Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Job Description
Why You Should Work With Us:
As a Sinceri Senior Living company, we are a fun loving, employee-centric community like no other! Maybe that’s why we have been certified by our employees as a Great Place to Work ® for our 5th Year in a row. Create your healthcare career with us and learn about all the career growth opportunities we offer.
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Sinceri Senior living is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Minors must be at least 16 years of age to be employed by Sinceri Senior Living. Candidates submitted by unsolicited 3rd party recruiters will not be considered.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
• Current state LPN/LVN
• Previous experience working with the elderly in a healthcare setting
• Previous supervisory experience preferred
• Ability to establish effective relationships with residents, family members, and staff
• Strong documentation skills
• Ability to represent the facility in a positive and professional manner
Essential Functions:
Resident Care
• Participates in the narcotic count
• Sets up, dispenses, and documents all resident medications
• Responsible for maintaining orderly medication cart, medication room, and accurate medication administration records
• Monitors the daily care of all residents
• Performs skilled nursing tasks as defined by company policy and procedure, and as allowed by state law
• Exercises independent discretion in responding to resident emergencies, determining a need for and contacting emergency services, and/or physician and family, as appropriate
• Documents observations, concerns, changes in resident conditions, incidents and/or accidents, and ensures that follow-up documentation occurs until the issue is resolved.
• Reports observations, concerns, and changes in resident condition to Health Services Director (HSD) or Administrator
• Communicates resident needs and concerns to family members and physicians
• Communicate with family members, physicians, and other outside healthcare providers
• Records and implements physician orders, following appropriate procedures for fax and telephone orders
• Ensures that information and interventions recorded on resident service plans are implemented by Caregivers
• Receives reports from caregivers before end of shift
• Gives report to oncoming Charge Nurse or Lead Caregiver
• Receives report from outgoing Charge Nurse or Lead Caregiver
Supervisory/Management
• Makes Caregiver shift assignments and ensures that assigned duties are completed in a satisfactory manner
• Monitors performance of caregivers for compliance with established policies and procedures, and to ensure quality resident care
• Reports Caregiver performance issues to HSD or Administrator and provides input for Caregiver performance evaluations
• Manages shift coverage when staff members call in sick for the oncoming shift
• Participates in Caregiver orientation and training
• Responsible for scheduling and other staffing duties, as requested
• Conducts building tours when requested
• Acts as Manager on Duty for the assigned shift in absence of Administrator or HSD
• Deals appropriately with a family member and visitor concerns or complaints, documenting the issues and actions taken through the appropriate reporting mechanism
• Manages minor physical plant issues that arise during assigned shift, reporting as necessary to Maintenance Director and Administrator
• Locks outside doors (p.m. shift); unlocks outside doors (a.m. shift)
• Other job duties as assigned