What are the responsibilities and job description for the License Practical Nurse (LPN) - Rest Home position at Gallatin County?
- This position is located at the Gallatin Rest Home. Under general supervision of the Director of Nursing, this position performs a variety of paraprofessional nursing services for patients in a residential, clinical or institutional setting. This position reports to the Director of Nursing and provides shift supervision to the Certified Nurse Aides.
- The position provides supervision to the Certified Nurse Aides, including performing and conducting the performance appraisals; reports personnel problems and concerns to the appropriate personnel and provides guidance and training to employees with less experience and may coordinate special projects as requested.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs a variety of para-professional nursing services toward meeting the daily and special needs of residents and in compliance with the nurse practices act.
- Responds to residents’ personal requests, satisfying authorized requests and reporting unusual or special requests to the appropriate personnel.
- Consults with and interprets policies for personnel, residents, relatives and others.
- Orders and administers medications as directed by the physician.
- Routinely observes and reports on the condition of residents.
- Provides residents with basic care and in helping maintain personal hygiene.
- Takes and records the resident’s body temperature, pulse and respiration rates, reporting unusual symptoms to the physician or supervising nurse.
- Administers enemas, irrigations, perineum care, lotion rubs, messages and first aid; changes dressings; lifts and ambulates residents and provides post mortem care.
- Assists in feeding the residents who cannot feed themselves, this may also include recording the food and fluid intake of the resident.
- Maintains a variety of medical charts and logs.
- Under direction of a registered nurse, administers injections.
- Sterilizes equipment and supplies.
- Assists the health team in the evaluation of the resident’s needs and implementation of treatment programs.
- Observes and helps maintain the resident’s room and equipment to ensure proper functioning and safety.
- Arranges and coordinates the services of other health care professionals.
- Attends and participates in daily report sessions and in-services training.
- May assist in the training of other para-professional nurses.
- Performs the work of subordinate personnel in emergency situations.
Other Duties as Assigned
VALUES
Commitment to Service. Employees meet the needs of constituents in a positive, engaged, respectful manner. We have a clear understanding of why our jobs are important and how we make a difference for our citizens. We are engaged in our work and focused on doing it to the best of our abilities.
Teamwork. Employees attain collective goals by building, maintaining, and leveraging internal and external collaboration. We strive to create a positive working atmosphere by recognizing the strengths of our coworkers and partners and put aside personal differences for the benefit of the organization and the people we serve.
Mutual Respect. Employees are open-minded and willing to listen respectfully to and incorporate alternative opinions to build dynamic solutions. We listen to understand and value everyone for what they contribute.
Innovative. Employees maintain a solution-focused perspective and think creatively to take advantage of opportunities, overcome constraints, and anticipate and address long-term needs.
Effectiveness. Employees accurately and thoroughly complete work to improve outcomes and produce the intended result.
Responsibility. Employees are accountable and fulfill their obligations in an open and transparent manner. We take our obligations seriously, make good decisions, and can be depended upon.
PHYSICAL ABILITES
Essential Physical Abilities
The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The work requires excessive standing, walking, and other physical exertion, including but not limited to reaching, kneeling, bending, twisting, squatting, pushing, and pulling. Position must be able to safely and correctly use nursing facility devices such as gait belts and mechanical equipment for lifting, pulling and turning residents who may range in weight from less than 80 pounds to over 300 pounds. Position must also be able to lift 10 to 20 pounds frequently, 20 to 50 pounds occasionally and rarely lift 50 to 100 pounds.
Working Conditions
Work is performed in a nursing facility, involving risk of infection or exposure to bodily fluids, which requires special safety precautions.
Salary : $30 - $38
