Assisted Living- Licensed Practical Nurse 2nd Shift
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Provides nursing care for assigned residents according to established standards and practices relating to basic nursing, restorative and personal care services where quality assurance, resident safety and infection control are inherent responsibilities of the job. Under the supervision of the community executive director the lead LPN will provide support and leadership to the community caregivers, provide superior resident care and build meaningful relationships with the seniors and their families.
About
Provides nursing care for assigned residents according to established standards and practices relating to basic nursing, restorative and personal care services where quality assurance, resident safety and infection control are inherent responsibilities of the job. Under the supervision of the community executive director the lead LPN will provide support and leadership to the community caregivers, provide superior resident care and build meaningful relationships with the seniors and their families.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned 1.Communicates resident health problems and situations to Director of HealthCare.
- Ensures that staff observes residents for significant changes, adverse reactions,emesis, drainage, bleeding and communicable diseases. Ensure that resident’sneeds are met or fulfilled.
- Communicates all changes with residents to the Director of Health Care (DHC)and responsible party at the direction of the DHC.
- Prepares, administers, and charts the administration of prescribed medications;documents effectiveness and adverse reactions.
- Process daily physician orders as directed to do so by DHC.
- Reviews all MARs on a daily basis.
- Ensures resident’s medications supply is maintained on a daily basis, i.e. re-ordering refills and/or new orders.
- Ensures and performs personal comfort activities such as giving bed bath orshower or assisting with bath or shower. Observes skin and pressure areas;assists with personal hygiene services such as oral hygiene, hair care, nail care,shaving, dentures, eye wear and makeup, etc.
- Prepares for and participates in care conferences.
- Prepares and monitors residents for meals, and between-meal nourishments;assists in positioning; sets up table; feeds residents if necessary.
- Responds to nurse call and paging systems; monitors residents to ensure theresident remains clean, dry and comfortable by changing clothes, gowns, linens,dressing as necessary; provides clean water and refreshments, assists inkeeping the room clean and neat by straightening and replenishing personsupplies.
- Monitors resident safety on a continuing basis, seeks assistance in emergencies,assists family members in times of stress or crisis, perform establishednotification procedures during emergency situation.
- Takes and records at predetermined intervals vital signs such as temperature,pulse, respiration, weight and blood pressure, measures intake. Collectssputum, urine, and stool, discharge drainage and other specimens as ordered.
- Performs periodic cleaning duties, maintains orderliness of the nurse’s station;collects and disposes of contents in trash containers.
- Works cooperatively with members of the care team, maintains effectiveinterdepartmental and interpersonal relations residents, staff and visitors, avoidunnecessary noise.
- Prepares incident reports and takes appropriate action. Report incident toDHC and responsible party at the direction of the DHC. Completes incidentreport before the end of the shift.
- Performs other administrative duties such answering phones and other relatedduties.
- Participates in all new resident admissions.
- Sets priorities in implementing resident care
- Prepares and monitors staff scheduling for the designated shift
- Monitors all care team members on shift to ensure the highest quality care isprovided at all times.
- Participates in training of new staff
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $30.00 per hour
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
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Work Location: In person
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