LPN - RN student, Acute Care

pspan style="font-size: 18px;"Citizens Health is looking for an LPN, currently enrolled in RN classes, to work in our acute care facility, full-time, part-time or PRN./span/p pbr/p pspan style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"Our Mission: /spanspan style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Enhancing the lives of those we serve./span/p pbr/p pspan style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"About Us:/spanspan style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;" Citizens Health is a community based, private, not-for-profit organization. It is comprised of:/span/p pemspan style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"Citizens Medical Cente/span/emspan style="text-decoration: underline;"span style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"r/span/spanspan style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;" - a 25 bed critical access hospital,/span/p pemspan style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"Family Center for Health Care/span/emspan style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;" - an outpatient rural health clinic,/span/p pemspan style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"Prairie Senior /span/emspan style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"- a skilled nursing facility,/span/p pemspan style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"Citizens Clubhouse/span/emspan style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;" - an onsite childcare center that cares for children 6 weeks to school age for our workforce,/span/p pemspan style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"Citizens Medical Equipment/span/emspan style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;" - our durable medical equipment business,/span/p pspan style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"emPalace Drug Store/emspan - our outpatient pharmacy./span/span/p pspan style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"We strive to be progressive, dependable and knowledgeable, while providing compassionate, evidence-based care to the residents of northwest Kansas./span/p pbr/p pspan style="font-weight: bold;"span style="font-size: 18px;"Position Information:/span  /spanCitizens Health is looking for an LPN, currently enrolled in RN classes,span style="font-size: 12pt;" to work in our acute care facility. /spanUnder the leadership of the Department Manager and/or Nurse Supervisor, provides nursing care for patients, participates in patient and family teaching and demonstrates professionalism by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing staff and other health care team personnel in maintaining standards of professional nursing practice in the clinical setting./p pbr/p pspan style="font-size: 12pt;"LPNs will report to RNs and will be responsible for Nursing Assistants and Ward Clerks./span/p pbr/p pspan style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"Days/Hours:/spanspan style="font-size: 12pt;" This facility is staffed 365 days a years, 24 hours a day/span/p pbr/p pspan style="font-weight: bold;"span style="font-size: 18px;"Pay Range:/span/spanspan style="font-size: 12pt;" Begins at $23.23/span/p pbr/p pspan style="font-size: 12pt;"span style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"Location:/spanspan style="font-size: 12.0pt;" 100 E College Ave, Colby, Ks/span/span/p pbr/p pspan style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"span style="font-size: 18px;"What you’ll do:/span/span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Maintain a therapeutic environment for patients and family member/span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Perform nursing functions as assigned/span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Maintain unit communication on patient’s behalf/span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Administer medications to assigned patients in a safe and timely manner/span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Assume responsibility for maintaining nursing skills/span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Assume responsibility for facilitating unit functioning/span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Demonstrate dependability, cooperation and diplomacy in hospital environment./span/p pbr/p pbr/p pbr/p pspan style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"span style="font-size: 18px;"What you bring to the table:/span/span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Current LPN licensure by the State of Kansas./span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Thorough knowledge of scope of practice, principles, methods and technique involved in performing general nursing services and adapting or modifying standard nursing practices for   care of specific cases. /span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Familiarity with organization, standards, policies, regulations and procedures of hospitals as they relate to nursing service. /span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Ability to deal understandingly and tactfully in a professional manner with ill patients and their families. /span/p pbr/p pbr/p pbr/p pspan style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"span style="font-size: 18px;"To be successful within our organization you will need to:/span/span/p pbr/p pspan style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Self-starter who takes initiative, is open minded and a team player.  /span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Maintain a positive attitude with good energy.  /span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Create a positive, supportive working atmosphere./span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Display integrity and accountability.  /span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Accept and respond to constructive criticism and suggestions and strive for self-improvement./span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Adhere to organization policies and procedures./span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Arrive at work on time and when scheduled./span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Demonstrate flexibility, initiative and ingenuity in performing job tasks./span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Demonstrate professional conduct and maintain professional appearance.            /span/p pbr/p p span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"Demonstrate behavior that reflects the image of the institution./span/p pbr/p pbr/p pbr/p pspan style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"Available Benefits:/span/p pbr/p pspan style="color: #0000ff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"Medical, dental and vision insurance available/span/p pbr/p pspan style="color: #0000ff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"Pre-Tax and Roth Contributions/span/p pbr/p ul liAutomatic 6% salary deferral upon employment/li liRegular and matching contributions after one-year and 1,000 hours worked/li /ul pbr/p pspan style="color: #0000ff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"Provides Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance/span/p pbr/p ul liFull-time coverage - equal to two times employees annual income/li liPart-time coverage - one-time annual income/li /ul pbr/p pspan style="color: #0000ff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"Differential and Certification Pay/span/p pbr/p ul liEligible employees receive shift, weekend and holiday differential pay/li /ul pbr/p pspan style="color: #0000ff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"Other Benefits/span/p pbr/p ul liPaid time off/li liStudent loan reimbursement/li liOn-site child care services/li liFuneral leave/li liHealth Savings Account/li liDependent, Medical and Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts/li liThe Standard Group Insurance/li liDiscounted membership rate for EagleMed /li liMany More! /li /ul pbr/p pspan style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Citizens Medical Center, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or discharge history, or any other characteristic protected by law.  /span/p pbr/p pspan style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"I understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for CMCI to hire me.  If I am hired, I understand that either CMCI or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause and without prior notice.  I understand that no representative of CMCI has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary. /span/p pbr/p pspan style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Citizens Medical Center, Inc. implements a Drug Free Workplace Program.  Drug testing is required of applicants in accordance with relevant laws.  /span/p pbr/p pspan style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"If you need assistance to complete th/spanspan style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"is application or during any phase of the application, interview, or employment process, please notify the Human Resources Department (785) 460-4842. Every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate your needs in a timely manner. /span/p