LPN

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Job description

Principal Responsibilities

• Conduct the daily nursing functions in accordance with Company, State, Federal and local rules, regulations, and guidelines.

• Admit, transfer and discharge residents with documentation regarding care and service provided.

• Participate in the orientation of new residents/family members to the facility.

• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) as scheduled.

• Ensures delivery of high-quality, positive clinical outcomes, and resident/family satisfaction during shift.

• Serves as a resource to all staff within the facility regarding the quality of services provided.

• Ability to administer medications and treatment timely and according to facility policy; Demonstrates ability to receive, transcribe, and carry out physician orders, if allowed by Nurse Practice Act.

• Effectively manages nursing personnel on shift to limit use of overtime and agency personnel.

• Assesses the work performance of nursing staff as it relates to unit standards of care and goals.

• Conducts unit huddles to promote communication programs and provides updates to DON.

• Participates in shift-to-shift communication between incoming and outgoing nursing staff.

• Coordinates shift assignments, resident assignments, rest and meal break for Certified Nurse's Aides.

• Collaborates with other departments to provide timely effective care consistent with individual's needs, choices, and preferences.

• Assumes nursing administrative responsibilities of the center for weekend and holiday coverage as requested.

• Stays and works beyond scheduled shift if needed to meet state staffing requirements and/or needs of residents.

• Ensures timely and accurate compliance of the MDS process and that it reflects the resident's plan of care.

• Ensures Point Click Care (PCC) is utilized according the company process.

• Ensures that physician orders are followed as prescribed.

• Effectively carries out medication management to ensure adequate supplies and that all medications are handled in accordance with company policy.

• Ensures that resident's attending physician and family or responsible party are promptly notified of any significant change in the resident's health condition.

• Ensures complete and prompt reporting of incidents, accidents, and adverse events to Administrator and Director of Nursing. Ensures that resident's accident/incident, adverse event and grievances/concerns are fully documented, investigated, reported and addressed in accordance with company policies and procedures and the Federal/State rules and regulations.

• Investigates resident/family complaints and takes appropriate actions to bring to resolution.

• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of the Company Infection Control Manual.

• Evaluates the effectiveness of the care interventions, identifies problems and trends and develops alternative interventions.

• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved Licensed Vocational program and licensed in the state of practice, required.

• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.

• Current BLS/CPR certification (All SNFs; ALFs as required by state).

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