Licensed Practical Nurse (OH)

Homestead-Senior-Living; Kentucky; On-site; USD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Homestead-Senior-Living in Kentucky is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to oversee and coordinate nursing care, evaluate residents' needs, and act under a Registered Nurse supervisor.

The role involves administering medications, monitoring vital signs, providing basic resident care, and collaborating with the health care team to adjust care plans. Certification and state licensing requirements apply.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate degree in Nursing or equivalent.
• Experience in essential nursing functions is desirable.
• Must maintain CPR certification and background checks as required.

Responsibilities

• Administers medications and records doses on residents' charts.
• Observes residents, notes changes, and reports to supervisor.
• Answers calls and determines how to assist residents.
• Measures and records vital signs (height, weight, temperature, BP, pulse, resp).
• Provides basic resident care (temp checks, wound care, catheterizations).
• Works with health care team to evaluate needs and modify care plans.
• Evaluates outcomes and communicates with team.
• Assembles and uses equipment such as catheters or oxygen supplies.

Skills

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Customer service

Professionalism

Teamwork

Stress tolerance

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate degree in nursing

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Description

The purpose of this position is to oversee, provide, and coordinate nursing care in compliance with facility policies and procedures and to evaluate residents’ care needs and take appropriate action. The Licensed Practical Nurse will care for ill, injured, or convalescing residents in the facility. The LPN may work under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

Supervisory Responsibility

None- may direct the work of CNAs, PCAs, and/or RAs on shift.

Budget Responsibility

None.

Essential Job Functions – Principal Accountabilities

• Administers medications, noting times and amounts on residents’ charts.
• Observes residents, charting and reporting changes in conditions such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment and takes necessary actions.
• Answers residents’ calls and determines how to assist them.
• Measures and records residents’ vital signs such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
• Provides basic resident care or treatments such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, massage, or performing catheterizations.
• Works as part of a health care team to evaluate resident needs, plans and modifies care, and implements interventions.
• Evaluates nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other health care team members.
• Assembles and uses equipment such as catheters, or oxygen suppliers.

Other Job Functions

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

Education: Associates degree in Nursing, or equivalent is required.

Experience: Experience performing the essential functions of the position is desirable.

Certification/License: Ohio Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in good standing is required. Candidates are required to attain and maintain CPR certification within 90 days after hire. State background check standards must be maintained as a condition of continued employment. Must complete first aid training required by rule 3701-16-06 of the Ohio Administrative Code, within 60 days of hire.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of medical principles (symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health care).
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local regulations
• Knowledge of therapy methods and procedures
• Oral and written communication skills
• Critical thinking and complex problem solving skills
• Customer service skills
• Skills to observe resident condition
• Must display professionalism, initiative, positive attitude, and concern for others
• Must be stress tolerant, self-motivated, cooperative, team-oriented, and dependable.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Physical Demands/Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Stand, traverse, ascend/descend stairs, move/transport carts weighing over 100 pounds, transport tools/equipment, grasp and manipulate tools/equipment to set up. Occasionally move equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Move resident as necessary, stretch, bend, stoop, squat, twist, crouch, kneel, and balance to access all resident body parts, observe skin color, detect vital signs and equipment alarms/messages.
• Operate computer, read, remain in a stationary position, converse with others.
• Legibly complete forms; perform data entry of information. Remain in a stationary position for extended periods.
• Converse with others, write legibly, read and comprehend written/verbal information. Communicate instructions or demonstrate tasks.
• Lift and carry up to 35 pounds frequently; up to 75 pounds occasionally.
• Stand and walk frequently, sit for extended periods; simple grasp; fine hand manipulation; near vision; far vision; hear conversation; speak.