LPN Part-Time

Job Location: Sawgrass - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 Job Summary The primary purpose of your job position is to provide direct nursing care to the residents, and to supervise the day‑to‑day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants. Such supervision must be in accordance with current Federal, State, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our facility, and as may be required by the Director of Nursing to ensure that the highest degree of function, self‑care and independence of the resident is maintained. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Provide direct resident care according to established standards of care. Assume charge position, direct nursing assistants, and ensure nursing service policies and procedures manuals are used in rendering nursing care. Perform routine charting duties as required and in accordance with our established charting and documentation policies and procedures. Order prescribed medications from the pharmacy; prepare and administer medications as ordered by the physician following all Local, State and Federal guidelines. Identify problems and implement planned changes to improve nursing care on the unit, inform the Director of Nursing of staffing needs, and develop work assignments for CNAs. Make rounds with physicians, inform nursing personnel of admissions, discharges, transfers, and condition changes, and make independent decisions concerning nursing care. Participate in the maintenance of infection control programs and quality assurance programs; ensure personnel follow all established infection control policies and procedures. Assure that the stock level of medications, medical supplies, and equipment is always maintained on the unit, and that supplies are used efficiently to avoid waste. Participate in the development of resident care plans, update them, and provide revisions as needed; keep nursing assistants informed of goals and approaches. Monitor nursing care to assure that all residents' rights are adhered to, and ensure that all nursing service personnel are knowledgeable of each resident's rights. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned. Minimum Qualifications Must possess a valid and current R.N. or L.P.N. License in the State of Florida. Must be able to write, read, and speak the English language. Physical Requirements Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday. Must be able to speak the English language in an understandable manner. Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position. Must be able to see, hear, or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately to assure that the requirements of this position are fully met. Must function independently, have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies. Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability. Must be able to relate to work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times, hostile people within the facility. Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds. Must be free of communicable diseases. Experience Previous long‑term care experience is preferred. Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices, procedures, laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long‑term care. Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and a willingness to work harmoniously with professional and non‑professional personnel. Use of Computer for Documentation of Medical Records Computerized medical records are maintained on the Electronic Chart System (ECS) for each resident. These records are updated to reflect the status of the resident. Staff have access to information contained within the system, using unique assigned access codes. Information contained on ECS is printed and placed on individual resident records on a regular basis. There are times when information is located on ECS but has not yet been printed. Staff have access to this information for review and may print information at intervals other than as needed. Information contained in ECS is considered part of the resident record and is maintained in a confidential manner. Electronic Signatures Each employee utilizing the computer system will be issued a unique entry to the system. This code is to be kept confidential at all times. The code becomes the equivalent of a written signature. Under no circumstances is computer entry to be made under another person's code. Disciplinary action will result if violations occur. A list of computer codes is maintained in the system's databases. Access to this list is limited to the System Supervisor and employees holding the following positions: Administrator and Director of Nursing. If a user feels that their code confidentiality has been compromised, they may request that the System Supervisor assign a new code. Printouts and/or information viewed on the computer screen contain the date and time of the entry and the initials of the user who made the entry. These initials are comprised of a set of three letters, which are unique to the user who made the entry. The date, time, and initials will appear at the beginning of documentation and are associated with all subsequent entries until either the date, time or initials change, at which point the new information would appear. To ensure accuracy of documentation, the user is to review information on the screen prior to saving the information. If subsequent errors are noted, the Edit process is to be used to note errors. This process will save the original record, as well as the correction, indicating the date, time, and initials of the original entry, as well as the edited copy. The person dictating, using the Edit/Add process, to indicate agreement, or to note any changes at the end of the entries will verify dictated information. The date, time and initials of the person reviewing the information will be noted electronically. Licensed Nurses Duties Collecting and handling laboratory specimens of urine, feces, sputum, drainage, blood, etc. Giving injections with the potential for accidental needle sticks. Starting intravenous infusion lines and maintaining I.V. lines. Performing various wound care type treatments. Handling of urine, feces, vomitus, mucus, and drainage, from wounds, while performing hygiene care for the residents. Emptying and cleaning urinals, bedpans, emesis basins, drainage receptacles. Inserting, changing, and irrigating catheters, nasal gastric tubes, and gastrostomy tubes; irrigating intravenous tubing and INT type needles. #J-18808-Ljbffr