Licensed Practical Nurse (Lpn) - Assisted Living - Full-Time 3Rd Shift

Position Summary:

Supervise nursing staff in accordance with facility policy and assume responsibility for the Assisted Living in the absence of the Director. Overall administration and supervision of both units including; ensuring quality care; training and supervision of professional and support personnel; disciplining and/or termination of unit personnel with guidance of human resources; administering personal hygienic, preventative, therapeutic and rehabilitation services to residents and assists in the coordination of nursing care provided by other disciplines.

Essential Functions:

• Regular and punctual attendance

• Manage nursing units which includes ensuring daily work assignments are completed, supervise the delivery of quality resident care

• Communicate to Director changes in resident conditions, staffing issues or changes, concerns regarding personnel issues, transportation conflicts, etc.

• Assist nurses in completion of tasks including medication administration, treatments, occurrences, managing staff, communication to families, etc. in order to effectively time manage and prevent overtime.

• Round with physicians, share information necessary for care of residents, transcribe and implemented, ensure orders are signed.

• Monitor faxes and communications to physicians; assure that orders are signed promptly according to policy.

• Monitor completion of physician orders such as obtaining urine or stool samples.

• Assure compliance with appropriate activities on Lakeside and give instructions to staff as needed.

• Keeps units clean, hazard free and deals appropriately with emergencies.

• Identifies and anticipates the needs of residents and staff and provide intervention as appropriate.

• Maintains weekly charting on residents receiving skilled nursing care as required by ODH.

• Orient new admissions to unit and insure that all systems are operation for the care and comfort of the resident.

• Participates in the hiring, evaluation and termination process of personnel.

• Train, supervises and provides ongoing in-service education to personnel, monitor staff attendance at monthly mandatory in-services.

• Administer corrective action when policies are broken.

• Assists nurse and unit personnel in interpreting and planning assignments and in executing difficult assignments.

• Attends supervisory/managerial meetings, conferences and staff meetings.

• Maintains confidentiality with regard to resident and employee records and other management information received.

• Maintains and responsible for the proper use, care and treatment of unit equipment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Graduate from an accredited school of practical nursing and currently licensed/registered with the Ohio State Board of Nursing to practice.

• Must be or become familiar with organization, functions, policies and procedures and state regulations as they relate to nursing services and Assisted Living rules.

• Must be committed to the standards of gerontological nursing and be licensed to administer medications according to state laws and have current CPR certification.