What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Night Shift position at Cedarbrook Senior Living?
Up to $31 / hr.
At Cedarbrook Senior Living,we work hard every day to find out what “Celebrating Life Every Day!” means toour residents and their families, then we help them achieve these goals. OurNurses are accountable for the following :
Responsibilities
- Participatesin pre-admissions assessments for potential residents.
- Understandsand implements the Fire Safety and Disaster Preparedness Plan and evacuationprocedures of the community during drills and emergencies.
- Performsadmission and periodic reviews on residents for functional and mentalabilities.
- Reviews / revisesassessments and care plans at admission, periodically per regulation, and atchange in resident physical or psychosocial condition.
- Assistsresidents in scheduling medical, dental and laboratory appointments.
- Assistsphysician with resident examination as needed.
- Reviews andtranscribes physician's orders.
- Administersand documents medications in accordance to the five rights : right medication,right route, right resident, right time, and right dose.
- Providesmedical treatments as ordered by physician.
- Monitorsresident restorative nursing programs.
- Supervisesand monitors medications for residents who self-administer.
- Observesresidents and reports condition changes to physicians, health care proxies, andsupervisors.
- Supports andmaintains harmonious relations and communicates with family, visitors and allmembers of the Health Team.
- Understandsthe resident’s Advance Directives and follows his / her wishes.
- Assistsresident with meeting their nutritional / hydration needs and documents on theNursing record appropriately.
- Monitorsmeal-time and nourishments, assists with trays, and helps feed residents.
- Maintains asafe, clean, orderly, homelike environment for residents.
- Answersresidents call light promptly.
- Responsiblefor the planning, implementation and evaluation of Nursing care provided on theshift.
- Maintainsconfidentiality of residents’ private health information.
- Responds toemergency calls from Independent Living per community policy.
- Participatesin risk management and quality assurance programs for entire community.
Qualifications
Benefits
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Salary : $31
