What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wellness Nurse LPN Windrose at Weymouth Assisted Living position at HallKeen Assisted Living Communities LLC?
Job Title: Wellness Care Nurse LPN
Location: Windrose at Weymouth Assisted Living Memory Care Weymouth, MA 02190
Hours: Full Time
Job Description:
The Resident Care Nurse is responsible for assisting the Resident Care Director with the overall implementation, delivery and coordination of Resident Care services at the Community. The Nurse will also assist in administering the medication management program.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The following essential functions are the fundamental job duties of the position to be completed with or without appropriate reasonable accommodation.
- Administer medications to residents following the polices and procedures of the Limited Medication Administration program.
- Assist residents with activities of daily living. Maintain positive relations with residents, families and physicians.
- Report any significant incidents and/or changes in a resident’s needs to the Executive Director/Resident Care Director.
- Assist in the completion of resident assessments and services plans.
- Assist in the training of assisted living staff and participate in orientation of new staff.
- Attend and participate in scheduled in-service programs, training programs and staff meetings.
- Assist with scheduling and staffing of resident care assistants
- May perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Registered Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse with a current license in good standing.
- Certification or licensed per state guidelines.
- Must successfully complete all HallKeen Community specified training programs.
- Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Able to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Able to work various schedules and shifts as needed.
Required Behavior:
- Appearance is neat, clean, and according to dress code.
- Able to demonstrate a high level of service delivery; does what is necessary to ensure customer satisfaction; deals with service failures and prioritizes customer needs.
- Able to clearly present information through the spoken word; read and interpret complex information; talk with residents, family members and customers; listen well.
- Able to communicate with others in a warm and helpful manner while simultaneously building credibility and rapport.
- Able to work cooperatively with a group of people to achieve goals and objectives.
- Able to be tactful; maintain confidences, and foster an ethical work environment; prevent inappropriate behavior by coworkers; give proper credit to others; handle all situations honestly.
- Able to keep an open mind and change opinions on the basis of new information; perform a variety tasks and change focus quickly as demands change; manage transitions effectively from task to task; adapt to varying customer needs.
Physical Demands:
- Physically able to move at least 50 lbs. without assistance.
- Physically able to bend, reach, and work in small areas.
- Physically able to push and pull equipment and furnishings.
- Physically able to stand for long periods of time.
Benefits:
Full time position offers a competitive benefit program to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, Home and Auto Discount program, Vendor Discount Program, 401(k) with matching contribution, Accrued Vacation, Sick, and Personal time and Paid Holiday Benefit. Employee referral bonus, and resident referral bonus.
