LPN

About This Role

This role involves providing direct nursing care to residents, including treatments, under the direction of a physician. You will supervise nursing assistants and ensure the highest quality of care is maintained according to federal, state, and local standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to residents, including treatments, under medical direction
• Supervise day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants
• Ensure compliance with facility policies and procedures
• Participate in facility surveys by government agencies
• Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required
• Complete accident/incident reports as necessary
• Maintain the daily report
• Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms and charting
• Receive and record telephone orders from physicians
• Administer medications as ordered by physicians
• Ensure accurate controlled drug records and count controlled drugs with oncoming shift
• Participate in orientation of new employees to the shift
• Attend and participate in in-service education programs
• Monitor nursing personnel for safety standards and infection control compliance
• Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information
• Comply with and ensure personnel respect resident's rights
• Assess basic physical, emotional, and social needs of residents
• Collect data for admissions assessment
• Develop and update resident's comprehensive care plans
• Assist residents with activities of daily living and encourage self-care
• Perform therapeutic nursing techniques and skills as per clinical assessment
• Provide nursing care in conformance with established standards and medical regimen
• Maintain accurate records of observations, nursing care, and resident responses
• Teach residents and significant others good health habits
• Transcribe doctor's orders accurately on MAR
• Chart medications accurately
• Make significant resident observations and communicate to the health care team
• Support resident's expression of quality of life, rights, and dignity
• Manage the care of residents on the unit
• Recognize and respond to changes in resident's conditions in a timely manner
• Communicate with doctors regarding changes in resident's condition and accept telephone medical orders
• Maintain standards for compliance with NYS DOH LTC survey and participate in survey process
• Participate in interdisciplinary team resident assessment meetings
• Complete incident reports and contribute to investigations
• Assign personnel and direct day-to-day unit function
• Participate in documentation of monthly summaries
• Report unit and resident conditions and seek guidance from nurse manager and supervisor

Requirements

• Current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an LPN in New York State
• Ability to make independent decisions
• Knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, laws, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to long term care
• Leadership and supervisory ability

Qualifications

• Completed a practical nursing program approved by the New York State Education Department

Nice to Have

• Previous experience in skilled setting