What are the responsibilities and job description for the FT- LPN- Long Term Care position at Plymouth Harbor?
Provide professional, loving, compassionate nursing care to residents in our 60-bed skilled nursing facility. Lead your team of CNAs in a supportive way that inspires them to do their very best!
8 hour shifts, 40 hours a week, All shifts open.
Duties / Responsibilities
- Assist in the planning, development, organization, implementation, evaluation, and direction of assigned shifts' activities.
- Meet with administration, medical and nursing staff, and related departments in planning department services, programs, and activities.
- Assist in development, implementation, and maintenance of nursing objectives and standards.
- Assist in development, implementation, and coordination of departmental policies and procedures, resident care plans, nursing procedure manuals, and job descriptions.
- Ensure that departmental personnel, residents, and visitors follow established policies and procedures at all times.
- Be involved in the planning and implementation of recommendations by the Care Plan Team, RISK Committee, Utilization Review Committee, and Medicare Stand Up meetings.
- Ensure that documentation of residents' daily medical record is accurate, comprehensive, and timely.
- Receive, document, and implement physicians' orders in an accurate and timely manner.
- Coordinate admit and discharge of residents to and from the Smith Care Center.
- Ensure timely response to resident requests / call lights.
- Coordinate Home Care services and Smith Care Center services as indicated.
- Ensure the proper recording and accurate count of schedule drugs at all times.
- Ensure security of locked Smith Care Center areas; monitor that only authorized staff is in possession of Smith Care Center keys.
- Ensure accurate and comprehensive reporting of resident condition via shift-to-shift reporting.
- Interpret departmental policies and procedures to personnel, residents, visitors, and family members.
- Visit each resident at least once during a shift to ensure appropriate care is being rendered and act accordingly.
- Ensure that Residents' Bill of Rights is followed at all times.
- Ensure that residents have a clean, safe, orderly, and comfortable environment.
- Assist in the development of and participate in programs designed for in-service education. Monitor orientation for unlicensed new hires. Orient licensed new hires.
- Establish and maintain rapport with the medical profession and other health related facilities and organizations.
- Assist in identifying departmental problems and subsequent resolutions.
- Make recommendations to the Director of Health Services regarding staffing, improvement of services, and potential problem areas.
- Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of resident care plans and resident assessments.
- Perform administrative duties as required by departmental policies and procedures and report to the Director of Health Services.
- Assist in coordinating transportation to other health care facilities and individuals as indicated.
- Participate in departmental projects and studies as assigned.
- Coordinate health services, i.e., admissions, discharges, etc.
- Ensure that a stock level of medications, medical supplies, equipment, and other supplies is maintained.
- Inspect nursing care service areas and practices regularly to ensure compliance with current applicable regulations.
- Cooperate with resident's physician in planning nursing care; periodically reviewing and updating care plans with MDS Coordinator.
- Complete medical forms according to departmental policies and procedures.
- Notify the resident's attending / alternate physician, family, or guardian, of any change in condition, accident, or incident according to established facility policy.
- In cases of death, implement arrangements according to resident's, families, or guardian's wishes and in compliance with facility policy.
- Evaluate emergencies, determine emergency measures to be used, and notify the Director of Health Services of the emergency.
- Assist in the standardization of methods in which work will be accomplished.
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