Licensed Practical Nurse - Weekends

Episcopal SeniorLife Communities•Rochester, NY

1d•$29 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse is responsible for resident care activities under the direction of a Professional Registered Nurse. This role involves ensuring the supervision and care of residents, monitoring their physical, emotional, social, and cognitive functioning, and coordinating with physicians and families regarding resident status and care needs. The position also includes administrative tasks such as maintaining nursing records, managing medication, and potentially supervising resident care assistants.

Requirements

Current NY state Practical Nurse Licensure.
Minimum one year clinical experience, preferably in gerontology.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Must have effective social and communication skills, need to be flexible and willing to adapt to change.
Ability to interact courteously and tactfully with staff, residents, family members, visitors, vendors, and the general public.
Adult CPR Certified.

Responsibilities

Assure supervision of residents at all times.
Provide encouragement of residents in performing activities of daily living and assign appropriate staff to meet the care needs of the residents as needed.
Monitor physical, emotional, social and cognitive functioning levels of residents.
Work with team to arrange transfer to another care level if needed.
Keep the physician and families updated on changes in the resident status and ensure the physician instructions regarding care are met.
Assist the resident care director in reviewing all medical information.
Review all DOH 3122s to ensure accuracy.
Keep resident care director updated on medication changes when needed.
Assess each resident’s health and functional abilities.
Communicate with residents and families regarding health status.
Work with residents’ primary physicians to coordinate care needs and medical orders.
Maintain all resident nursing records as required.
Maintain resident confidentiality.
Assign and direct all resident care in absence of resident care coordinator.
Develop schedule for all nursing staff to ensure staffing coverage at all times.
Supervise resident care assistants to ensure accurate medication administration & care needs are met for residents.
Assume responsibility for proper storage of all medications not kept by the residents.
Maintain Optimus eMAR & task list per MD orders, DOH 3122, FA & ISP.
Phone in refills for residents on med-assist program and notify resident’s family if they pick up refills.
Monitor Optimus exception reports to ensure proper medication administration.
Assist resident care director with discipline of RCAs as needed.
Complete monthly medication review with residents who self-manage medications.
Provide resident teaching re: medication and medical equipment as needed.
Communicate all pertinent information to other staff.
May be assigned on-call duty on a rotational basis to handle resident and program emergencies as needed.
Conduct in-service training for resident care assistants as needed & offer continuous Optimus training & support to RCAs.
Assist resident care coordinator with in-service training as needed.
Ensure that resident care assistants follow policies and procedures.
Participate in quality assurance process.
Conduct audits regarding nursing program as needed.