Pulmonary Care Nurse

Yellowstone River Nursing and Rehabilitation is seeking a Nurse (LPN or RN) for our Pulmonary Improvement Program to join our Skilled Nursing Facility team!

• This position is 5 days a week! Hours and days are flexible.

Pulmonary Nurse Responsibilities

Pulmonary Nurses are generally responsible for the following duties:

• Perform chest examinations

• Screen potential resident for Pulmonary Improvement Program, if appropriate for program, request order from provider for program

• Enter orders in PCC and initiate care plan

• Do Initial Evaluations, Re-Evaluations, Discharges and Daily Notes according to Medicare guidelines.

• Document billing daily

• Consult with doctors and other healthcare staff to develop and modify patient treatment plans

• Provide detailed therapy, requiring significant independent judgment when caring for patients in intensive care

• Perform physical examination and diagnostic tests measuring lung capacity

• Treat patients using oxygen or oxygen mixtures, aerosol medications as needed and chest physiotherapy

• Educate patients on how to use equipment and medication

• Regularly check on patients and equipment

Respiratory Therapist Qualifications and Skills:

• Bedside manner

• Physiological knowledge

• Infection control

• Health promotion and maintenance

• Creating a safe, effective environment

• Informing others

• Verbal communication

• Medical teamwork

• Judgment

• Procedural skills

• People skills

Pulmonary Nurse/Nurse Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• Current Nursing License in the state of Montana (LPN or RN)

• Long-Term Care experience preferred; however, not required.

• Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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