LPN - First Shift

Heritage Assisted Living & Memory Care; Madison (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Heritage Assisted Living & Memory Care is seeking a devoted nursing professional to enhance resident care and family support within a heartful care environment. The role involves administering medications, supervising non-nursing staff, and ensuring accurate medical documentation and safety.

Responsibilities include shift handovers, incident review with leadership, adherence to ALF health care laws, and maintaining a dignified, caring atmosphere for residents, families, and co-workers.

Responsibilities

• Decision-making and prioritization
• Take calls from staff during nights/weekends
• Discuss resident conditions during shift handovers
• Communicate clearly and timely
• Count controlled substances with outgoing nurse and ensure accuracy
• Check, order and administer medications accurately
• Avoid pre-pouring medications and ensure correct dosages
• Understand medication interactions and side effects
• Keep medication cart locked at all times
• Document required forms at admission and ongoing
• Maintain ECC and LNS logs and progress notes
• Assist in resident evaluations
• Provide hands-on care as needed
• Review incident reports with ADORS and take action
• Follow ALF regulations for assisted living health care
• Maintain safe environment to prevent harm
• Practice proper body mechanics and safety
• Follow policies in emergencies
• Provide daily feedback to nursing associates
• Support performance evaluations for Resident Assistants
• Ensure associates participate in resident activities
• Respond promptly to resident, family, and visitor requests
• Maintain safe, clean, orderly environment
• Support dignified, caring atmosphere for all
• Wear clean and appropriate dress
• Adhere to HIPAA regulations
• Be considered essential personnel during emergencies
• Take initiative and seek information to offer solutions
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested
• Take on special projects beyond regular duties

Job description

Position Summary

Responsible for enhancing and improving the Cottage experience specifically in heartful care for our Residents and their families. Demonstrates and promotes Cottage's core value of the golden rule. Treating Residents, families, visitors, and co-workers in the same way we would like to be treated. Performs assigned nursing procedures for the comfort and well-being of Resident such as assisting in admission of new Residents, assisting with activities of daily living when needed. Administers specified medications. Supervises non-nursing staff and participates in the evaluation of non-licensed staff by performing the following duties.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

1. 1)Demonstrates excellent decision-making skills and can understand the impact of those decisions.
2. 2)Sets and manages priorities.
3. 3)Accepts calls from staff during nights and weekends.
4. 4)Meets with oncoming and departing licensed practical nurse to discuss resident's condition and any occurrences from the shift.
5. 5)Responsible for making sure communications are clear, accurate, and timely.
6. 6)Counts controlled substances with off going nurse, assumes responsibility for assuring accuracy of count before accepting keys.
7. 7)Checks, orders, and administers prescribed medication with 100% accuracy.
8. 8)Responsible for always ensuring the correct dosage of never pre-pouring medications.
9. 9)Demonstrates knowledge of important medication interactions and side effects.
10. 10)Ensures medication cart is locked at all times.
11. 11)Obtains pertinent information and completes all required forms as established by policy and procedures and ongoing thereafter, upon resident admission.
12. 12)Responsible for completing and maintaining the ECC and LNS logs, service plan, progress notes, monthly summaries and follows healthcare providers orders.
13. 13)Assists in completing evaluations when needed for residents.
14. 14)Provides hands on care on an as needed basis to meet the needs of the residents.
15. 15)Works with the ADORS in reviewing and investigating all incident reports and recommends appropriate action and follow up to the DORS/Executive Director.
16. 16)Understands and adheres to the ALF regulations pertaining to assisted living health care laws.
17. 17)Maintains a safe and secure working environment free of objects/situations that could cause harm and/or falls to residents, families, visitors, and co-workers.
18. 18)Responsible for always practicing good body mechanics and safe working habits.
19. 19)Knows, understands, and follows established policy and procedures in emergency situations.
20. 20)Takes time to give associates in nursing daily feedback on his/her performance.
21. 21)Participates in the performance evaluations for Resident Assistants when requested by the DORS.
22. 22)Responsible for ensuring associates participate in activities provided to residents as described in the activities calendar.
23. 23)Responsible for always responding promptly and courteously to resident's requests for assistance including phone calls and request from family and visitors.
24. 24)Ensures there is a safe, clean, and orderly environment for all residents.
25. 25)Responsible for always ensuring and supporting a dignified and caring atmosphere for residents, families, visitors, and co-workers.
26. 26)Responsible for always wearing clean and appropriate dress per established policy.
27. 27)Understands and complies with HIPAA regulations.
28. 28)Responsible for being considered essential personnel especially during emergencies.
29. 29)Takes the initiative in work, seeks out additional information and offers solutions/suggestions.
30. 30)Performs all other reasonable duties as assigned or requested by supervisor.
31. 31)Responsible for willingly taking on special projects or assignments outside of regular duties.

Physical Work Environment

Must be able to lift or carry up to 50 pounds occasionally and to exert 20 pounds of force frequently. Physical activity involves sitting, walking, standing, carrying, bending, lifting, crouching, reaching, pushing, pulling, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.