What are the responsibilities and job description for the LPN Supervisor - Assisted Living Memory Care position at ROCHESTER PRESBYTERIAN HOME INC?
Location: Homestead Memory Care - Rochester, NY
Status: Full Time, Part Time
Shift: Day, Evening- All candidates must be willing to work rotating weekends and rotating holidays
Position Requirements: 1-2 years of elder care or direct care experience. NYS Nursing Licensure (LPN) in good standing required.
$500 SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE!
RPH is looking for LPN Supervisor candidates who are passionate about caring for elders in a memory care setting. Responsibilities include but are not limited to; Medication monitoring and administration, acting as clinical lead to staff, assistance in case management and care planning and oversight, personal care assistance as needed, meal planning and enrichment recreation as needed.
Ideal candidates SMILE OFTEN, have a positive attitude, are self-directed, team spirited and share a deep respect and affection for Elders.
The Rochester Presbyterian Home in Rochester, NY has been serving Elders for over 90 years. RPH also manages RPH-East Memory Care Residences at Creekstone in Fairport, NY and RPH West Memory Care Residences at Cottage Grove in North Chili, NY.
These residences are unique assisted living communities – one of the first of its kind in New York State. They are designed to provide the latest in long term care for persons with early to mid-stage dementia. Each of the charming farmhouse-style homes have no long corridors, nurse stations or medication carts – just a warm, welcoming environment where residents can thrive in mind, body and spirit nurtured by the comforts and routines of home and family.
The Rochester Presbyterian Home was selected as a Rochester Top Workplace by the Democrat and Chronicle and has been serving Elders for over 90 years.
Current employees’ comments on what you can expect if you join the RPH family: Fun!, Respect!, commitment to our Elders!, Love and care, Families! Team work!, Safe and Secure!
Together with the people who live here, their families and our community, we are committed to nurturing the human mind, body and spirit. We are dedicated to creating a human habitat that revolves around plants, animals and people of all ages AND everyone has the opportunity to experience JOY, MEANING and FULFILLMENT.
If this sounds like the best place on earth to work, take a closer look at what else we offer: competitive wages, comprehensive employee benefits and other incentives all in an environment of mutual respect and acceptance, where we smile, laugh and make our work rewarding and fun.
The LPN Supervisor assists in implementing and evaluating health and personal care services for RPH elders in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards and regulations and RPH policies and procedures to ensure that the physical, emotional, and social needs of the elders are met and maintained on an individual basis. RPH serves elders with memory impairment and is licensed and certified by the NYS DOH to provide ALR, SNALR, EALR levels of care. The LPN Supervisor serves as a member of the interdisciplinary team and is (or will be) specifically trained in the supportive care of persons with memory impairment, dementia, and other age-related diagnoses to effectively implement elders’ individualized wellness care plans.
Essential Job Functions: Elder Care
- Deliver health care and personal care services to elders with memory impairment and act in a leadership position to guide and coach Care staff in service delivery.
- Supervise, provide assistance and oversite with medication management and administer routine and prn medications including diabetic management, insulin injections and blood glucose tests in compliance with nursing standards and NYS regulations.
- Assist care coordinator in ensuring that medical appointments, specialty consults and discharge summaries are followed up, communicated and documented in the medical record.
- Set-up medical record upon new admission; medication list, MAR, admission note, service delivery record, etc.
- Review medication records on a monthly and as needed basis to ensure that all new orders have been carried over and transcribed accurately.
- Participate in resident/family meetings to help create and revise wellness plans. Participate in meetings to evaluate elders’ needs and progress. Communicate with Shahbaz/Care Partners and ensure that they are knowledgeable of elders’ wellness plans and using these plans to direct daily care.
- Document medical and personal care services provided.
- Communicate changes in resident condition/orders through 24-hour report to Case manager.
- Facilitate huddles with nursing and direct caregivers on a daily basis to evaluate and communicate elder’s needs and progress.
- Communicate service delivery and elder response to care to the RN and MD.
- Communicate with colleagues to ensure elder care is seamless and effective.
- Make daily rounds on all floors to ensure household roles are completed. Assist as needed.
- Document resident incidents, assist in investigations analyze for root cause and implement interventions to prevent reoccurrence.
- Be knowledgeable of DOH regulations and ensure compliance.
- Create and maintain a warm atmosphere of positivity and calmness. Ensure residents are treated with dignity and respect and that resident rights are maintained.
- Coach care partners to engage with elders in elder-directed daily routines and assist with both scheduled and spontaneous engagement activities. Encourage elder participation in social/emotional and physical activities as appropriate.
- Dine with the elders as often as possible.
Essential Job Functions: Leadership
- Oversee compliance with written policies and procedures in accordance with RPH, federal and state regulations.
- Ensure that work areas are kept in a clean, safe, and sanitary state. Ensure elder’s rooms are clean/neat and in compliance with regulatory and RPH standards.
- Take a lead role in welcoming and orienting/training new staff. Provide coaching and guide care staff as needed. Provide praise and recognition for a job well done. Foster positive interpersonal relationships
- Investigate complaints and grievances made by elders or families and communicate to leadership.
- Provide written and/or verbal reports and updates to the RN or Administrator as required.
- Participate in survey process (inspections) made by authorized government agencies.
- Be prepared to handle emergencies as they arise and take on-call responsibility as assigned.
Requirements:
- NYS license as a licensed professional nurse (LPN) in good standing. Must adhere to the Nurse’s Code of Ethical Practice and Conduct and practice under the scope authorized by the Nurse License.
- Have 1-2 years’ experience in long-term care, assisted living community or ALR homecare setting working with older adults. One year in a management or supervisory capacity.
- Able to assess psychosocial needs, work with colleagues to determine care needs and communicate factually and reliably to a variety of professionals and family members.
- Able to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team. Possess ability to make mature, independent decisions in a timely manner.
- Be proactive, take initiative, resolve problems, follow through and manage multiple priorities and work well under pressure.
- Possess interpersonal and communication skills to communicate tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government regulators and the public.
- Be a quick learner, empathetic, compassionate, and savvy with ability to preserve the dignity and self-image of residents in their presence and a desire to achieve goals to make a difference in the lives of others.
- Ability to work flexible hours to meet deadlines, including evenings and weekends.
- Ability to maintain confidential information.
- Valid driver’s license
Disclaimer
The duties listed in this job description are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not an all-inclusive summary of job duties and responsibilities. The omission of specific statements or duties and responsibilities does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by RPH as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.
The Rochester Presbyterian Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We work to ensure that no employee or potential employee is denied equal opportunity because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.
