Licensed Practical Nurse Monday -Thurs *New Pay Rate*

Rest haven health and rehab; Ripley (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Rest-Haven-Health-and-Rehab is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide direct nursing care to residents as part of an interdisciplinary care team. You will plan, supervise, and evaluate day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants to ensure quality resident care.

You will lead and mentor nursing staff, review policies, enforce procedures, participate in quality improvement, and collaborate with other departments to ensure care plans are followed and residents receive

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.