Wellness Nurse LPN

Job Description

Job Description

Love working with seniors? Want to expand your LPN experience?

Click the link to learn more about why you will want to make LIfe Care At Home: "MY PLACE TO WORK"

About Life Care At Home: We bring trusted, personalized home care to older adults living at Montgomery Place and throughout the greater Chicago community. Montgomery Place is the premiere senior living community overlooking Lake Michigan and the Museum of Science and Industry, and serves as the cultural center of East Hyde Park. Offering Independent Living, Assisted Living, as well as a 40-bed Skilled Nursing Unit providing Long-term Care and Short-term, sub-acute rehab services. 

Schedule Information:

• Fulltime (36 hours per week)
• Day shift 7:00am to 7:00pm 
• Schedule includes every other weekend

Pay range: $35 - $40 per hour based on experience

B enefits may include depending on full or part-time status: 

• Access to health, dental and vision benefits
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Education Assistance Program
• Company paid life insurance
• Access to other benefits like Short Term Disability and Accident coverage
• Generous paid time off 
• Paid Holidays

About the Position: Wellness Nurse provides compassionate care to clients, residents, and patients; Assesses, plans, coordinates, and implements effective care with Life Care At Home clients and Independent Living residents at Montgomery Place: Administers medications, treatments, updates documentation and responds to emergency calls in an accurate and timely manner; Provides guidance to non-licensed care staff to help ensure continuity of care.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Overall responsibilities

• Administer medications and treatments, including, but not limited to: dressings, catheterization, suctioning, oxygen, etc.
• Maintain accurate documentation of medication administered and care rendered
• Assist in admission and discharge procedures
• Respond to resident emergency call system as indicated
• Make rounds with physicians and transcribes orders
• Keep physician and family aware of change in resident's condition
• Maintain the self-respect, personal dignity, and physical safety of each resident
• Assure continuity of services and care
• Understand, participate and assist in implementing the Quality Improvement Program
• Utilize the Quality Improvement Program for identification, placement, and monitoring of residents in the appropriate programs
• Notify other departments of resident changes (room changes, LOA, new admits, discharges, etc.)
• Conduct resident and family education
• Document according to established procedures for charting, i.e., medication, treatments, progress notes, etc.
• Report any discrepancies noted concerning physician' s orders, diet changes, charting errors, etc. to supervisor
• Transcribe physician's orders to resident charts, cardex, medication/treatment cards and care plans
• Chart progress notes in an informative, factual manner that reflects the care administered as well as the resident' s response to care
• Accurately identify skin changes and implement/follow facility skin management protocols

Care Plan Responsibilities

• Assist in completion of the care plans and is involved in the care conference as deemed necessary
• Assist in the completion of the MDS and demonstrate knowledge of the MOS process
• Chart appropriate progress notes to reflect that the resident's care plan is being followed
• Engage with CNAs and Home Serivice Workers and ensure that resident care plans are udpated

General Responsibilities

• Adhere to the policies and procedures of the business with the highest practical standards
• Participate in and maintain current status on all training and education required by the company
• Communicate effectively with all members of the staff and business partners
• Provide feedback to others for continuous quality improvement of the entire organization
• Openly accept feedback from others for the continuous quality improvement of the entire organization
• Escalate issues when there is appearance that business standards of quality are not present
• Comply with all rules and regulations of the organization, including HIPAA and safety
• Perform other duties as assigned