Wellness Nurse/LPN LSL Hopkins Creek - 8am-8pm Full-Time

About the role

The LPN is responsible for the well-being and nursing care of all residents assigned during his or her shift. He or she provides nursing services, helps carry out physician orders, assesses residents to note any changes in condition, responds to and reports resident changes in condition, distributes and charts medications, distributes/counts narcotics and maintains narcotic inventory record, and responds to emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing services, helps carry out physician orders, assesses residents to note any changes in condition, responds to and reports resident changes in condition, distributes and charts medications, distributes/counts narcotics and maintains narcotic inventory record, and responds to emergencies.
• Provides direct supervision for the Caregivers and Medication Technicians on duty to ensure quality and safe delivery of resident care services.
• Audits resident medical files on prescribed basis.
• Schedules appointments and arranges transportation to other departments or facilities, completing required forms and arranging for appropriate escorts.
• Inventories emergency medications and checks status of supplies and equipment to ensure unit needs are met, taking action to replace or repair broken or malfunctioning equipment.
• Responds to emergency needs of residents, procuring treatment, communicating with physicians and families when emergency treatment is needed, and reporting any accidents or unusual incidents as necessary.
• Supervises care givers on a daily basis. Orients new care givers, schedules staff, provides in-service training, evaluates performance, and coaches care givers on providing service that meets the Community’s standard of care.
• Communicates regularly with residents’ health care providers and families, supporting a team approach to managing the health, safety and comfort of each resident.
• Serves as backup for the Delegating Nurse with responsibility for maintaining all medications, charting medication administration, charting treatment and services provided to residents, and communicating with health care providers regarding specific resident needs.
• Provides care to individual residents, including medication administration, as needed, to supplement available care giving staff.
• Makes sure resident treatment, medication and diet orders are checked, resident’s daily schedule is monitored, and care givers meet resident health and personal care needs.

Qualifications

• Starting Rate $33hr.
• Essential Job Functions include assessing and reassessing residents, obtaining, reviewing and documenting resident medial history, developing individualized service plans, tracking resident’s responsiveness to the service plan, maintaining and updating records, scheduling appointments and arranging transportation, responding to emergencies, supervising care givers, participating in interviewing candidates and selecting new care givers, communicating regularly with residents’ health care providers and families, and providing care to individual residents, including medication administration, as needed, to supplement available care giving staff.

Pay

The Pay Range For This Role Is 33 - 36 USD per hour(LSL, Hopkins Creek)