Assisted Living LPN (5:45am-2:15pm Monday through Friday)

Ave Maria Home • Bartlett, TN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position involves providing nursing care in an assisted living setting. The LPN will be responsible for dispensing medications and treatments, maintaining accurate patient records, making nursing care assignments, and supervising patient care. A key aspect of the role is ensuring a safe and orderly environment for patients and staff, including familiarity with emergency plans. The job requires comprehensive knowledge of nursing theory and practice, including pharmacology and patient care sciences. The LPN must be able to instruct and supervise auxiliary personnel and demonstrate patient care techniques. Familiarity with the organization's policies and procedures is also necessary. The role demands good physical and mental health, dexterity, and the ability to detect changes in patient conditions through sight and hearing. Special demands include tact in dealing with geriatric patients and their families, clear communication with physicians, good memory for details, initiative, judgment, and the ability to maintain positive working relationships with colleagues. The working environment is well-lit and ventilated, but may involve exposure to minor injuries, communicable diseases, and physical strains from moving patients or equipment, or potential injury from patients.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing
• Current registration with State Board of Examiners
• Current Health Card
• LPN (Required)
• BLS Certification (Required)
• Good physical and mental health
• Finger and hand dexterity to handle and manipulate instruments and equipment
• Visual and aural acuity to detect changes in patient’s condition
• Understanding patients
• Tact in dealing with the geriatric patient and their families
• Competently able to inform Doctor of record of patient’s condition, as needed
• Memory for details
• Initiative and judgment in determining needs of her/his patients
• The Ability to maintain good working relationship with other staff members
• Ability to relocate to Bartlett, TN 38134 before starting work (Required)

Nice To Haves

• Experience in geriatrics helpful
• LVN (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Dispensing of medications and treatments as ordered by physician of record.
• Noting if said medications are of correct dosage, strength labeled and if supply is adequate.
• Maintain correct records of medications and treatments.
• Making notes of all pertinent information regarding condition of patient on nurse’s notes.
• Make nursing care assignments and check to assure said assignments are carried out.
• Instruct and supervise patient care as needed.
• Maintain clean and orderly safe environment for patients and staff under her supervision.
• Orientation to nursing home fire and emergency plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree