Lead LPN - Nursing Care & Team Oversight

Embassy Healthcare; Euclid (OH); On-site; USD 3,306,000 - 4,408,000; Full time

Job summary

Embassy Healthcare in Ohio is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide direct resident care and supervise nursing assistants under the Director of Nursing. This hourly role focuses on quality care in a long-term care setting.

The LPN will participate in care planning, ensure accurate charting and medication administration, and maintain safety standards. Prior LTC experience is preferred; ability to work rotating shifts is required.

Responsibilities

• Direct the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.
• Ensure that all nursing personnel assigned to you comply with the written policies and procedures established by this facility.
• Periodically review the department’s policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc. Make recommendations for revisions.
• Meet with your assigned nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the shifts’ services, programs, and activities.
• Ensure that the Nursing Service Procedures Manual is current and reflects the day-to-day nursing procedures performed in this facility.
• Ensure that all nursing service personnel comply with the procedures set forth in the Nursing Service Procedures Manual.
• Make written and oral reports/recommendations concerning the activities of your shift as required.
• Cooperate with other resident services when coordinating nursing services to ensure that the resident’s total regimen of care is maintained.
• Ensure that all nursing service personnel are in compliance with their respective job descriptions.
• Participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility’s quality assurance program for the nursing service department.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections_ made by authorized government agencies as may be requested.
• Periodically review the resident’s written discharge plan. Participate in the updating of the resident’s written discharge plan as required.
• Assist in planning the nursing services portion of the resident’s discharge plan as necessary.
• Interpret the department’s policies and procedures to personnel, resident’s visitors and government agencies as required.
• Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required.
• Complete accident/incident reports as necessary.
• Write resident charge slips and forward to the Business Office.
• Maintain the Daily Census Report and submit to the Business Office as required.
• Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.

Job description

Embassy Healthcare in Ohio is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide direct resident care and supervise nursing assistants under the Director of Nursing. This hourly role focuses on quality care in a long-term care setting.

The LPN will participate in care planning, ensure accurate charting and medication administration, and maintain safety standards. Prior LTC experience is preferred; ability to work rotating shifts is required.