Admissions​/Wound Nurse LPN

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Avalon Care Center at Northpointe in Spokane is seeking an Admissions/Wound Nurse to join our team in a dual role!

$43.00 - $48.95/hr

Sunday - Thursday: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

We are looking for individuals who embrace a reverence for life and a heart for healing. With enthusiasm and compassion, our Avalon family works with our patients and their families as well as with our communities to celebrate life every day!

If you are advanced in problem solving, have great communication skills, and are highly organized then we want you to join our team! We offer great challenges, a rewarding career and opportunities for advancement!

• 401K
• Medical, Dental & Vision
• FSA & Dependent Care FSA
• Life Insurance
• AD&D, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity
• Legal Benefits, Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance and Auto/Home Insurance.

Placement within the wage range for this position is determined by years of experience, qualifications, and demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions.

• Receive leads from providers, specialty physicians, county offices on Aging and Veteran service organizations, facilities, or any customer source and convert appropriate inquiries to admissions.
• Coordinate inquiries from all hospitals in the market.
• In conjunction with facility requirements/abilities, clinically access patients to determine if the patient meets admission criteria.
• Make contact with potential inquiries as a representative of Avalon Health Care. Review charts, and assist with any questions from the case management team, referral source and/or family members.
• Obtain the necessary information (medical and financial) to qualify patients for admission.
• Facilitate patient placement based on clinical services needed, bed availability, patient/family preference, geographic location, etc.
• Troubleshoot areas of Admission, Public Relations, pre-certification and physician follow-up in conjunction with facility.
• Conduct needed assessments.

• Provide input for individualized plan of care in collaboration with the resident/responsible party and interdisciplinary care team by documenting problems, statements, goals, and approaches.
• Define realistic and obtainable long and short-term goals for the residents.
• Initiate appropriate nursing interventions with time frames for outcome evaluations and document appropriately in medical record.
• Revise plan of care with input from resident/responsible party and interdisciplinary care team.
• Implement teaching with resident/responsible party consistent with interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Deliver and maintain optimum resident care and comfort by demonstrating knowledge and skills of current nursing practices.
• Transcribe physician and/or other health care professionals’ orders appropriately and accurately.
• Ask for clarification of questionable orders from the ordering physician and/or other health care professionals.
• Notify physician and/or other health care professionals if orders are not carried out and document event appropriately.
• Perform only those activities which are within the scope of LPN/LVN nursing practice.
• Follow company, facility and departmental policies and procedures, and appropriately utilize nursing judgment.
• Ensure accurate documentation of all medical records and reporting forms.
• Promptly respond to call lights and other resident needs.

• Associate and/or Bachelor’s Degree in health care field. Preferably Nursing.
• Preferably 1-3 years of clinical nursing experience with at least two years in long term care and two years of successful experience in administration, consultation or involvement in the survey process.
• Customer service, sales and marketing experience preferred.

• Must have an LPN in good standing.
• Must meet all local health requirements for entering the hospital settings. As necessary, any drug screenings, tests, lab work or physical examination. If required.

Avalon Health Care Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Entry level

Full-time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care