LPN PACE

Nursing Care Provider

Provides nursing care to participants under the direct and indirect supervision of the registered nurse(s) and providers of primary care.

Job Responsibilities

• Schedules participants for medical appointments (acute needs and recall appointments).
• Performs nursing assessments to identify participant needs and problems.
• Observes, collects and enters patient data into medical records.
• Identifies and reports problems requiring referral or follow-up.
• Follows the approved plan of care for each participant and makes notations in the medical record.
• Provides wound care in the clinic and in participant homes per medical orders.
• Assists patients in setting up medication planners per medical orders.
• Obtains lab specimens according to approved clinical guidelines.
• Administers EKG tests.
• Administers medication per medical orders.
• Makes home visits per medical order, per scheduled appointment or emergent need.
• Assists participants with foot and nail care and intimate hygiene (not allowed for personal care aides).
• Interviews participants to obtain and record information about falls on approved forms.
• Educates participants and caregivers and medical conditions, medications and treatments.
• Enters data into clinical logs (wounds, infections, Glucometer, refrigeration, narcotics, etc.)
• Provides nursing care according to accepted practice standards.
• Conducts regular, periodic inventories of medical supplies and reports to supervisor.
• Participates in the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement program.
• Documents changes in participant status and communicates changes to the interdisciplinary team.
• Communicates in approved ways with home care workers and supervisors, bus drivers and other staff involved in the delivery of health and social services for participants.
• Identifies emergency situations and initiates therapy as appropriate.
• Respects participant rights and treats patients in accordance with ethical standards.
• Participates in the coordination of 24-hour care delivery system.
• When on call after hours or on weekends, triages the provision of care: - Can the situation be resolved by reassuring the participant or caregiver and scheduling them in the PACE clinic for the next available appointment? - Does the situation require a home visit from the after-hours nurse? - Should the participant go to the emergency room for evaluation?
• When an on-call shift ends, reports changes in participant status to the interdisciplinary team.
• Completes all documentation in the medical record as required.
• Acts within the scope of his or her authority in performing duties