Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

LPN Medication Nurse

Join our nursing services team as an LPN Medication Nurse. This position involves supervising the day-to-day nursing activities of the facility to ensure the highest degree of quality care is always maintained.

Job Description

• Supervise the day-to-day nursing activities of the facility in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards.
• Exercise supervisory authority even when RN supervisors are on duty and use discretion and independent judgment to ensure proper discipline and productivity.
• Provide quality care to enhance the quality of life for residents.

Requirements

• Must be a Licensed Practical Nurse in good standing and currently licensed by the State of Alabama.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must speak and understand English.
• Must be able to supervise and instruct others.
• Patience, tact, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude toward the elderly.
• Ability to communicate with residents, families, personnel, and support agencies.
• Ability to remain calm under stress.

Benefits

• Family atmosphere.
• Competitive wages.
• PTO starts accruing day one.
• Competitive shift differential.
• Strong 401k program.
• Low-cost health, dental, and vision insurance that is affordable.
• $15,000 life insurance policy provided free for all employees.
• Additional insurance policies available through company partners.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• CNA program.

Administrative Functions

• Direct the day-to-day functions of nursing assistants and room attendants.
• Complete and maintain medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charts, etc.
• Transfer and discharge residents.
• Ensure nursing personnel provides proper resident care and performs their duties in accordance with written policies and procedures.
• Participate in periodical reviews of residents' charts.
• Participate in surveys and inspections by government agencies.
• Interpret policies and procedures to personnel, residents, families, and visitors.
• Report promptly to social services all complaints or grievances stated by residents or resident family members.
• Supervise non-licensed nursing staff's charting activities to ensure the records are complete and accurate.
• Participate in reviewing and evaluating staffing requirements.
• Record nursing personnel's absenteeism/failure to report.
• Make daily changes in staff schedule as indicated by absence or illness and obtain replacements where needed.
• Make compliance rounds every shift and place them in the book(s) kept by each unit.
• Ensure that personnel, residents, and visitors follow established policies and procedures.
• Assist in orientation of new nursing personnel.

Nursing Functions

• Administer professional services and provide direct nursing care as necessary.
• Report to nursing staff new/re-admissions, resident status changes, resident transfers.
• Ensure that rooms are ready for new/readmits and staff greets the resident upon arrival.
• Report all behavior changes/problems to the Director of Nursing (DON) and social services.
• Make rounds on all residents to observe and evaluate for changes in resident physical and emotional status.
• Consult with residents' physicians regarding care, treatment, diagnostic and therapeutic services, and notify physicians of an accident/incident involving a resident, changes in condition, or when a resident expires.
• Make rounds with physicians if requested.
• Monitor and check food brought into the facility by families and visitors to ensure that it is within the resident's dietary allowances.
• Notify sponsors of changes in resident's condition, accident/incidents, diagnostic and therapeutic services, and resident's death.
• Complete forms and chart all accidents/incidents involving residents or employees and submit as required by policies and procedures.
• Assist with arranging transportation for residents that are discharged or require emergency evaluation by a physician or other services that cannot be performed in the facility.
• Ensure post-mortem policies and procedures are followed and arrange for transportation to the funeral home.
• Review medication administration records, physician orders, treatment orders, diabetic flow sheets, and Coumadin flow sheets for completeness, accuracy, and adherence.
• Perform wound care as necessary.
• Perform tube feedings/and assist residents during meal times as necessary.
• Perform medication pass as necessary. Verify residents' identities to ensure that prescribed medications are administered to the proper residents.
• Count narcotics at the end/beginning of shift to ensure narcotic records are accurate. Notify the DON of all drug and narcotic discrepancies.
• Ensure proper disposal of drugs and narcotics per facility protocol.
• Order prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment as necessary per physician's orders.
• Sign, date, time, and perform all routine charting and record keeping in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Complete all required documentation following accidents/incidents involving residents/employees and submit according to policy and procedure.
• Properly record and process all verbal, telephone, faxed, and written physician's orders to residents' charts, MAR, and TARs.
• Communicate diet changes with dietary (using dietary communication forms), giving dietary the white copy and placing yellow copy in the physician's orders.
• Communicate all discrepancies noted concerning physician's orders, diet orders, omitted medications, charting errors, etc.
• Assist the care plan team in identifying all nursing/medical goals and needs of each resident to provide and implement a comprehensive care plan.
• Ensure all nursing personnel are aware of the care plan for each resident.

Quality Assurance Functions

• Attend appropriate nursing staff meetings.
• Participate in the Quality Assurance Committee and in other subcommittees as deemed necessary by the administrative staff.
• Follow hand sanitizing, PPE, and universal precautions guidelines.
• Maintain professional competence through attendance and participation in continuing education programs, seminars, and professional activities.

Residents Rights Functions

• Treat residents with kindness, dignity, and respect.
• Know and comply with residents' rights.
• Help the residents exercise and/or protect their rights.
• Help ensure that resident complaints are addressed. Document and report all resident complaints and grievances according to facility policy.

HIPAA

• Follow and adhere to facility's policies and procedures implementing HIPAA requirements for the privacy and security of protected health information.
• Protect privacy and confidentiality of information pertaining to the resident, employee, residence, facility information, and records.
• Use and/or disclose only the minimum amount of protected health information necessary to complete assigned tasks.
• Report all suspected violations of company’s HIPAA policies or procedures to the administrator.

Infection Control

• Follow infection control standards, policies, and procedures.
• Follow hand sanitizing guidelines.

Equipment and Supply Functions

• Keep an inventory of equipment, material, and supplies needed for resident care.
• Make periodic inspections of supplies and equipment to ensure that adequate levels are maintained and that supplies are available.
• Report needs to the DON or ADON.
• Request repairs for office equipment as necessary.

Safety

• Know and follow facility rules.
• Demonstrate proper use of equipment.
• Report equipment needs or repairs.
• Follow facility smoking policies.
• Report and document any incidents or accidents of resident, staff or visitor in accordance with facility policy and procedure.
• Maintain a safe and secure working environment and practice safe working habits.