LPN Supervisor

Asbury Communities•Mechanicsburg, PA

12d

About The Position

The LPN Supervisor provides professional nursing care to residents by properly administering prescribed medications and treatments. The role assigns duties to nursing assistants based on resident needs and available staff, monitors and reports changes in residents’ conditions, and contacts physicians as needed regarding changes, medication requests, and physician orders. The supervisor also oversees medication and treatment carts, the nurses’ station, and medication room to ensure expired medications are disposed of and narcotics are counted according to policy and regulations. Additional duties include accurately transcribing written physician orders to the Medication Administration Record and completing physician-ordered laboratory requests. This is a part-time, day-shift position at Bethany Village, scheduled for 32 hours per pay period. Compensation is up to $33.28 per hour, plus shift differential.

Requirements

Current LPN licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
General working knowledge of the aging services industry.
Proven supervisory and leadership skills.
Compassion, patience, and a genuine desire to positively impact the lives of seniors.
Ability to work effectively in a team and adapt to changing situations in a dynamic care environment.

Responsibilities

Provide professional nursing care to residents through proper administration of prescribed medications and treatments.
Assign duties to nursing assistants based on residents’ needs and available staff.
Observe, record, and report changes in residents’ conditions.
Notify residents’ physicians as necessary about changes in condition, medication requests or changes, and to verify physician orders.
Monitor medication and treatment carts, the nurses’ station, and medication room to ensure expired medications are properly disposed of and narcotics are counted according to policy and regulations.
Accurately transcribe written physician orders to the Medication Administration Record.
Complete laboratory requests as ordered by a physician.