LPN Clinical Associate Per Diem

Episcopal SeniorLife Communities•Penfield, NY

6h•$29 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

The LPN Clinical Associate assists the Resident Care Director with supervising Resident Care Aides, medication assistance, activities of daily living, and observing and evaluating residents’ medical and clinical needs. The position assesses residents’ health and functional abilities, coordinates care with physicians and families, maintains nursing and medication records, and helps ensure resident care and medication-assistance programs comply with applicable procedures and regulations. The role may involve rotational on-call duty for resident and program emergencies, and requires working every other weekend. The employee works within established guidelines with periodic supervision, uses some initiative and independent judgment, and assists with supervising resident care staff. Most duties are performed indoors, including in resident areas where universal precautions apply; indoor temperature fluctuations may occur.

Requirements

Good nursing assessment skills.
A strong team approach when working with other staff.
Ability to interact courteously and tactfully with staff, residents, family members, visitors, vendors, and the general public.
Current license and registration as a licensed practical nurse; a registered nurse license and registration may substitute for the LPN requirement and a portion of the experience requirement.
Three years of experience with older adults, subject to the stated RN substitution.
Ability to occasionally lift loads of 50 pounds without assistance.
Ability to sit, talk, and hear; required vision includes close, distance, peripheral, and color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Monitor residents’ physical, emotional, social, and cognitive functioning.
Work with the resident care coordinator to arrange transfers to another level of care when needed.
Update physicians and families about changes in residents’ status and ensure physician instructions are followed.
Assist with assessing prospective residents’ functional levels and reviewing their medical information.
Ensure the admission DSS 3122 is complete before a resident is admitted.
Assess each resident’s health and functional abilities.
Communicate with residents and families about health status.
Coordinate care needs and medical orders with residents’ primary physicians.
Maintain required resident nursing records and protect resident confidentiality.
Assign and direct resident care when the resident care coordinator is absent.
Ensure staffing coverage at all times.
Assist with setting up medication-assistance and reminder programs for residents who need them.
Supervise resident care assistants in maintaining a safe medication-assistance program.
Ensure medications not kept by residents are stored properly.
Maintain medication records; review and transcribe medication orders, prescriptions, changes, and monthly medication administration records; and ensure medication orders are signed.
Ensure resident care assistants follow medication administration record instructions and sign records in accordance with Department of Health regulations.
Keep the resident care coordinator informed of medication changes.
Phone in refills for residents in the medication-assistance program and notify families when they are responsible for picking up refills.
Teach residents about medications and medical equipment as needed.
Communicate pertinent information to other staff.
Perform rotational on-call duty for resident and program emergencies as assigned.
Conduct in-service training for resident care assistants and assist the resident care coordinator with in-service training.
Ensure resident care assistants follow policies and procedures.
Participate in quality assurance and conduct nursing-program audits as needed.
Follow facility safety policies, participate in fire drills and emergency responses, and comply with facility in-service requirements.
Maintain confidentiality of organizational, resident, participant, family, and staff information.