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LPN - Make Your Own Hours Work various Nursing home shifts

LPN - Make Your Own Hours Work various Nursing home shifts

Preferred Health Care ServicesNew Bedford, MA, US
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Job Description

RNs and LPNs

Reports to : Supervisor

Position :

  • Responsible for day-to-day resident and nursing care on the unit.
  • Must be a role model of customer service principles.
  • Consistently monitors and implements quality improvement efforts.
  • Ensures that the unit functions according to accepted facility quality standards.
  • Assumes responsibilities of the Charge Nurse in his / her absence.

Qualifications :

  • Possess a valid and current RN or LPN / LVN state license.
  • Gerontological nursing experience preferred.
  • Possesses verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to supervise nursing staff.
  • Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend and squat for prolonged periods.
  • Ability to push and pull objects and lift and carry up to 20 pounds unassisted on a frequent basis (occasionally up to 50lbs, unassisted).
  • Full use of gross and fine motor of the upper and lower extremities (I.e., treatments, dressing changes, medications, administration, writing notations, operating bed wheel locks, etc.).
  • Ability to read thermometers, charts and testing equipment.
  • Responsibilities :

  • Participates in the day-to-day resident care activities.
  • Provides for the delivery of professional nursing care in accordance with state licensure laws (I.e. resident conditions, treatments, tracheotomy care, tube feedings, IVs, etc.).
  • Ensures compliance with federal, state, and facility guidelines that govern the nursing center.
  • Ensures that the resident care policies and procedures are followed by nursing service personnel in compliance with each facility Quality Standards.
  • Continually observes and assesses residents on the assigned unit and makes appropriate nursing decisions.
  • Completes and / or assures completion of required forms (I.e., nursing assessment, medication administration record, treatment records, pressure ulcer and wound / skin condition evaluation reports, Medicare documentation, physicians’ orders, acuity trends, etc.).
  • Identifies resident care problems and concerns, contributes to short term goal-setting and nursing approaches on the care plan. Informs and includes residents in their plan of care (I.e., medications, treatments, etc.).
  • Ensures that nursing care approaches are communicated to and implemented by nursing unit staff. Communicates with nursing staff throughout the shift.
  • Recognizes resident / health care facility situations, problem-solves, and communicates to the appropriate individual(s).
  • Ensures that medications and controlled substances are administered and documented in accordance with state regulations and facility policies and procedures.
  • Communicates significant changes in residents’ condition to physicians and, if appropriate, to family.
  • Ensures effective documentation of residents’ status, including the resident record, shift-to-shift report, accident / incident report, alert charting, etc. Or any other charting mechanism utilized by the health care facility.
  • All other duties reasonably assigned.
  • Safety :

  • Investigates incident and completed Incident / Accident reports in accordance with facility standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of emergency policies and procedures.
  • Performs all duties in a safe and efficient manner.
  • Follows established guidelines when using physical restraints / protective devices and equipment.
  • Demonstrates awareness of potential hazards and reports unsafe conditions to appropriate staff to maintain a safe environment for residents, families, and staff and other visitors.
  • Uses and disposes of needles and other sharps in accordance with CDC, OSHA, and facility guidelines, policies, and procedures.
  • Infection Control :

  • Demonstrates knowledge of infection and exposure control in all resident care to prevent the spread of disease and infection.
  • Adheres to strict facility infection control guidelines for handwashing and universal precautions, and bloodborne pathogens as evidenced by appropriate use of personal protective equipment.
  • Reports any and all exposures in accordance with OSHA and facility guidelines, policies and procedures.
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