Floor RN/LPN

Indiana Fitness Works Inc.•Columbus, IN

10d•$35 - $56•Onsite

About The Position

The Floor RN/LPN is responsible for the total care of assigned residents on a nursing unit and for supervising direct-care staff to ensure residents’ needs are met. The role includes assessing residents, administering and documenting medications and treatments, updating care plans, maintaining accurate medical and narcotic records, communicating with medical providers and nursing management, and coordinating care with other facility services. The nurse supports residents’ dignity, safety, hygiene, hydration, mobility, socialization, and overall well-being while following facility and state policies. The position is based at Willow Crossing Health & Rehabilitation. The stated pay range is $35–$56.50 per hour, depending on nursing license, experience, and shift. Available shifts are 6 a.m.–2 p.m., 2 p.m.–10 p.m., and 10 p.m.–6 a.m. The employee must be able to work every other weekend.

Requirements

Graduate of a School of Nursing.
Current nursing license in good standing from the State of Indiana.
Knowledge of nursing skills and practices.
Possess a health certificate or examination as required by State agencies.
Ability to move throughout the facility most of the day and perform moderate to heavy lifting at times.
Ability to maintain a professional attitude, including confidentiality, concern for others, cooperation, and conscientious use of time.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
Ability to organize, communicate with, and lead people with varied levels of experience and training.
Integrity, leadership qualities, interest in working with people, and enthusiasm for nursing.
Understanding, patience, and tact when dealing with residents, families, visitors, and employees.
Ability to maintain good working relationships with employees, physicians, and other medically related staff.
Alertness and skill in recognizing and identifying resident symptoms, and resourcefulness in emergency situations.
Ability to read and write in English and communicate with residents, families, personnel, and support agencies.
Ability to remain calm under stress.
Ability to bend, lift, walk, grasp, and perform fine hand coordination; ability to distinguish smells, tastes, temperatures, and colors; and ability to hear and respond to pages.
Ability to work every other weekend.

Responsibilities

Provide total care to assigned residents and supervise direct-care staff to ensure residents’ needs are met.
Ensure restorative nursing care measures are performed as indicated and ordered.
Protect residents’ self-respect, personal dignity, and physical safety.
Communicate with nursing management about unit conditions and concerns involving staff, residents, and visitors.
Explain treatment goals and expectations to residents and their families or representatives and seek their feedback and cooperation.
Supervise and manage personnel on assigned hall or unit.
Verify that medical records are properly maintained and updated.
Review staff assignments to ensure duties match staff members’ abilities, training, and scope of practice.
Assist and instruct nursing staff in special treatments and nursing care.
Ensure ordered treatments are completed and that lab work and x-rays are performed as ordered, with results reported to physicians promptly.
Make rounds with physicians and assist with examinations as indicated.
Assess residents on admission and when concerns, problems, or changes in condition arise; take necessary action, including emergency measures.
Initiate and update resident nursing care plans and participate in interdisciplinary care plan conferences as requested or assigned.
Secure narcotics and controlled substances; count narcotics at the beginning and end of each shift and maintain accurate records.
Keep unit supplies stocked according to facility practice.
Assist staff in providing direct resident nursing care.
Assist with resident discharge planning, provide instruction to residents and families or representatives, and assess their understanding.
Receive report from the off-going charge nurse and give a thorough report to the on-coming nurse at shift change.
Make rounds on all residents, paying particular attention to those needing increased monitoring.
Administer and document medications at appropriate times.
Notify medical providers as necessary regarding orders and visits; report signs and symptoms of disease or complications.
Gather information from staff about resident care problems and needs, including turning and positioning and intake and output.
Complete charting and documentation according to the facility schedule, including unusual events, changes in condition, and treatments.
Support resident hygiene, hydration, normal elimination and sleep patterns, range of motion, infection control, accident and abuse prevention, socialization, self-esteem, dignity, and maximum functioning.
Assist residents in psychosocially accepting their limitations.
Assist in evaluating supervised nursing staff.
Coordinate nursing services with Dietary, Social Services, Activities, Physical Therapy, and other services.
Participate in mandatory in-service training and inform nursing staff about facility policies and procedures as indicated.
Draw blood for laboratory work as ordered, if applicable under facility policy.
Assist with orientation of new employees on the unit or hall as necessary.
Maintain a clean and safe environment for residents and staff and follow facility safety and infection-control policies.
Maintain confidentiality of resident information.
Observe new admission orders, new orders, incident reports, and memos to support timely care and implementation of interventions.
Make rounds to supervise meal service and observe residents while eating; offer substitutes when a resident does not accept a meal and monitor compliance with ordered diets.
Monitor utility, linen, and shower rooms for order and cleanliness.
Perform other duties as assigned.