LPN

GL Virginia Shenandoah LLC; Clifton Forge (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Alleghany Health and Rehab Center is seeking an experienced LPN to lead nursing teams and provide direct resident care in Clifton Forge, VA. You will supervise LPNs, CNAs, and other staff, administer medications, and follow state regulations and facility policies.

You must be licensed as an LPN, CPR certified, and able to read, write, speak, and understand English. A High School diploma or GED and accredited LPN program completion are required.

Qualifications

• Must possess leadership ability and supervise other LPNs, CNAs and non-professional personnel.
• Must be licensed LPN with applicable state.
• CPR certification upon hire or obtained during orientation; CPR certification must remain current during employment.
• Education: High School Diploma or GED; must have attended an accredited LPN program.
• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic resident care and treatments, such as taking temperatures, blood pressures, wound care, and catheterizations.
• Assist in assessment, planning, and modification of care for residents as part of the health care team.
• Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids and document times and amounts on charts.
• Observe residents and report changes in conditions or adverse reactions to medication or treatment.

Skills

Leadership

Nursing knowledge

Licensed LPN

CPR certification

English proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Alleghany Health and Rehab Center
Clifton Forge, VA 24422, USA

Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Must possess the ability to work independently.
Must be knowledgeable of nursing practices and procedures as well as the applicable
state laws, regulations, and guidelines governing nursing functions in the long-term care
facility.
Must possess leadership ability and willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise
other LPNs, CNAs and non-professional personnel.
Must have the ability to implement the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and
procedures of the facility.
Must understand and follow company policies, including harassment and complaint
procedures.
Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
Must be able to work as part of a health care team to assess resident needs, plan and
modify care and implement interventions.
Must be able to evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other health care
team members as necessary.
Must be able to administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, and note
times and amounts on patients’ charts.
Must be able to observe residents, charting and reporting changes in residents’
conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any
necessary action.
Must be able to provide basic resident care and treatments, such as taking temperatures or
blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing
with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
Must be able to sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or
autoclave.
Must be able to answer residents’ calls and determine how to assist them.
Must be able to measure and record residents’ vital signs, such as height, weight,
temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration.
Must be able to collect samples such as blood, urine and sputum from residents, and
perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
Must be able to prepare residents for examinations, tests or treatments and explain
procedures.
Must be able to assemble and use equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, and
oxygen suppliers.
Must be able to record food and fluid intake and output.
Must be able to assist residents with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene,
moving in bed, or standing and walking.
Must be able to apply compresses, ice bags, and hot water bottles.
Must be able to clean rooms and make beds.
Must be able to prepare food trays and examine them for conformance to prescribed diet.
Must be able to wash and dress bodies of deceased persons.
Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents.
SKILLS and ABILITIES
Education : High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
Certificates and Licenses
Must have attended an accredited LPN program.
Must be currently licensed LPN with applicable state.
Must have CPR certification upon hire or obtained during orientation. CPR certification
must remain current during employment

Equal Opportunity Employer
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