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The Variel of Woodland Hills
2024-09-20 02:46:29
Woodland Hills, California, United States
Job type: fulltime
Job industry: Healthcare & Medical
Job description
JOB TITLE: Lead Nurse
FLSA STATUS: Full-time, non-exempt
HOURS: All Shifts
RESPONSIBLE TO: Director of Resident Care Services/ Wellness Director
Minimum Eligibility Requirements
- Current state LVN License in good standing
- Previous experience working with the elderly in a healthcare setting
- Previous supervisory experience preferred
- Ability to establish effective relationships with residents, family members, and staff
- Strong documentation skills
- Strong organizational skills and ability to re-prioritize daily tasks to accommodate fluctuating needs of the residents and the Community
- Ability to represent the Community in a positive and professional manner
Essential Functions:
Management
- Assists in developing and monitoring work schedules for all Caregivers and Nursing staff to ensure adequate staffing for quality resident care
- Assists with hiring process of Caregivers and Nursing staff as directed by Wellness Director and DRCS
- Assists with marketing responsibilities and networks with referral sources within the healthcare community
- Assists with training of staff members on health-related topics
- Acts as a role model to other staff members in terms of professional appearance, communication, and conduct.
Resident Care
- Assists with the resident assessment process as necessary
- Work closely with Wellness Director to ensure resident service plans accurately address resident needs and are updated as resident needs change
- Assists in monitoring that the medication cart and medication room are orderly
- Monitors the daily care of all residents
- Performs skilled nursing tasks as defined by company policy and procedure, and as allowed by state law
- Responds to all resident emergencies, determining need for and contacting emergency services, and/or physician and family, as appropriate
- Documents observations, concerns, changes in resident conditions, incidents and /or accidents, and ensures that follow-up documentation occurs until issue is resolved.
- Reports observations, concerns, and changes in resident condition to Wellness Director, DRCS or Executive Director
- Communicates resident needs and concerns to family members and physicians
- Answers and responds to calls from family members, physicians, and other outside healthcare providers
- Records and implements physician orders, following appropriate procedures for fax and telephone orders
- Ensures that information and interventions recorded on resident service plans are implemented by Caregivers
- Obtains reports from caregivers before end of shift
- Gives report to oncoming Nurse
- Monitors performance of caregivers for compliance with established policies and procedures, and to ensure quality resident care
- Reports Caregiver performance issues to Wellnesse Director, DRCS or Executive Director and provides input for Caregiver performance evaluations
- Manages shift coverage when staff members call in sick for the oncoming shift
- Acts as Manager on Duty for assigned shift in absence of Administrator or Director
- Deals appropriately with family member and visitor concerns or complaints, documenting the issues and actions taken through appropriate reporting mechanism
- Manages minor physical plant issues that arise during assigned shift, reporting as necessary to Maintenance Director.
- Locks outside doors (p.m. shift); unlocks outside doors (a.m. shift)
Supervisory Responsibilities of Caregivers
- Ensures that assigned duties are completed in a satisfactory manner
Working Conditions:
- Able to work either full-time or part-time, as agreed upon with Administrator, with some weekend work
- Available to take some weekend call, as necessary
Physical/Sensory Requirements:
Medium work - Ability to exert 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10-25 pounds of force frequently, and /or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
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