at State of Vermont in Bennington, Vermont, United States
Job Description
OverviewThe Vermont Veterans' Home (VVH) in Bennington, VT is currently seeking to hire part-time (temporary/per-diem) Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) to join our team. The LPN positions entail direct care in providing medications and treatments to our Veterans/Members in a long-term care setting, in addition to documenting provided care utilizing Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology, including PointClickCare (PCC). The LPN duties also include, but are not limited to, providing support with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and clinical supervision of Licensed Nursing Assistants (LNAs). At VVH, we believe in a culture that promotes teamwork and collaboration; the ability to work as a team player under the clinical supervision of Registered Nurses (RNs) is one of the key qualities that we seek in applicants.
These are temporary LPN positions that will be scheduled to work approximately 24 hours per week, and the schedule may include working weekends and holidays. The shift hours are as follows:
- Days, 6:00 am to 2:30 pm
- Evenings, 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm
- Nights, 10:00 pm to 6:30 am
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Environmental Factors
Duties are performed in a long-term care and residential care setting. Incumbents may be assigned to any area of the facility and to any shift. Requires standing for long periods of time, walking for extended periods and distances, sitting, repetitive movements, bending, twisting, stretching, lifting, pushing, and pulling. Duties require regular and direct interaction with residents with varying degrees of physical and mental illness, dementia, infectious diseases, severe physical and mental limitations, and residents who may display unpredictable verbal, physical, or aggressive behaviors.
