Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Travel Contract Long Term Care (LTC) Winona, MN

Job Description:

4 week LPN travel contract for Long Term Care in Winona, MN

8 hour evening shifts

37.5 hours per week guarantee

$1900.00 per week including taxable wages and non-taxable housing and meal stipends

Responsibilities:

• Directs and assists with resident, family/significant other education and notifies family on condition changes;
• Updates plan of care when needed and observes and documents observations and care given to the residents;
• Assists geriatric patients in Long Term Care (LTC);
• Collect samples for lab testing as assigned;
• Assists with formulating a plan of care for residents and provides nursing care to residents according to physician orders and regulations;
• Provide emotional and psychological support when needed;
• Assist ailing patients in daily necessary activities such as eating, bathing etc;
• Long-term care nurses also often assist patients with the tasks of their daily lives, including feeding, dressing, using the toilet and bathing;
• Administer injections, prescribed medications, enemas etc., clean and dress wounds and assist with other basic medical care tasks;
• Record a patient's medical history accurately;
• Monitor patients' condition including fluid intake and output and compose patient charts;
• Observe patients under treatment to identify progress, side-effects of medications etc;
• Take and record measurements of blood pressure, temperature, heart rate etc;
• Communicate with patients' family or friends to provide advice, comfort and release instructions.

We offer 401K, Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability and Life Insurance!

Estimates of weekly payments are provided as reference samples only and do not reflect the actual amount you will be paid, as business needs and other factors may affect the total hours worked as well as the amount of non-taxable expenses

$ 15.0/hr

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