Assisted Living 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.
• 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.