Licensed Practical Nurse (New Payscale)

Theprimary purpose of the Licensed Practical Nurse position is to provide directnursing care to residents as a member of an interdisciplinary team of careproviders and to plan, supervise and evaluate the day-to-day nursing activitiesperformed by nursing assistants.

• Plan,assign, supervise and evaluate all responsibilities to be performed by membersof the nursing staff under your supervision, so that care and services areprovided on the basis of staff qualifications, resident acuity, required dutiesand physical layout of the facility.
• Provideleadership, mentoring and guidance to associates for whom you are responsible.
• Asrequested by the Director of Nursing or designee, assist in reviewingdepartment policies, procedures and job descriptions and making recommendationsfor revisions.
• Implementand monitor compliance with all established policies and procedures.
• Meetregularly with your assigned nursing staff and support personnel to plan andcommunicate appropriate care-related services and activities for yourresidents, communicate residents’ concerns and needs and discuss other vitalinformation related to resident care and facility practices. Develop staffassignments as indicated.
• Cooperatewith other resident services to ensure that residents’ individual care plansare being followed.
• Participatein the facility’s quality improvement to discuss resident, personnel andfacility related business.
• Meetwith other nursing service and facility personnel on a regularly scheduledbasis, to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas and/or improveservices.
• Reviewcomplaints made by your assigned personnel and communicate such information tothe Director of Nursing or designee, as appropriate.
• Participatein facility surveys made by authorized regulatory agencies.
• Participatein the admission, transfer and discharge of residents as required.
• Implementand maintain established facility objectives, consistent with federal and statelicensure regulations and nursing standards of practice.
• Followthe facility’s policies and procedures governing the provision of direct careto residents, including the administration of medications, treatments and othercare in accordance with physicians’ orders and the residents’ care plans.
• Performcontinual observation and evaluation of each resident’s physical, mental, cognitive and emotional status and Director of Nursing or designee, to theattending physician and to the resident’s responsible party, according tofacility policy and protocol.
• Communicatetimely with physicians and/or nurse practitioners related to resident careneeds and concerns. Be responsible to properly implement and communicate toother caregivers all physician &/or nurse practitioner orders.
• Respondimmediately to resident events, accidents, incidents and/or allegations ofresident abuse, neglect and/or misappropriation of property. Perform an assessment of the involvedresident(s) and provide emergency intervention as required. Notify the Director of Nursing or designee,the Administrator (as appropriate), the resident’s attending physician and theresident’s responsible party when the resident is involved in anaccident/incident. Initiate an immediate investigation of theaccident/incident/unusual circumstance, when indicated, and in accordance withfacility policy & procedures.
• Attendin-service education programs in order to stay current in your profession andpractice and meet facility educational requirements.
• Conductweekly skin checks and document/report findings to unit manager.

Benefits offered includes

• PTO
• medical
• vision
• dental
• HSA
• 401(k)
• STD
• life insurance
• RAIN early payday options