Licensed Practical Nurse LPN Days and Nights

Qualifications & Details

• Certification as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• A caring & loving personality and demeanor
• Leadership and mentorship skills
• The ability to work your scheduled shift
• The ability to read, write & speak English

Responsibilities

• Enhancing the clinical care and quality of life of our residents
• Ensuring that all resident rights are protected
• Preparing and administering medications as ordered by the physician
• Checking all residents daily to ensure that prescribed treatment is being properly administered by nursing personnel/assistants and to evaluate their physical and emotional status
• Keeping the RN Supervisor informed about the status of residents, staff and related matters
• Implementing recommended changes as directed by the RN Supervisor or the Director of Nurses
• Administering professional services such as: catheterization, tube feeding, suction, applying and changing dressings/bandages, packs, colostomy and drainage bags, taking blood, sputum, and urine specimens, etc., as established by the facility’s policies and procedures
• Completing all Licensed Practical Nurse LPN required record keeping forms/charts upon the resident’s admission, discharge, transfer, etc. File in the resident’s chart and/or forward to the appropriate department
• Giving and receiving nursing reports upon reporting in and ending shift duty hours
• Investigating complaints and grievances and making necessary oral/written reports to the RN Supervisor or Director of Nurses
• Presenting in a professional image to residents and families through dress, behavior and speech
• Adhering to our policies and standards