Licensed Nurse (LPN or RN)

Position Purpose

To provide the highest quality of care for residents.

Essential Functions of Position

• Supervise functions of nursing unit
• Carefully coordinate the use of personnel, supplies, equipment, and facilities
• Obtain medications and medical records to provide safe, efficient, and therapeutic care to residents
• Contact physicians as necessary and ensure physician interventions are timely and appropriate
• Ensure appropriate documentation of resident care
• Assume responsibility for compliance with Federal, State, Local, and company regulations
• Explain procedures and treatments and care plan to residents
• Transcribe physician’s orders to resident charts and care plans as required
• Chart progress notes in an informative, factual manner that reflects the care administered as well as the resident's response to care
• Receive/give report from/to nurse he/she is relieving/coming on and record sufficient information and implement appropriate follow-up action as necessary
• Follow established procedures for charting and reporting all reports of incident/accidents for residents
• Conduct frequent rounds to evaluate effectiveness of care delivery
• Maintain awareness of comfort and safety needs of resident
• Prepare equipment and aid physician during treatment and examination of resident
• Observe resident, record significant conditions and reactions, and notify supervisor or physician of resident's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents
• Take temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of resident
• Respond to emergency situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol
• Assist in completion of the care plans (acute and long term) and be involved in the care conference as deemed necessary
• Participate, report to DONI Administrator, and conduct (as appropriate) investigations related to any alleged abuse
• Ensure that the progress notes are reflective of the care plan and that the approaches on the care plan are being followed
• Affirm that the team is aware of the resident care plan and ensure personnel refer to the care plan prior to administering care
• Problem solving
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Qualifications & Educations

• Current LPN or RN licensure in Kentucky
• Good standing in the state registry is required