Pelican Valley Senior Living Jobs Hiring Now

Schedule: Part Time | 2pm-10:30pm| 1-2 shifts per week & every 4th weekend | Every Other Holiday

Join Pelican Valley Senior Living (PVSL) and help us create a meaningful impact! As a nurse (RN or LPN), you’ll provide hands-on care and support to residents, ensuring their comfort and well-being. We’re looking for a compassionate professional with qualifications of RN or LPN, excellent interpersonal skills, and a passion for working with seniors.

At PVSL, we value our people and offer a competitive pay range of: LPN = $27.32/hr to $32.11/hr and RN = $35.51/hr - $40.70/hr (hourly non-exempt) based on experience, qualifications, and location. Shift differentials are $2.50/hr for evenings.

Benefits

• Competitive Wage
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Time and a half for holidays worked (12 recognized holidays!)
• Evening Shift Differential: $2.50/hour
• Wellness Program
• Free Meals (10/month)
• Retirement 4% matching after 1 year for qualified employees

Apply now and discover the difference you can make at PVSL!

Pelican Valley Senior Living is an equal opportunity employer.

Scope

• Responsible for the administration of general care of the residents and patients.
• Provide regular work direction and monitors the work of Nursing Assistants on assigned shift.
• Works closely with the patient/resident and with various members of other departments such as activities, meal services, social services, housekeeping, and other members of the nursing department.
• The RN or LPN will have contact with the family of the resident/patient.

Customer First Attitude - Makes the customer experience a primary focus of one's actions; is accessible and provides prompt service.

• Develops and sustains mutually beneficial customer relationships. Quickly and effectively solves customer problems. Inspires, motivates, and guides others toward goal accomplishments. Consistently develops and sustains cooperative working relationships. Encourages and facilitates cooperation within the organization and with customer groups; fosters commitment, team spirit, pride, trust.
• Communication and Emotional Intelligence - Adopts communication styles appropriate to the listeners and situation. Listens actively, asks questions, clarifies points and rephrases others' statements to check mutual understanding. Modifies communication in response to feedback from listeners.
• Demonstrates an ability to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of one's self, and of others. Can control and filter emotions in a constructive way. Expresses feelings clearly and directly. Balances feelings with reason, logic, and reality. Demonstrates an appreciation of the differences in how others feel about things.
• Managing Performance - Sets clear goals for the employees and the work unit. Works with employees to set and communicate performance standards that are specific and measurable. Maintains methods to track employees' progress and performance. Provides specific performance feedback as soon as possible after the event or action.
• Managing Conflict - Identifies and analyzes problems: distinguishes between relevant and irrelevant information to make logical decisions. Works effectively with others to resolve conflicts in a constructive way that builds the relationship and drives results. Mentor Others - Shares knowledge, experience and wisdom to support and advise individuals to reach their full potential. Promotes career development and assists individuals to manage their own growth.

Education and Experience Required

• Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse or Practical Nurse in the state of Minnesota.
• Must obtain CPR certification within 6 months from date of hire.
• Must complete and pass a state required background study.
• Maintain own educational competency.
• Requires strong organizational skills, an ability to work with a variety of residents/patients with differing values, backgrounds, and capabilities.
• This position requires an ability to work effectively with co-workers as a team and individually.
• Require exceptional customer services skills and the ability to work effectively with changing priorities.
• Experience working with the elderly in long-term care, home care or assisted living settings is preferred.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and critical thinking skills are required.
• Able to physically perform the duties required by the position.
• Required to have the ability to read, write and speak English well enough to communicate with staff, residents and visitors.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer medications as doctor orders.
• Following all physician's orders, transcribe new orders on the medication record.
• Administer injections, oral medications, eye drops, inhalers, all medication doses given routes as ordered, accu-checks, Foley catheters, creams, lotions, etc. to the appropriate resident/patient.
• Responsible for dressing wounds.
• Administer oxygen, suctioning, tube feedings, etc. as ordered by physician.
• Clean and stock the med cart, med room and nurses' station.
• Count all scheduled drugs in lock box and follows all applicable state, federal, and facility guidelines in the destruction of meds.
• Obtain the necessary information on the resident/patient to initiate the Plan of Care for the resident per applicable facility, state and federal guidelines.
• Monitor and provide work direction to Nursing Assistants/Registered (NA/R). May assist the NA/R with resident cares.
• Follow up with resident and NA/R to ensure proper care.
• Serve as a mentor and provides leadership and guidance in all aspects of NA/R's performance including completion of performance evaluation information.
• Monitor the TMA in administration of all medications.
• Provide instruction in administering nebulizer treatments, oxygen treatments, glucose monitoring and Glucometer QA testing.
• Serve as a mentor and provides leadership and guidance in all aspects of the TMA's performance.
• Understand the Resident's Plan of Care and recognizes changes in resident's condition.
• Observe and document any changes in resident's physical, mental or emotional status and resident's ability in Activities of Daily Living. If the resident's condition warrants, observes food and fluid intake.
• Observe for and document on reactions to medicine and treatments, pain, sleep patterns, vital signs, social behavior, etc. and informs the physician as warranted.
• Ensure charts, notes, and resident plan of care is up-to-date and complete per facility policy and applicable state and federal guidelines.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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