Licensed Practical Nurse Monday -Thurs *New Pay Rate*

Rest Haven Health; Mississippi; On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Rest Haven Health in Mississippi seeks a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide direct nursing care as part of an interdisciplinary team. You will plan, supervise, and evaluate day-to-day nursing activities carried out by nursing assistants, ensuring care plans align with resident needs and facility policies.

The role emphasizes leadership, staff mentoring, policy review, and active participation in quality improvement and regulatory surveys to ensure high-quality resident care.

Responsibilities

• Plan, assign, supervise and evaluate all responsibilities to be performed by nursing staff under supervision.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and guidance to associates.
• Review department policies, procedures and job descriptions as requested by the DON.
• Implement and monitor compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Plan and communicate care-related services and activities for residents.
• Coordinate with resident services to ensure care plans are followed.
• Participate in quality improvement discussions and facility surveys.
• Assist in admission, transfer and discharge of residents as required.

Job description

Theprimary purpose of the Licensed Practical Nurse position is to provide directnursing care to residents as a member of an interdisciplinary team of careproviders and to plan, supervise and evaluate the day-to-day nursing activitiesperformed by nursing assistants.

JOBDUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

AdministrativeFunctions

• Plan,assign, supervise and evaluate all responsibilities to be performed by membersof the nursing staff under your supervision, so that care and services areprovided on the basis of staff qualifications, resident acuity, required dutiesand physical layout of the facility.
• Provideleadership, mentoring and guidance to associates for whom you are responsible.
• Asrequested by the Director of Nursing or designee, assist in reviewingdepartment policies, procedures and job descriptions and making recommendationsfor revisions.
• Implementand monitor compliance with all established policies and procedures.
• Meetregularly with your assigned nursing staff and support personnel to plan andcommunicate appropriate care-related services and activities for yourresidents, communicate residents’ concerns and needs and discuss other vitalinformation related to resident care and facility practices. Develop staffassignments as indicated.
• Cooperatewith other resident services to ensure that residents’ individual care plansare being followed.
• Participatein the facility’s quality improvement to discuss resident, personnel andfacility related business.
• Meetwith other nursing service and facility personnel on a regularly scheduledbasis, to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas and/or improveservices.
• Reviewcomplaints made by your assigned personnel and communicate such information tothe Director of Nursing or designee, as appropriate.
• Participatein facility surveys made by authorized regulatory agencies.
• Participatein the admission, transfer and discharge of residents as required.