JOB PURPOSE OR MISSION: Administers nursing care to designated residents under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Performs a variety of direct and indirect resident care duties in accordance with the needs of the age population served, as defined in the facility's scope of service.

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Excellence: We commit to the relentless pursuit of perfection, continuously improving individual and organizational performance to enhance the outcomes, process, experience and affordability of care for our patients.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

• Take personal initiative to bring about positive change.
• Recognize my work as a reflection of myself.
• Hold myself and others accountable for providing excellent service.
• Demonstrate my commitment to quality and efficiency in everything I do.

Caring: A deep abiding belief that showing genuine concern and kindness to everyone reflects our compassion and respect, fostering a loving, healing environment.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

• Display a positive attitude and show genuine interest in others' needs.
• Create an environment of kindness, compassion, and understanding.
• Look for ways to make our customers feel welcome and comfortable.
• Actively engage in listening, making eye contact and giving my full attention to customers.

Service: The honor and privilege of giving of ourselves, creating one-on-one connections, responding to the deepest human needs of everyone we serve.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

• Provide excellent customer service with a can-do attitude.
• Anticipate and fulfill the needs of our customers and team.
• Place the success of my team and the organization over my personal gain.

Integrity: Doing what is right in all situations; ascribing to the highest standards and responsibly using all the resources and talents entrusted to us.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

• Do the right thing even when no one else is around.
• Speak up by reporting mistakes regardless of the consequences.
• Be a person of my work and follow through with my commitments.
• Employ good judgement using time and resources wisely.

Innovation: Transforming our approach, design and delivery of care through creativity, new ideas and leading-edge technology for creating the highest value for our patients.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

• Take risks by generating new ideas and doing things differently.
• Inspire curiosity and creativity.
• Help people continuously grow with small steps that build confidence and competence.
• Create opportunities for networking and connecting.

Respect: We treat all of our customers with respect, dignity and kindness, regardless of their race, religion, culture or socioeconomic background.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

• Respect customers' choices and maintain their privacy.
• Treats all customers with dignity and respect.
• Respect and value the contributions of all team members
• Respect differences by providing the same care and concern to everyone.

Professionalism: We exemplify professionalism through our attitudes, spirit and consideration, which portrays our character in everything we do.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

• Take pride in my attitude, hygiene and appearance.
• Hold sensitive and personal communications in a private setting.
• Respond promptly, courteously and appropriately to requests.
• Arrive on time, ready to work and provide advance notice of absences to my supervisor.

JOB FUNCTIONS

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS include, but are not limited to:

1. Completes the Nursing and Nutritional Assessment.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

• Assessment data will be completed within twenty-four hours of admission, as observed by chart review.
• Observe residents and abide by the emergency medical policy
• Completes documentation before completion of shift, as observed by chart review.

2. Performs resident care according to standards of care and the needs of the resident.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

• Identify psychiatric and medical emergencies.
• Provides educational groups to the residents.
• Completes vital signs on assigned residents at assigned times
• Completely and accurately documents medication administration, treatments, collected data, interventions, and unusual occurences, as observed by chart review.
• Administers medications as prescribed by physician.
• Performs treatments as prescribed by physician.
• Performs duties of the House Manager if assigned and qualified.
• Supervise activities of the facility when the professional staff is not on duty.
• Perform clinical duties only if licensed to do so.
• Report incidents of abuse, neglect and misappropriation to the medical director.
• Identify and respond to and report any crisis to the clinical supervisor when it occurs.
• Coordinate and consult with Practitioners and the clinical staff as needed.

3. Performs all other duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

One-year experience preferred

SPECIAL SKILL, LICENSE AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

Current Louisiana LPN licensure

HIPAA REQUIREMENTS:

Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable HIPAA regulations appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Medical records without limitation both paper and electronic, patient demographics, lab and radiology results, patient information related to surgery or appointment schedules, medical records related to quality/data, resident financial information, resident related complaints, information related to resident location, residents’ religious beliefs and/or public health records.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:

Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable safety practices appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Incident reporting, handling of wastes, sharps and linen, PPE, exposure control plans, hand washing, environment of care, resident identification, administers medications, validates residents for any procedures/surgery, and transports.