Licensed Practical Nurse

The primary purpose of the Licensed Practical Nurse position is to provide direct nursing care to residents as a member of an interdisciplinary team of care providers and to plan, supervise and evaluate the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants. 

 ·        Plan, assign, supervise and evaluate all responsibilities to be performed by members of the nursing staff under your supervision, so that care and services are provided on the basis of staff qualifications, resident acuity, required duties and physical layout of the facility.

·        Provide leadership, mentoring and guidance to associates for whom you are responsible.

·        As requested by the Director of Nursing or designee, assist in reviewing department policies, procedures and job descriptions and making recommendations for revisions.

·        Implement and monitor compliance with all established policies and procedures.

·        Meet regularly with your assigned nursing staff and support personnel to plan and communicate appropriate care-related services and activities for your residents, communicate residents’ concerns and needs and discuss other vital information related to resident care and facility practices. Develop staff assignments as indicated.

·        Cooperate with other resident services to ensure that residents’ individual care plans are being followed.

·        Participate in the facility’s quality improvement to discuss resident, personnel and facility related business.

·        Meet with other nursing service and facility personnel on a regularly scheduled basis, to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas and/or improve services.

·        Review complaints made by your assigned personnel and communicate such information to the Director of Nursing or designee, as appropriate.

·        Participate in facility surveys made by authorized regulatory agencies.

·        Participate in the admission, transfer and discharge of residents as required.

 ·        Implement and maintain established facility objectives, consistent with federal and state licensure regulations and nursing standards of practice.

·        Follow the facility’s policies and procedures governing the provision of direct care to residents, including the administration of medications, treatments and other care in accordance with physicians’ orders and the residents’ care plans.

·        Perform continual observation and evaluation of each resident’s physical, mental, cognitive and emotional status and Director of Nursing or designee, to the attending physician and to the resident’s responsible party, according to facility policy and protocol.

·        Communicate timely with physicians and/or nurse practitioners related to resident care needs and concerns. Be responsible to properly implement and communicate to other caregivers all physician &/or nurse practitioner orders.

·        Respond immediately to resident events, accidents, incidents and/or allegations of resident abuse, neglect and/or misappropriation of property.  Perform an assessment of the involved resident(s) and provide emergency intervention as required.  Notify the Director of Nursing or designee, the Administrator (as appropriate), the resident’s attending physician and the resident’s responsible party when the resident is involved in an accident/incident. Initiate an immediate investigation of the accident/incident/unusual circumstance, when indicated, and in accordance with facility policy & procedures.

·        Attend in-service education programs in order to stay current in your profession and practice and meet facility educational requirements.

·        Conduct weekly skin checks and document/report findings to unit manager.

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