Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

About the role

The primary purpose of your job position is to provide direct nursing care to the residents, and to supervise the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants. Such supervision must be in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our facility, and as may be required by the Director of Nursing Services or Nurse Supervisor to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

Responsibilities

• Direct the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.
• Ensure that all nursing personnel assigned to you comply with the written policies and procedures established by this facility.
• Periodically review the department’s policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc. Make recommendations for revisions.
• Meet with your assigned nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the shifts’ services, programs, and activities.
• Ensure that the Nursing Service Procedures Manual is current and reflects the day-to-day nursing procedures performed in this facility.
• Ensure that all nursing service personnel comply with the procedures set forth in the Nursing Service Procedures Manual.
• Make written and oral reports/recommendations concerning the activities of your shift as required.
• Cooperate with other resident services when coordinating nursing services to ensure that the resident’s total regimen of care is maintained.
• Ensure that all nursing service personnel are in compliance with their respective job descriptions.
• Participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility’s quality assurance program for the nursing service department.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections_) made by authorized government agencies as may be requested.
• Periodically review the resident’s written discharge plan. Participate in the updating of the resident’s written discharge plan as required.
• Assist in planning the nursing services portion of the resident’s discharge plan as necessary.
• Interpret the department’s policies and procedures to personnel, resident’s visitors and government agencies as required.
• Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required.
• Complete accident/incident reports as necessary.
• Write resident charge slips and forward to the Business Office.
• Maintain the Daily Census Report and submit to the Business Office as required.
• Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.
• Chart nurses’ notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided to the resident, as well as the resident’s response to the care.
• Fill out and complete accident/incident reports.
• Submit to Director as required.
• Chart all reports of accidents/incidents involving residents.
• Follow established procedures.
• Record new/changed diet orders.
• Forward information to the Dietary Department.
• Report all discrepancies noted concerning physician’s orders, diet change, charting error, etc., to the Nurse Supervisor.
• Review medication cards for completeness of information, accuracy in the transcription of the physician’s order, and adherence to stop order policies.
• Notify the attending physician of automatic stop orders prior to the last dosage being administered.
• Dispose of drugs and narcotics as required, and in accordance with established procedures.
• Participate in employee performance evaluations, determining your shift’s staffing requirements, and making recommendations to the Nurse Supervisor concerning employee dismissals, transfers, etc.
• Inform the Nurse Supervisor of staffing needs when assigned personnel fail to report to work.
• Report absentee call-ins to the Nurse Supervisor.
• Review and evaluate your department’s work force and make recommendations to the Nurse Supervisor.
• Develop work assignments and/or assist in completing and performing such assignments.
• Provide leadership to nursing personnel assigned to your unit/shift.
• Report problem areas to the Nurse Supervisor.
• Ensure that all nurse aide trainees are under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse.
• Meet with your shift’s nursing personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or to improve services.
• Ensure that department personnel, residents, and visitors follow the department’s established policies and procedures at all times.
• Create and maintain a good working rapport with inter-departmental personnel, as well as other departments within the facility to ensure that nursing services and activities can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift.
• Review complaints and grievances made or filed by your assigned personnel. Make appropriate reports to the Nurse Supervisor as required or as may be necessary.
• Follow facility’s established procedures.
• Ensure that departmental disciplinary action is administered fairly and without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age sex, religion, handicap, or marital status.
• Receive/give the nursing report upon reporting in the ending shift duty hours.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals in accordance with the facility’s policies and procedures governing accidents and incidents.
• Inform nursing personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room assignment, etc.
• Ensure that rooms are ready for new admissions.
• Participate in the orientation of new residents/family members to the facility.
• Make rounds with physicians as necessary.
• Requisition and arrange for diagnostic and therapeutic services, as ordered by the physician, and in accordance with our established procedures.
• Consult with the resident’s physician in providing the resident’s care, treatment, rehabilitation, etc., as necessary.
• Review the resident’s chart for specific treatments, medication orders, diets, etc., as necessary.
• Implement and maintain established nursing objectives and standards in accordance with the plan of care.
• Make periodic checks to ensure that certified nursing assistants are properly administering prescribed treatments and to evaluate the resident’s physical and emotional status.
• Cooperate with the coordinate social and activity programs with nursing service schedules.
• Notify the resident’s attending physician and next-of-kin when there is a change in the resident’s condition.
• Carry out restorative and rehabilitative programs, to include self-help and care.
• Inspect the nursing service treatment areas daily to ensure that they are maintained in a clean and safe manner.
• Administer professional services such as; catheterization, tube feedings, suction, applying and changing dressings/bandages, packs, colostomy, and drainage bags, taking blood, giving massages and range of motion exercises, care for the dead/dying, etc., as required and authorized within the scope of practice for LPNs as defined by the Ohio Nurse Practice Act .
• Use restraints when necessary and in accordance with established policies and procedures in accordance with the plan of care.
• Obtain sputum, urine and other specimens for lab tests as ordered.
• Take and record TPRs, blood pressures, etc., as necessary.
• Monitor seriously ill residents as necessary.
• Check foods brought into the facility by the resident’s family/visitors to ensure that it is within the resident’s dietary allowances.
• Report problem areas to the Nurse Supervisor.

Requirements

To succeed in this role, you should have:

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• A valid Pennsylvania LPN license.
• At least 1 year of experience in a long-term care facility.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of long-term care facilities and regulations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must:

• Have a valid Pennsylvania LPN license.
• Be able to pass a background check.
• Have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• Pass a drug screening.

Skills

Essential skills for this role include:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of long-term care facilities and regulations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid bereavement leave.
• Paid training and development opportunities.
• Paid retirement savings plan.
• Paid life insurance.
• Paid disability insurance.

Pay

The starting pay for this position is $32.50 per hour.

Schedule

This position is available on a part-time, full-time, and per diem basis. Shifts vary based on department needs.