedule

• Full-time
• May need to work past normal hours or fill in other positions when necessary, and may be called back in emergencies

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage with low monthly premiums for employees and dependents
• A 401(k) plan with an employer match
• Vacation that accrues at 4 hours a month and 48 hours of sick time a year for full-time staff
• 7 paid holidays a year