LPN (3PM - 11PM)

Elegance Senior Living; Arkansas; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Elegance Senior Living in Arkansas seeks a dedicated clinical caregiver to implement and monitor resident care plans, document changes, and communicate with the health-wellness leadership to ensure consistent quality of services.

You will provide hands-on care, assist with physician orders, maintain certifications, review MARs, and help safeguard regulatory compliance and resident safety while supporting a collaborative care team.

Responsibilities

• Follows the resident care plan with a friendly and supportive approach.
• Documents changes in condition per local rules, regulations, and policies.
• Communicates with the Director of Health and Wellness as needed to ensure consistent quality services.
• Provides hands-on care and wellness tasks in support of the care plan; reviews plans to ensure alignment with resident needs.
• Assists with transcription of physicians' orders and reviews new orders.
• Maintains required certifications and completes ongoing trainings and accreditations.
• Assists with quality assurance and reports issues affecting quality to the Executive Director.
• Reviews MARs and Daily Report to ensure appropriate clinical interventions for residents on alert or acuity changes.
• Follows local, state, and federal rules including HIPAA, OSHA, and Bloodborne Pathogen guidelines.
• Promotes safety, supports coworkers, and participates in investigating workplace injuries with management.
• Fosters teamwork and professional communication with residents, families, visitors, physicians, and staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Essential Functions

• Follows the services outlined in each resident's service plan in a friendly and supportive manner. Documents any observed change of condition in accordance with local rules and regulations and policies.
• Communicates with Director of Health and Wellness on resident needs on an as needed basis to ensure consistent quality services.
• Participates in providing hands on care and specific wellness tasks as required and in support of the resident's care plan. Reviews care plans and ensures the plan meets with resident's specific level of support as required by state regulations.
• Provides clinical support and training of direct care team in support of continuing education requirements.
• Assists in transcription of physicians' orders and the review of new physicians' orders.
• Maintains the proper certifications required by local and state licensing agencies which include on-going in-service trainings, accreditations, specific coursework and certifications.
• Assists the community with compliance with the community quality assurance. Reports identified issues not supporting quality services to Executive Director.
• Provides specific review of Medication Administration Records (MARs) and review of the Daily Report to ensure appropriate clinical interventions are implemented and reviewed on those residents on alert or with acuity changes.
• Follows all local, state and federal rules and regulations as they apply to services delivered for all residents. This involves resident care and documentation and compliance with HIPAA, OHSA, and Blood Borne Pathogen Guidelines.
• Works in a safe manner, supports other employees in working in a safe manner, and corrects unsafe actions. Compliant with Safety Committee Standards. Should workplace injuries occur, when required, assists the Executive Director and Director of Health and Wellness with the investigation, return to work, and management of the injured worker communication with care provider and Management Company.
• Fosters teamwork with co-workers, shows initiative in overcoming obstacles, takes actions which assists others beyond job responsibilities, and has a positive impact on co-workers, residents, and visitors. Models professional behavior in communication with residents, families, visitors, physicians, and both clinical and non-clinical staff in the community.
• preform other duties as assigned or needed.