LPN Personal Care

Fairmount Homes, Inc•Ephrata, PA

12h•$32 - $34•Onsite

About The Position

Fairmount Homes is a five-star rated facility seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) / Charge Nurse for its Personal Care / Assisted Living neighborhood. This role involves supporting elderly residents transitioning from independent living to assisted care, upholding the facility's caring culture where residents are treated with dignity and respect. The position offers PRN hours with a requirement of two 8-hour shifts per month.

Requirements

Currently licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Responsibilities

Accounts for narcotics for the assigned neighborhoods.
Receives report from previous shift’s charge nurse for assigned neighborhoods and gives same to subsequent shift’s Charge Nurse. Notifies Resident Assistants of any unusual or additional care needed for residents assigned to them.
Administers medications and completes treatments per physician’s orders following the Pharmacy Policy and Procedure Manual.
Makes rounds, checking all residents. Completes nursing documentation on resident’s records (i.e. progress notes, flow sheets, monthly summaries, etc.).
Assigns additional duties to Resident Assistants (i.e. weekly supply orders and PRN, cleaning chores, etc.).
Assists with resident assessments, admissions, discharges, transfers and deaths.
Receives written, faxed and verbal orders per facility policy.
Maintains safety and infection control standards following the regulations of the State and Federal regulatory agencies.
Initiates Incident and Accident reports per policy.
Keeps Director of Personal Care informed of status of residents including all incidents and accidents.
Supervises Resident Assistants and requires accountability to comply with the facilities policies and procedures.
Responsible for attending mandatory meetings.
Adheres to Corporate Compliance Plan.
Complies with HIPAA Privacy standards.
Completes additional tasks as required to ensure that the highest quality care is maintained.