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Primary Location

Spearfish, SD USA

Department

Home Plus SP Hospice

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Starting Pay Rate Range

$24.10 - $27.70

(Determined by the knowledge, skills, and experience of the applicant.)

Job Summary

It starts with heart. That is what you will do each day. As an LPN at Home Health, you will be valued as an essential team member providing compassionate patient focused care. You will discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, mutual respect, and— most importantly— a life-changing career. You will make a difference. Every day.

As an LPN, you will be an active part of a care team delivering safe, efficient, and effective care to the patients, primarily within their homes, throughout their health care journey, all while maintaining autonomy and independence to support their needs. You will utilize your nursing skills in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to provide individualized patient care.

Our vision at Monument Health is to be one team, to listen, to be inclusive, and to show we care. To do the right thing. Every time. If you share this philosophy, we hope you’ll join us.

Monument Health offers competitive wages and benefits on qualifying positions. Some of those benefits can include:

*Supportive work culture

*Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage

*Retirement Plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Account

*Instant pay is available for qualifying positions

*Paid Time Off Accrual Bank

*Opportunities for growth and advancement

*Tuition assistance/reimbursement

*Excellent pay differentials on qualifying positions (extra pay for working evening, nights or weekends)

*Flexible scheduling

Job Description

Essential Functions:

• Administers medications and treatments properly and in a timely manner.
• Assesses the health status and pain of the patient in order to develop an individualized care plan.
• Demonstrates knowledge of standards, policies and procedures, and integrates knowledge into delivery of care.
• Performs nursing procedures and treatments according to nursing division and unit specific standards.
• Demonstrates skill and judgment necessary to implement physician orders, procedures, and nursing interventions.
• Demonstrates the ability to appropriately assess patients, apply clinical interventions, evaluate outcomes, and implement change to the plan of care.
• Educates patients and families considering age specific needs.
• Performs direct patient care at a high professional level on a timely basis to meet the need of inpatients/outpatients.
• Positively supports and contributes to departmental development as evidenced by participating in meetings and training.
• Prioritizes and organizes delivery of care in a consistent manner. Initiates interdisciplinary collaboration to promote optimal patient care and outcomes.
• Provides leadership for team and input into Departmental management.
• Utilizes critical thinking in implementing the coordination of medical and nursing interventions. Interventions demonstrate care planning that will promote good clinical outcomes.
• All other duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements

Required:

Education - Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing

Certifications - Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) - Within 60 days of hire or transfer; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing.

Regarding BLS certification: The department you are applying to may require BLS certification sooner than 60 days post transfer/hire. The hiring manager will discuss this with you if it is applicable.

Preferred:

Experience - 1+ years of Healthcare Experience; 1+ years of Licensed Practical Nurse Experience

Physical Requirements: Heavy work - exerting up to 25 pounds of force constantly (67-100% of the time), and/or up to 50 pounds frequently (34-66% of the time), and/or up to 100 pounds of force occassionally (up to 33% of the time), and or up to 100 pounds of force seldomly to move objects. Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids, or tissues. Requires the ability to work designated shift lengths (including 8 and 12 hours), which may include night shifts or occasional irregular hours.

Job Category

Nursing

Job Family

Ambulatory Nursing

Shift

Employee Type

Regular

40 Monument Health Home Plus

Make a difference.  Every day.

Monument Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.