LPN Clinical Associate Per Diem

Episcopal SeniorLife Communities•City of Rochester, NY

3d•$29 - $35

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 role monitors residents’ physical, emotional, social, cognitive, health, and functional status; coordinates care with residents, families, physicians, and staff; and maintains required nursing and medication records. The associate may direct resident care when the resident care coordinator is absent, help ensure staffing coverage, support medication-assistance programs, train and supervise resident care assistants, and contribute to audits and quality assurance. The position is per diem and requires work every other weekend. Rotational on-call duty may be assigned for resident or program emergencies.

Requirements

Current license and registration as a licensed practical nurse.
Three years of experience with older adults.
Good nursing assessment skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with other staff.
Ability to interact courteously and tactfully with staff, residents, family members, visitors, vendors, and the general public.
A registered nurse license and registration may substitute for the LPN requirement and part of the experience requirement.
Ability to occasionally lift 50 pounds without assistance.
Ability to sit, talk, and hear, and to meet the stated vision requirements.

Responsibilities

Monitor residents’ physical, emotional, social, and cognitive functioning.
Coordinate 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 care instructions are followed.
Assist with assessing applicants’ functional levels and reviewing their medical information.
Ensure admission DSS 3122 documentation is complete before resident admission.
Assess each resident’s health and functional abilities.
Communicate with residents and families about health status.
Coordinate residents’ care needs and medical orders with their 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.
Help establish medication-assistance or reminder programs for residents who need them.
Supervise resident care assistants in maintaining a safe medication-assistance program.
Ensure proper storage of medications not kept by residents.
Maintain medication records; review and transcribe medication orders, including prescriptions and changes; prepare monthly medication administration records; and ensure 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 about medication changes.
Phone in refills for residents in the medication-assistance program and notify families when they are responsible for picking up refills.
Provide resident education about medications and medical equipment as needed.
Communicate pertinent information to other staff.
May take rotational on-call duty for resident and program emergencies.
Work every other weekend.
Conduct in-service training for resident care assistants as needed and assist the resident care coordinator with training.
Ensure resident care assistants follow policies and procedures.
Participate in quality assurance and conduct nursing-program audits as needed.
Follow facility safety policies and procedures, participate in fire drills and emergency response, and meet facility in-service requirements.