Salary: See Position Description
Location : West Salem, WI
Job Type: Full Time
Department: Lakeview Health Center
Opening Date: 12/18/2023
Closing Date: Continuous
Overview
Are you seeking a position in which you have a direct positive impact on others?
Are you building a career in healthcare?
Are you interested in mental health?
Join La Crosse County's Long-Term Campuses as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)! You will work on a direct care team serving our diverse resident population with dementia diagnosis at Lakeview Health Center.
Recognized across the region, Lakeview staff have the clinical expertise to support people with complicated behavioral symptoms effectively.
Designed in a household model, our campus offers many amenities to create an atmosphere like home, including single rooms/bathrooms, household spas & laundry rooms, dining rooms, community kitchens, and courtyards designed to enjoy the great outdoors.
What's in it for you?
- Full-Time Work = TOTAL REWARDS of La Crosse County! You'll be eligible for a 6.8% MATCH on the Wisconsin Retirement System (a nationwide leader!), paid vacation, paid sick, and paid holidays. La Crosse County covers 88% of your health care premium! Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and various other options are yours to participate in!
- Excellent staffing ratios - check out our FIVE STAR staffing rating!
- Continued support if you are interested in advancing your nursing career!
Location: Lakeview Health Center & Community Living is located in West Salem, WI, and is a state-of-the-art campus!
Shift: 2 PM to 10:30 PM, including weekday shifts and rotating weekends and holidays. Enjoy days off during the week!
Wage depends on experience!
- Up to $31.06/hr and $33.06/hr on weekends with differentials.
We will be accepting applications until the right person is hired.
La Crosse County Respects Diversity
Essential Job Functions

• Provides care within the provisions of the Nurse Practice Act. (3)
  
• Under supervision of a registered nurse, provides direct nursing care including administering medications and treatments. (1)
  
• Assists in the training and orientation of new personnel. (1)
  
• Evaluates resident needs and assists with the development and implementation of nursing care plans. (2)
  
• Makes clinical observations of resident conditions and behavior and makes accurate and complete nursing notes of those observations in the clinical record. (2)
  
• Works safely and follows safety practices and standards of the facility; responsible for reporting or correcting any existing or potential safety or accident hazard.(2)
  
• Maintains residents' rights and confidentiality of resident information; reports all suspected cases of resident abuse to the Administrator. (3)
  
• Determines and supervises work assignments to provide maximum utilization of Nursing Assistants. Responsible to see that assigned tasks are accomplished. (2)
  
• Prepares daily shift reports and notifies supervisor of change in resident status. (3)
  
• Attends in-service education as provided or mandated. (3)
  
• Supports all aspects of person centered care. Respects and acknowledges individuality and uniqueness of residents. (3)
  
• In this public service position, employee is required to be courteous, cooperative and respectful at all times, with the public and clients. Also establishes and maintains a courteous, cooperative and respectful working relationship with other employees, supervisors and public officials. (3)

Physical demands: Up to 75% of time is spent standing and talking. Walking, hearing, and using near vision are used about 50% of the time. About 25% of time is spent sitting, bending, twisting, reaching. Activities done about 10% of time include stooping, crouching, low to very high lifting - up to 60 lbs. to transfer residents, and pushing residents in wheelchairs. Uses nursing related equipment.
RELATED JOB FUNCTIONS
Employee is expected to report to work when scheduled, with minimum use of sick leave, to build up sick leave balance for income protection for unexpected illness.(3)
This job description is not intended to encompass every job duty or responsibility, but is only illustrative. This position is required to perform other duties as may be assigned or required.(2)
Tasks assigned to this position involve potential and/or direct exposure to blood or body fluids.
Risk Exposure Categories:
1=Tasks may involve exposure to blood/body fluids.
2=Tasks do not involve contact with blood/body fluids but could result in performing Category 1 task.
3=Tasks do not involve any risk of exposure to blood/body fluid.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to maintain a clinical perspective and a therapeutic approach in the provision of care and in professional relationships with residents.
  
• Knowledge of medications and skill in their administration as the resident is prescribed.
  
• Compliance with standards of nursing practice.
  
• Compliance with facility policies and procedures.
  
• Ability to coordinate and determine work assignments of subordinate personnel and supervise their job performance.

Training, Experience and Other Requirements

• Requires graduation from an accredited nursing program with current Licensed Practical Nurse license in the State of Wisconsin.
  
• Preference for nursing experience in a long term care facility.
  
• Those persons driving must have and maintain a valid Wisconsin driver license and good driving record.
  
• Must maintain a valid Wisconsin nursing license.
  
• Must successfully pass a background check as required by the Wisconsin Caregiver Law.

Benefits for this position depend on the number of hours worked.

• If the position is full-time, then benefits would be available.
• If the position is part-time, then limited benefits would be available (this would not include insurances unless 30 hours per week or more).
• If the hours are less-than-half-time, then there are no benefits available.

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