Licensed Practical Nurse Full time 3PM - 11PM

Why work for us?

Competitive Hourly Wage: Range from $27.24 to $32.05 based on experience.

Comprehensive Benefits: Including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and 403b.

Generous Paid Time Off Plan.

Flexible Schedule.

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.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Essential Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Must be currently licensed in the State of Florida as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Experience and Basic Knowledge: One year of long-term care desirable. Med/Surg, Home Health experience helpful. Also experience working with the handicapped, developmentally disabled, or older adults preferred.

Physical and Environmental Requirements

• The physical activities of this position involve: Fingering, Lifting up to 40 lbs., Standing, Grasping, Pushing, Stooping, Kneeling, Reaching, Sensory and communicative activities with or without prosthetics.
• The physical activities of this position involve: Blood borne pathogens, Physical hazards using equipment, Respiratory hazards.
• An individual in this position will be exposed to: Inside environmental conditions.