LVN/ Department Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assist Director of Nursing in preparing departmental reports for compliance monitoring and productivity tracking
• Prepare appropriate training documents for new hires and assist HR in ensuring new staff are assigned the appropriate resources during their orientation day
• Ensure employees and contract staff receive appropriate orientation documents, assignments and continuing education.
• Provide scheduling completion for Director of Nursing
• Provide scheduling completion for clinical staff as indicated
• Serve as back up in assisting with Addendum Form Completion
• Serve as back up in assisting with COVID Reporting
• Serve as back up to Care Coordinator and/or Access Specialist as indicated
• Initiate clinical education in services and ensure staff required information to attend these events
• Initiate departmental notices regarding updated protocols, physician vacations or other pertinent information as delegated by the Director of Nursing
• Prepare clinical and/or progress notes on any patient related activities.
• Collaborates with Director of Nursing to ensure appropriate communication and cooperation between clinical areas
• Participates in in services, IDT meetings and other programs and meetings as needed.
• Acts as physician agent in calling in prescriptions as directed by agency protocol
• Compliant with governing Federal, State, and accredited regulations and standards and education of staff to these guidelines.
• Serve as back up to the Care Coordinator and/or Access Specialist as needed
• Maintaining storage of departmental logs required for compliance measures
• Delivers direct care to patients as needed

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and the employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by management.

Location: Bryan

Shift: Full Time, Monday through Friday

Benefits: Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 403b Retirement, PTO Accrual, CHPN Certification, HSA, Life Insurance, and more!

· LVN license in state of Texas

· 2 years of clinical experience, Home Health or Hospice preferred

· Active communication skills

· Excellent clinical and documentation skills

· Able to function independently to provide highest quality of nursing practice