What are the responsibilities and job description for the LPN (Assisted Living) - Night Shift position at Friendship Village of Dublin?
Friendship Village of Dublin is now looking for LPNs to work in our state-of-the-art Assisted Living!
Available Hours:
Night Shift (6:30pm-7:00am). Must be able to work every 3rd weekend.
Benefits:
- Starting wage between $29-31 per hour!
- LOW staff to patient ratios in a place where you are valued and celebrated!
- No travel required, all within the community!
- 12 Hours Shifts available
- Flexibly in Scheduling- 6 week schedule available
- Medical, Vision, & Dental insurance options!
- 403(b) retirement plan options with an employer match!
- Plenty of paid time off!
- Flexible schedules!
- Annual pay increases!
- Student tuition reimbursement & scholarship opportunities to help you reach your career goals through continued education!
- Opportunities for career growth within FVD!
- Bonuses for referrals
- Join our team and you not only get competitive pay, great benefits and a great place to work but you get smiles, hugs and a ton of love from residents.
Responsibilities:
- Provide 5-Star care to our amazing residents
- Take and transcribe physicians’ orders, send out telephone order slips, if applicable, uses the pharmacy fax machine to order medications.
- Assist with orientation, teaching and supervision of nursing personnel; report all concerns and accomplishments to DON.
- May participate in employee performance evaluations, report concerns to DON and make recommendations to the DON concerning employee counseling, etc.
- Continuously assess resident’s conditions and needs; report observations to DON. Contribute toward development of resident care plans, utilizing all knowledge of restorative and rehabilitative nursing principles.
- Admit and orient new residents; follow complete admission procedures.
- Ensure that only trained and authorized personnel operate your unit/shifts equipment.
- Maintain resident charts, performs charting duties, keeps narcotic counts and medication records, and counts controlled substances with on-coming shift nurse.
- Complete forms for transfer and discharge.
- Perform or delegate and supervise all care for assigned residents.
- Make rounds, records vital statistics data.
- Administer medications; perform other professional nursing duties as required. These may include administering enemas, tube feeding and G-tubes, glucometer readings, catheterization, suctioning, administering of intravenous fluids, treatments involving sterile technique dressings, catheter irrigations, isolation technique, setting up oxygen, performing CPR, caring for terminal and deceased residents.
- Administer emergency care, notify physician and family or residents representative, of condition change or emergency and render follow-up care according to physicians’ orders.
- Respond immediately to resident's emergency call system, including for independent living residents) and take appropriate action; document all such occurrences.
- Accompany and assist physician with examinations, follow Care Plan, administer medications, stop orders, orders needed, order medications from pharmacy, notify physician of any unusual or abnormal observations.
- Perform restorative and rehabilitative nursing for residents by teaching self-help and independence in activities of daily living according to the residents care plan. May help prepare residents for discharge.
Qualifications:
- A desire to make a difference!
- Willingness to grow!
- Currently licensed to practice nursing in Ohio (LPN).
- Valid CPR
- At least six (6) months experience in medical or surgical nursing, preferably with geriatric patients; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- General knowledge of the psychosocial and physical problems of the geriatric population required.
- Ability to teach, supervise and motivate nursing staff to ensure appropriate care and rehabilitation.
- Must have the ability to follow written and/or oral instructions and understand concepts of measurements.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing.
- Love your job!
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