LPN - Memory Support

Bayley Senior Care Corp•Delhi Township, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

We have a wonderful opportunity for full time and part time LPN's (day and evening shift) for the opening of our new Assisted Living Memory Care Unit. The Nurse – Clinical & Unit Oversight is responsible for providing and coordinating nursing services while overseeing the day-to-day operation of the unit. In addition to clinical responsibilities, the nurse provides daily leadership and oversight of resident care, the Meaningful Moments activity program, housekeeping/environmental services, and nutrition/dining services within the unit. The nurse serves as the primary on-unit leader and works collaboratively with nursing staff, activity staff, housekeeping, nutrition services, families, and facility leadership to ensure residents receive safe, compassionate, person-centered care.

Requirements

Success completion of Licensed Practical Nurse curriculum from an accredited LPN Program
Current Ohio LPN license in good standing
Demonstrated ability to provide clinical leadership and staff supervision
Knowledge of person-centered dementia care principles
Ability to coordinate multiple departments and priorities within a memory care environment
Strong communication, organizational, clinical judgement, and problem-solving skills
Demonstrates compassion, patience, flexibility, accountability, and leadership

Nice To Haves

Experience in assisted living, long-term care, geriatrics, or memory care preferred
Dementia care experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Provide nursing services in accordance with Ohio Assisted Living/Residential Care Facility requirements, professional standards of practice, facility policies, and resident service plans.
Complete nursing assessments and reassessments as required and monitor residents for changes in physical, cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and functional status.
Notify physicians, advanced practice providers, families, and other appropriate individuals of significant changes as required.
Ensure physician orders are implemented and followed; monitor medication administration and medication management practices.
Provide treatments and nursing services within the nurse’s scope of practice.
Monitor residents following falls, incidents, changes in condition, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits.
Coordinate resident admissions, transfers, discharges, and returns from hospital or other healthcare settings.
Ensure resident service plans accurately reflect current needs and interventions.
Ensure appropriate documentation is completed timely and accurately and participate in incident investigations and follow-up as assigned.
Immediately report suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, misappropriation, or other reportable events according to facility policy.
Complete routine rounds throughout the unit and ensure residents are appropriately supervised and their needs are being met.
Monitor staff assignments and ensure adequate coverage; provide direction and support to caregivers and other staff assigned.
Ensure staff follow resident service plans and individualized dementia-care approaches.
Address resident, family, and staff concerns promptly and communicate operational concerns to the appropriate department leader.
Promote teamwork among nursing, activities, housekeeping, and nutrition services.
Ensure the unit maintains a calm, welcoming, organized, and resident-centered atmosphere.
Identify and address immediate safety or environmental concerns and participate in shift-to-shift communication.
Meaningful Moments activity program oversight
Housekeeping and environmental oversight
Nutrition and dining services oversight
Model calm, respectful, and supportive approaches when interacting with residents.
Coach staff regarding validation, redirection, cueing, reassurance, and other dementia-care techniques.
Identify potential causes of expressions of distress or changes in behavior and evaluate for possible unmet needs.
Promote non-pharmacological interventions whenever appropriate.
Encourage staff to use Meaningful Moments activities as an intervention for anxiety, restlessness, loneliness, or other behavioral expressions.
Monitor for changes requiring clinical evaluation and communicate effective resident approaches to the team.