Licensed Practical Nurse Night Shift

SR COMPANIES LLC•Knoxville, TN

11d

About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse enhances and improves the SRIM experience by providing heartfelt care to residents and their families and demonstrating the organization’s Golden Rule. The role performs nursing procedures to support residents’ comfort and well-being, assists with admissions and activities of daily living as needed, administers prescribed medications, and supervises non-licensed nursing staff. The nurse also maintains resident documentation, follows healthcare-provider orders and applicable assisted-living regulations, and helps ensure a safe, clean, dignified, and caring environment. This position includes night-shift duties and requires accepting calls from staff during nights and weekends. The nurse communicates resident conditions and shift occurrences during handoffs, oversees controlled-substance counts and medication practices, responds to resident and family requests, and is considered essential personnel, particularly during emergencies. Supervisory duties include training, assigning and directing work, evaluating performance, and addressing complaints and problems.

Requirements

Valid state-specific nursing license.
High school diploma or GED and one to two years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals, and to present information and respond to questions effectively.
Ability to perform arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; compute rates, ratios, and percentages; and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to solve practical problems and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions.
Knowledge of word-processing software and electronic medical records.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regularly standing, walking, using hands, reaching, and talking or hearing; frequently stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; occasionally sitting, climbing, or balancing; and occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
Ability to perform the essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

Use sound decision-making and manage priorities.
Accept calls from staff during nights and weekends.
Meet with incoming and departing licensed practical nurses to discuss residents’ conditions and shift occurrences.
Ensure communications are clear, accurate, and timely.
Count controlled substances with the departing nurse and verify the count before accepting keys.
Check, order, and administer prescribed medications accurately; ensure correct dosages and do not pre-pour medications.
Understand medication interactions and side effects, and keep the medication cart locked.
Gather pertinent information and complete required forms when residents are admitted.
Complete and maintain ECC and LNS logs, service plans, progress notes, and monthly summaries, and follow healthcare-provider orders.
Assist with resident evaluations as needed and provide hands-on care as needed.
Work with the ADORS to review and investigate incident reports and recommend action and follow-up to the DORS or executive director.
Understand and follow assisted-living healthcare regulations and established emergency procedures.
Maintain a safe and secure environment, use safe working habits and good body mechanics, and help keep the environment clean and orderly.
Give nursing associates daily performance feedback and participate in their evaluations when requested by the DORS.
Ensure associates participate in resident activities listed on the activities calendar.
Respond promptly and courteously to requests for assistance from residents, families, and visitors.
Support a dignified and caring atmosphere and wear clean, appropriate dress in accordance with policy.
Comply with HIPAA regulations and serve as essential personnel, especially during emergencies.
Take initiative, seek information, offer suggestions and solutions, and take on special projects or other assigned duties.
Directly supervise Resident Services/Nursing Department employees, including training, planning and assigning work, directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, and addressing complaints and resolving problems.