Licensed Practical Nurse

COMMONWEALTH CARE OF ROANOKE•Sterling, VA

6d•$30 - $37•Onsite

About The Position

The LPN provides direct primary nursing care to residents and supervises the care provided by certified nursing assistants. The role involves keeping administrative nursing staff informed on personnel development, providing feedback to Nurse Managers regarding the performance of nursing assistants, and participating in committees as assigned. The LPN demonstrates the ability to address service concerns and follow up timely for resolution, supporting the facility’s Service Excellence Initiative. This position effectively supervises and directs licensed and non-licensed nursing personnel, and is responsible for developing CNA resident care assignments and other duties as needed before each shift. The LPN promotes and maintains positive and collaborative working relationships with physicians, physician-extenders, lab, diagnostic personnel, pharmacy, nursing personnel, other departments, residents, families, and visitors. Key responsibilities include observing residents daily, reporting significant changes in resident condition to the physician, completing routine nursing documentation accurately and timely, and administering medications using the five rights of medication administration while adhering to infection prevention and control practices. The LPN also provides and receives shift reports, implements pharmacy processes, performs physical assessments, and provides wound care. They assist in the development and updating of the residents’ plan of care, participate in rounds with healthcare personnel, review orders and reports, and communicate with family members. The LPN completes accident/incident reports, notifies physicians and families of incidents, and performs various nursing skills such as phlebotomy, IV therapy, wound care, medication administration, catheter insertion, tube feeding management, oxygen administration, tracheostomy care, airway management, and physical/skin assessments. They communicate staffing problems and needs, report service and unit concerns, receive and provide end-of-shift reports, assist with resident admissions, transfers, and discharges, and report maintenance and housekeeping needs. Accurate narcotic record maintenance and validation are also required.

Requirements

Current LPN license in good standing with the Virginia Department of Health Professions.
Current CPR Healthcare Provider certification.
Demonstrates excellent clinical, customer service and leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience as a LPN, preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides direct primary nursing care to residents.
Supervises the care provided by certified nursing assistants.
Keeps administrative nursing staff informed on personnel development.
Provides feedback to Nurse Managers regarding performance of nursing assistance.
Participates in committees as assigned.
Demonstrates ability to address service concerns and follow up timely for resolution.
Supports all efforts through the facility’s Service Excellence Initiative.
Effectively supervises and directs licensed and non-licensed nursing personnel.
Responsible for developing CNA’s resident care assignment and other duties as needed, prior to the beginning of each shift.
Promotes and maintains positive and collaborative working relationship with physicians, physician-extenders (NPs or PAs), lab, diagnostic personnel, and pharmacy to ensure proper and safe care of residents.
Promotes and maintains positive and collaborative working relationship with nursing personnel, other departments, residents, families, and visitors.
Observes residents daily.
Reports any significant change of resident's condition to the physician.
Completes routine nursing documentation for assigned resident.
Monitors to ensure that nursing care documentation is accurate, concise, and timely.
Administers and documents medications using the five rights of medication administration, while adhering to the principles of infection prevention and control practices.
Provides and/or receives shift report specific to changes or concerns regarding residents to oncoming and off going shift.
Implements pharmacy processes regarding ordering/reordering of medications, utilizing STAT/Emergency medication inventory when indicated, receiving, and returning medications.
Performs physical assessment for residents, recognizes normal and abnormal physiological findings and based on the resident’s baseline.
Reports findings as indicated.
Performs wound care in accordance with physician/physician-extender orders.
Documents treatments completed.
Assists in the development of the residents’ plan of care.
Ensures resident care is provided in accordance with the plan of care.
Assists with updating the resident’s plan of care as indicated.
Keeps administrative nursing staff informed regarding evaluations of resident care.
May participate in rounds with physicians, physician-extenders, other healthcare personnel to provide pertinent information regarding the resident’s care/condition and follows through with the physicians/physician-extender orders.
Reviews physician’s/physician-extender orders, lab/diagnostic reports, and contacts pharmacy regarding any change in medication.
Effectively communicates with family members regarding resident's care and/or condition.
Completes accident/incident report and do follow up.
Reports all accidents/incidents to administrative nursing staff.
Notifies physician and family of accidents/incidents.
Performs routine nursing skills competently and professionally to include but it not limited to: Phlebotomy, Initiation of peripheral intravenous (IV) therapy/Care of Central lines, Wound care, Medication administration, Insertion of urinary catheters, Administration and management of tube feeding formula, Oxygen administration, Tracheostomy care, Airway management, Physical assessment, Skin assessments.
Communicates staffing problems and needs to unit manager/supervisor.
Reports service and unit concerns to the unit manager/supervisor.
Receives and provides end of shift reports.
Assists in admission, transfer, and discharge of residents.
Reports maintenance and housekeeping needs accordingly.
Maintains narcotic records accurately.
Validates narcotic/scheduled medications before shift starts and before leaving for the day/shift.
Notifies unit manager of discrepancies in medication inventories.
Performs other duties, as assigned.