LPN

Full-time, hourly position reporting to the Health and Wellness Director.

About the Role

We are united in our mission to offer seniors an elevated way of life, where comfort, connection, and joy thrive. The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides nursing support as directed by the Health and Wellness Director, ensuring Ciel Senior Living standards and state requirements for resident care are met. This role assists with managing staff and helps ensure regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Supports the mission, vision, and goals of the organization, upholding and promoting company culture and vision.
• Participates in oncoming/outgoing shift report.
• Assists with monitoring documentation systems to ensure regulatory timeframes for review of assessments and service plans are met and resident needs are addressed.
• Writes and reviews residents’ assessments/evaluations and care/service plans with appropriate staff.
• Directly supervises all associates of the nursing department while on shift.
• Assists in completion of the Quality Services report in absence of Health and Wellness Director.
• Supervises or participates in narcotic count at shift change, ensuring accurate documentation of inventory count.
• Observes medication pass and completes administration of medication as directed, ensuring compliance with “Rights of Medication Administration.”
• Participates in weekly medication cart audits, as assigned.
• Assists in re-ordering of medication and ensures all new medication orders are faxed to the pharmacy for timely and accurate fulfillment.
• Informs families when mail-order medicines need to be reordered.
• Communicates with physician offices to obtain phone orders or change orders for residents.
• Follows Physician Order Protocol to ensure proper processing of orders.
• Documents resident change of condition/status per policy.
• Assists in completing chart audits and thinning per policy.
• Assists with the completion of required assessments and service plans, including development and maintenance of resident service/care plans.
• Assists with documenting incident reports correctly and timely.
• Updates DNRs as needed.
• Assists Health and Wellness Director in creating and maintaining resident charts/care files.
• Visits residents in hospital/rehab as assigned.
• Participates in annual flu clinics and TB testing of associates/residents.
• Participates in community Wellness Programs as assigned.
• Participates in MOD weekend and holiday coverage, as assigned.
• Serves as a member of the backup sales team.
• Participates in on-call schedule as assigned.
• Obtains and records residents’ vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration), weight, as directed.
• Observes residents to detect responses to medications and prepares reports or notifies designated personnel of unexpected reactions.
• Counsels residents in identifying and resolving social or other problems.
• Schedules doctor’s appointments based on resident needs.
• Ensures call lights are answered in a timely manner to attend to residents' needs promptly.
• Attends training and conferences to stay current with changes in the nursing profession and maintain appropriate CEUs for licensure, with prior supervisor approval.
• Ensures all state-required training is completed and documented annually.
• Assures all caregiver duties are performed as assigned and documented appropriately.
• Assists in the oversight of appropriate training for all nursing staff to meet state regulatory requirements, as assigned by supervisor.
• Addresses associate, family, and resident concerns to promote satisfaction and good communication.
• Is fully knowledgeable of the fire evacuation and disaster policy of the community and participates in drills as assigned.
• Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent personal or health information concerning residents and staff.
• Demonstrates an understanding of compliance and ethics program policies and procedures.
• Completes all mandatory compliance, HIPAA, and state and federal regulatory training as required.
• Assists with recruiting and interviewing candidates.
• Performs other duties as assigned that relate to the success of the community and the care, comfort, and happiness of residents.

Requirements

• Education as required to obtain state nursing license (LPN/LVN or RN).
• Current LPN licensure in good standing.
• CPR certification.
• Strong understanding of the English language sufficient to read, write, and interpret administrative information.

Physical Qualifications

• Walk/Stand: Must be able to continuously walk and stand.
• Environment: Must be able to perform work both inside and outside.
• Sit: Infrequently.
• Lift: Constantly 0-10 pounds, frequently 11–50 pounds, occasionally 51–100 pounds.
• Carry: Constantly 0-10 pounds, frequently 11–50 pounds, occasionally 51–100 pounds.
• Push: Constantly 0-10 pounds, frequently 11–50 pounds, occasionally 51–100 pounds.
• Climb: Must be able to climb stairs on a frequent basis; elevator may be used as an alternate resource if available.
• Bend: Must be able to bend at the waist, knees, hips, and spine on a frequent basis; may require frequently manipulating weights of 25 pounds or more.
• Squat: Must be able to squat on a frequent basis to reach below the knee; may require lifting of 50 pounds or less.
• Twist or Rotate: Must be able to twist or rotate occasionally at the trunk, hips, knees, and neck, manipulating weights of 25 pounds or more.
• Reach: Must be able to reach on a frequent basis. May occasionally reach overhead (manipulating weight of 10 pounds or less) and below waist (manipulating weight of 25 pounds or more).

Schedule

Day/Night Shift