Lead LPN: Patient-Centered Care & Nursing Leadership

COTTAGEGROVE in; Cottage Grove (OR); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cottage Grove is seeking an experienced nursing leader to oversee direct resident care and supervise nursing assistants in a long-term care facility in Cottage Grove, Oregon.

You will ensure compliance with applicable laws and participate in quality assurance, discharge planning, and daily unit rounds to maintain high standards of care.

Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills are essential to succeed in this role.

Qualifications

• Experience leading nursing teams in long-term care.
• Ability to supervise nursing staff and coordinate care.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local long-term care regulations.

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 nursing service personnel comply with 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, residents, 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.
• Provide leadership to nursing personnel assigned to your unit/shift.
• Make daily rounds of your unit/shift to ensure that nursing service personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards. Report problem areas to the Nurse Supervisor.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Team supervision

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

Cottage Grove is seeking an experienced nursing leader to oversee direct resident care and supervise nursing assistants in a long-term care facility in Cottage Grove, Oregon.

You will ensure compliance with applicable laws and participate in quality assurance, discharge planning, and daily unit rounds to maintain high standards of care.

Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills are essential to succeed in this role.