About this role
Sign on bonus; PTO accrual from start date; Excellent benefit package
The LPN provides direct primary nursing care to residents and supervises the care provided by certified nursing assistants.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Keeps administrative nursing staff informed on personnel development.
- Provides feedback to Nurse Managers regarding performance of nursing assistance.
- Participates in committees as assigned.
- Demonstrates ability to address service concerns and follow up timely for resolution.
- Supports all efforts through the facilitys Service Excellence Initiative.
- Effectively supervises and directs licensed and non-licensed nursing personnel.
- Responsible for developing CNAs resident care assignment and other duties as needed, prior to the beginning of each shift.
- Promotes and maintains positive and collaborative working relationship with physicians, physician-extenders (NPs or PAs), lab, diagnostic personnel, and pharmacy to ensure proper and safe care of residents.
- Promotes and maintains positive and collaborative working relationship with nursing personnel, other departments, residents, families, and visitors.
- Observes residents daily. Reports any significant change of resident's condition to the physician. Completes routine nursing documentation for assigned resident.
- Monitors to ensure that nursing care documentation is accurate, concise, and timely.
- Administers and documents medications using the five rights of medication administration, while adhering to the principles of infection prevention and control practices.
- Provides and/or receives shift report specific to changes or concerns regarding residents to oncoming and off going shift.
- Implements pharmacy processes regarding ordering/reordering of medications, utilizing STAT/Emergency medication inventory when indicated, receiving, and returning medications.
- Performs physical assessment for residents, recognizes normal and abnormal physiological findings and based on the residents baseline. Reports findings as indicated.
- Performs wound care in accordance with physician/physician-extender orders. Documents treatments completed.
- Assists in the development of the residents plan of care. Resident care is provided in accordance with the plan of care.
- Assists with updating the residents plan of care as indicated.
- Keeps administrative nursing staff informed regarding evaluations of resident care.
- May participate in rounds with physicians, physician-extenders, other healthcare personnel to provide pertinent information regarding the residents care/condition and follows through with the physicians/physician-extender orders.
- Reviews physicians/physician-extender orders, lab/diagnostic reports, and contacts pharmacy regarding any change in medication.
- Effectively communicates with family members regarding resident's care and/or condition.
- Completes accident/incident report and do follow up. Will report all accidents/incidents to administrative nursing staff. Notifies physician and family.
- Performs routine nursing skills competently and professionally to include but it not limited to:
Phlebotomy
- Initiation of peripheral intravenous (IV) therapy/Care of Central lines
- Wound care.
- Medication administration
- Insertion of urinary catheters
- Administration and management of tube feeding formula.
- Oxygen administration
- Tracheostomy care
- Airway management
- Physical assessment
- Skin assessments
- Communicates staffing problems and needs to unit manager/supervisor.
- Reports service and unit concerns to the unit manager/supervisor.
- Receives and provides end of shift reports.
- Assists in admission, transfer, and discharge of residents.
- Reports maintenance and housekeeping needs accordingly.
- Maintains narcotic records accurately. Validates narcotic/scheduled medications before shift starts and before leaving for the day/shift. Notifies unit manager of discrepancies in medication inventories.
- Performs other duties, as assigned.
Qualifications
- Current LPN license in good standing with the Virginia Department of Health Professions.
- Two years of experience as a LPN, preferred.
- Demonstrates excellent clinical, customer service and leadership skills.
- Current CPR Healthcare Provider certification.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Prolonged periods standing, walking, working and frequently pulling, pushing, and bending.
- Must be able to lift 25 pounds at a time.
- Must be able to move 150 pounds with assistance.