LPN/RN Monday- Friday 7am-3pm

This is a PRN position. 12 hour shifts

DUTIES

Essential Duties
1. Contributes to Facility quality assessment and improvement initiatives.
2. Develops and updates instant and comprehensive Care Plans as needed.
3. Transcribes, clarifies, and implements physician's orders.
4. Administers and monitors resident medications and treatments per physician's
orders. Maintains accurate medication administration records and treatment
administration records. Verifies medication cart is secure and clean. Secures
narcotics per Facility policy and state regulations.
5. Communicates status of residents to incoming licensed personnel according to
established procedures at shift change. Performs medication inventory at the
beginning and end of the shift with another licensed nurse and immediately
notifies supervisor of discrepancies.
6. Documents residents change in condition; develops, documents, and implements
appropriate nursing interventions; and notifies physician and appropriate persons
as needed.
7. Updates and maintains accurate resident clinical files.
8. Conducts personal physical examination of residents for skin breakdown upon
admission and as assigned.
9. Supervises, trains, and delegates job tasks to certified nursing assistants and unit
clerks.
10. Communicates status of residents, new admissions, scheduled appointments,
assigned baths, restorative instructions, changes in specialized diets, and other
individualized patient instructions to certified nursing assistant staff at shift
change.
11. Verifies resident rooms, therapeutic equipment, and nursing areas are clean and
organized.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Training: Graduate of an approved school of nursing; current nursing license
to practice as a licensed practical nurse in the state. Must have current CPR certification.
A.D.A ((Americans with Disabilities Act)(as amended)) REQUIREMENTS: Must be
able to bend, stoop, push, pull, and walk and stand for most of the working day. Requires
manual dexterity sufficient to provide hands-on care to residents as well as to operate
standard office machines such as fax, telephone, etc. Requires normal range of hearing
and vision. Must be free from communicable diseases that pose a "direct threat" to the
health or safety of others and which cannot be eliminated by a reasonable
accommodation. Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds, and transfer and transport
residents. Must be able to carry and transport supplies. Must be able to pass a post-offer,
pre-employment physical health examination as a condition of employment. Must be
capable of performing the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable
accommodation(s).
Skill(s): Proficient reading, writing, grammar, and mathematics skills; proficient
interpersonal relations and communicative skills; knowledge of drug interactions, side
effects, and incompatibilities; decision-making skills; basic computer skills; able to
operate various medical and office equipment, auditory and visual skills. Must be able to
communicate in English, both verbally and in writing, and possess sufficient
communication skills to perform the tasks required.

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