Assisted Living Lead LPN

Job Summary

Provide direct nursing care to the residents and supervise day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants in accordance with state and federal standards.

Essential Job Functions

• Comply with all applicable rules, policies, standards, and guidelines related to employment with Westminster Services and its communities.
• Ensure Care is coordinated, communication is consistent, and there is continuity of service.
• Supervise CNA's as the Charge Nurse; ensure that CNA's are following physician orders.
• Implement resident care based on physician orders.
• Evaluate care and communicate with doctors for updates of orders (PRN).
• Complete admission documentation in ECS.
• Assist with the evaluation of residents for medical needs/changes.
• Assist with planning resident care based on physician orders.
• Enter physician orders into ECS.
• Ensure that residents are receiving their medication based on doctor’s orders/complete medication pass.
• Maintain the medication cart including audit procedures for PRN medication and controlled medicines as defined by the nursing standards.
• Perform skin evaluations and skin treatment as required by skin treatment protocols.
• Monitor blood glucose, temperature, and blood pressure.
• Assist patients/residents with Activities of Daily Living such as bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, transferring, ambulating, toileting, and other resident needs.

Essential Qualifications

• Education: Must be currently licensed in the State of Florida as a License Practical Nurse.
• Must be CPR Certified.
• One year of long term care desirable.
• Med/Surg, Home Health experience helpful.
• Experience working with the handicapped, developmentally disabled, or older adults preferred.
• Medical Requirement: Must be willing to receive the influenza (flu) vaccine during flu season.

Medical Requirement: Must be willing to receive the influenza (flu) vaccine during flu season.

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Westminster Communities of Florida is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected classification. We provide drug testing and criminal background screening on all new hires.

We provide drug testing and criminal background screening on all new hires.

Applicants can learn more about Florida background screening requirements at https://info.flclearinghouse.com/.