About this role
Job Summary:
The Licensed Practical will perform nursing acts in accordance with the nurse practice act to care for residents. He or she may work under the supervision of the nurse manager on duty.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Administers medications or starts intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on residents charts
- Observes residents, charts and reports changes in conditions such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment and takes necessary actions
- Answers residents calls and determines how to assist them
- Measures and records residents vital signs such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration
- Provides basic resident care or treatments such as dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations
- Works as part of a health care team to assess patient needs, plans and modifies care, and implements interventions
- Evaluates nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other health care team members
- Assembles and uses equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers
- Records food and fluid intake and output
- Fulfills additional duties as assigned
Qualifications
Required Skills/Abilities:
- General knowledge of nursing and health care terminology
- Excellent resident care skills
- Ability to maintains confidentiality of all resident, employee and facility information
- Knowledge of and the ability to perform nursing procedures for which the vocational nursing course has provided the necessary degree of skill and judgment
- Demonstrates skill in conflict resolution
- Ability to record observations completely, accurately, legibly, and concisely
Education and Experience:
- Postsecondary certificate from vocational school or Associates degree in nursing required
- Current state licensure required
- Experience with or interest in working in the skilled nursing industry
- Current Basic Life Support Certification beneficial
Apply Now and Join Our Team If You
- Are passionate about the work you do
- Want to be part of a collaborative team
- Enjoy caring for and making a difference in other peoples lives
- Have a desire to work for a company who is dedicated to providing quality services
We are an equal employment opportunity employer!
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