Bridgeville--LPN/Charge Nurse

Bridgeville--LPN Position Summary The LPN provides quality nursing care to the residents of a particular unit.  The LPN is responsible for supervision of other professional and non-professional team members and provides quality nursing care to the residents of a particular unit.    Qualifications: Dedicated to providing high quality care Two or more years of Leadership experience required Caring and compassionate Graduate of an approved school of nursing Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Practical Nurse Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) Works wells with people   Essential Duties and Responsibilities   Monitor all units to see if assistance is needed Assist with Charge Nurse duties Monitor Assist to dine make sure staff are feeding Replace call offs as needed Monitor staffing: (breaks, cell phones, call bells, etc.)  Assists Charge Nurse with administering medications, being careful to follow all physician orders, policies/procedures, and regulations   Completes accurate, complete, and timely resident assessments, identifies resident needs, and plans, implements and evaluates nursing care    Completes accurate, complete, timely, legible documentation   Coordinates resident care under the direction of the resident’s physician including calling physicians, implementing physician orders, physician rounds, consults, other services in Concordia’s continuum of care, rewrites   Supervises the care provided on the unit including monitoring quality of care, monitoring completion/accuracy of Charge Nurse and Nurse Aide documentation, coaching, counseling, delegation, coverage for call-offs   Provides resident care, treatments and procedures   Communicates resident care information proactively and professionally to physicians, residents, families, and other members of the health care team to keep them aware of changes in the resident’s care plan, condition, incidents, needs, and problem resolution   Commits to high ethical standards and complies with the Code of Conduct, state and federal regulations, accreditation standards and Concordia policies and procedures.  Maintains confidentiality of resident and employee records and information.  Has a duty to report compliance concerns, significant legal risk questions, fraud, abuse, suspected or actual misconduct to a supervisor/manager or to the Corporate Compliance Officer.   Physical Requirements/Working Conditions               SPEAKING             Ability to speak clearly and effectively with residents, families, coworkers and other groups of customers.  Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, policies and procedures, and operating instructions.  Ability to write routine reports, notes and correspondence.               HEARING Hearing level or accommodations sufficient to use the telephone and to communicate with residents, families, coworkers and other groups of customers.               SEEING Vision level or accommodations sufficient to perform functions to/from/within buildings, rooms, apartments, to complete/review required reports, notes, documentation and to use a computer.  Near/far acuity and depth perception are required to operate equipment.               TWISTING/BENDING Climbing, balancing, stooping, bending and twisting, grasping and feeling, standing, sitting, walking, pushing, pulling, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, lifting above the head.  Ability to lift up to 50 pounds or move up to 50 pounds independently.                 REPETITIVE MOTIONS Repetitive motions include writing, typing or entering information on the computer and hand motions that are used to work with the residents.               WORKING ENVIRONMENT Temperature range from outside seasonal temperatures to inside temperatures of 65-80 degrees, varying if you work in laundry or kitchen.  Each service line has a list of hazardous materials used.  May be exposed to blood and body fluids, which may contain HIV and/or HBV.  May be exposed to combative residents.