Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

CHR Consulting Services Inc•Uniontown, PA

21d•Onsite

About The Position

Lafayette Manor, Inc is a skilled nursing facility located in Uniontown PA. We are committed to providing exceptional nursing care to both long-term and short-term patients. We strive to provide a culture that prioritizes teamwork and a positive work environment. We currently have 1 LPN position open from 7pm-7am (Baylor) with 4-dollar shift differential.

Requirements

Valid Pennsylvania Practical Nurse License or temporary permit.

Responsibilities

Observes residents, charting and reporting changes in residents’ conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action in accordance with the Facility’s policies and procedures.
Administers prescribed medications, treatments, and therapy under the supervision of licensed staff and cites times and amounts in residents’ records.
Makes resident rounds, checking and observing care rendered by staff, and promptly answers residents’ calls regardless of assignment.
Supervises Nursing Assistants and provides them with orientation, training, and ongoing guidance and support.
Provides basic resident care and treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, performing catheterizations, measuring and recording vital signs, helping residents to eat, drink, toilet, stand or walk, and assisting them in maintaining personal hygiene and bathing.