Assisted Living Nurse Lead - LVN

Buckner•Fort Worth, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assisted Living Nurse Lead LVN provides nursing care and clinical oversight to residents, helping ensure care meets Buckner quality, service, and hospitality standards. The role includes resident assessment and monitoring, medication management, coordination with physicians and pharmacists, maintenance of clinical records, support for Assisted Living and Memory Care, and communication with residents’ families. The Nurse Lead also helps guide daily staff work, supports staff training and compliance, contributes to nursing-services planning, and provides on-call backup to the community.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, plus one to two years of college or vocational school.
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current Texas licensure as a licensed vocational nurse (LVN).
Ability to complete or meet training and certification requirements established by TCSLC, Buckner, and the State of Texas.
Proficient working knowledge of safe nursing theory and practice, including drugs and biological, physical, social, and medical sciences and their application.
Working knowledge of infection control, universal precautions, and OSHA standards.
Proficient working knowledge of methods for providing in-service instruction to nursing and auxiliary personnel and demonstrating patient-care techniques.
Professional aptitude and comprehension of medical diagnoses, procedures, and accepted medical treatment patterns.
Proficient working knowledge of procedures and techniques for administering physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
Proficient working knowledge of medications and possible side effects.
Ability to use up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds frequently, and/or 20 pounds continuously to move food-service and preparation equipment and other objects.
Ability to walk and stand for prolonged periods and to turn, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, stand, and walk for over 75% of the shift.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in long-term care.

Responsibilities

Perform timely, accurate resident assessments, report findings to a supervisor, and document them in resident records.
Monitor compliance with resident care plans and administer or supervise physician-prescribed care.
Participate in physician visits and document visits and orders in resident charts.
Oversee medication management, check medication administration records for accuracy, administer prescribed medications, coordinate with the consultant pharmacist, and manage pharmacy reorders.
Make daily rounds to observe resident status, service delivery, meal service, and quality of care; communicate successes and improvement opportunities to staff and model expected behaviors.
Maintain knowledge of and comply with applicable licensing requirements; meet regularly with managers to review resident care and ensure timely, compliant medical-record charting.
Assist leadership with strategic planning and direction for nursing services, evaluate results, identify and implement improvements, and measure performance against objectives.
Administer intramuscular and subcutaneous injections, perform in-house testing, and take and record vital signs.
Help maintain current health plans and document acute episodes or significant changes in resident status.
Participate in investigations following allegations of inappropriate staff behavior and help associates develop action plans and skills, including 5STARS behaviors.
Provide care and support in Assisted Living and Memory Care as needed, including processing admissions, blood sugar monitoring, insulin administration, and narcotics administration.
Communicate with families about residents’ conditions and community events, and respond professionally to questions or concerns.
Help create staff work schedules, assign duties during shifts, and direct daily work.
Provide on-call backup and respond to calls for assistance when off duty and away from the community.
Maintain confidentiality of HIPAA-protected resident and staff information.
Complete and ensure prompt, accurate incident reports.
Meet with the director and participate in staff meetings to support staff performance and compliance with Buckner and regulatory requirements.
Provide or ensure staff CPR/BLS training and maintain current certifications.
Provide in-service training, monitor staff training compliance in Dayforce, and promptly address non-compliance with leadership and staff.
Receive or place calls to physicians, follow through on orders, inform appropriate staff, and document orders promptly and accurately.
Supervise and directly manage the accurate preparation and administration of prescribed medications.
Order newly prescribed medications from the pharmacy and administer and document the initial dose.
Serve as liaison between the community and physicians regarding resident health, changes in condition, medication management, and other pertinent information.
Order and maintain nursing supplies and monitor the medication room, cart, and refrigerator for compliance with Buckner standards.
Conduct detailed evaluations of assigned residents and document resident condition, medication administration, physician orders, and other clinical matters in accordance with community policies and regulatory requirements.
Recognize significant changes in residents’ conditions and take appropriate action.