LPN- Full-Time

St. George Village•Roswell, GA

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Assistant Director of Health Services, and indirect supervision of the Director of Nursing & Health Services, the LPN directs and manages resident care including resident assessments, administration of medications, care, planning, supervision of staff, licensure compliance, and being a liaison for residents, family and staff. Adhere to St. George Village core expectations: Person Centered Community: We honor and have deep respect for the fact our workplace is in each resident's home, in the residents' neighborhood and within their community. When we work in the respective resident neighborhoods, we are part of the Person-Centered Care team and each of us is a care partner for that neighborhood. Relationships matter! As part of the Person-Centered Care team and a care partner for each neighborhood, each team member has a responsibility to develop a warm and friendly relationship with each resident and to have a basic understanding of who that resident is as a person (not as an illness). Over time, these care partner relationships lead to knowledge of each resident's "Life Story" which further helps the Person-Centered Care team to develop deeper relationships and personalized/individualized approaches to care partnering for each resident. Through these Person-Centered Care efforts, care partners (residents and the Person-Centered Care team create an environment of Well-being and home where each resident experience's identity, growth, autonomy, security, connectedness, meaning and joy. Customer Service: Responsible for effectively meeting customer needs by caring out established customer service / guest relations protocols of SGV. Meeting the goal of having a very high degree of responsive and friendly customer service for all customers and taking responsibility for customer satisfaction. Safety: Follows departmental safety practices. Works safely and contributes to a safe work environment for co-workers. Reports unsafe conditions and corrects in a timely manner. Contributing to Team Success: Proactive in fulfilling job responsibilities, demonstrates a positive attitude each day and can be counted on by others to be an active contributor to the TEAM. Views all co-workers as customers, maintains an understanding, appreciation and respect for how each job contributes to the overall TEAM. Develop and use collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals and dealing with conflict by tactfully handling sensitive situations. Demonstrates honesty and trustworthiness and adheres to the community policies of maintaining confidentiality of information. Quality Focus: Demonstrates a commitment to meeting the high quality care and service standards of the department and community, job responsibilities. Understands how fulfilling personal job responsibilities contribute to departmental operating performance and performance improvement initiatives. Participates in departmental or community performance improvement initiatives. Setting high standards of performance for self and others, assuming responsibility and accountability for completing assignments or tasks.

Requirements

Level 1: One year certificate from college or technical school; and two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Level 3: Ability to read, analyze and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedural manuals. Ability to write reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
Level 2 : Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Level4: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Current Georgia LPN License with at least two years of related experience.
Possess good communication and inter-personal skills, documentation, and assessment.
The ability to read, write and follow written and oral instructions in English.
Current CPR training required.
The work week can be up to 40 plus hours per week on a year-round basis: however, the position requires a willingness and flexibility in work hours when necessary to fulfill job responsibilities, including occasional evening or weekend work.
Employee is subject to personnel policies and procedures prescribed for all personnel.
Based on established department or facilities standards, employee may not perform all of the duties listed in this job description.

Responsibilities

Managing and supervising Certified Nursing Assistants regarding all areas of resident care.
Assist with health-related resident concerns as needed
Administration of medications as ordered by physician and documents according to policy.
Monitors residents for changes in condition and notifies appropriate personnel; communicates observations to care partners and unit manager.
Collaborates effectively with other healthcare providers (therapy, pharmacy, hospice, lab and private caregivers, etc.)
Implements resident care plans and modify changes plans of care according to changes in residents' condition .
Completes new resident nursing assessment for move-ins to the neighborhood and initiates the nursing & CNA care plan s.
Communicates relevant information from new resident assessments to care partners
Regulatory compliance in the TOL Neighborhood: Supervises shift rounds by CNA's Monitors &/or performs assigned tasks for shift Oversight of resident assignments of the CNA's Has knowledge of nutrition and hydration requirements of resident population Facilitate pharmacy communication for medication refills, medication changes, and stat orders. Conci1Jct audits of the medication administrates record (M.AR.} as assigned.
Responsible for providing accurate information in resident's record, according to SGV policy and in accordance with regulatory guidelines.
Completes required weekly, monthly, and quarterly nursing assessments as ordered and assigned o Proactively identifies improvement opportunities and establishes action plan
Collaborates with Nurse Manager on: New care partner orientation 6 C.N.A.Care partner performance evaluations o Effective progressive correction action
Responsible for delegating staffing to ensure proper resident care.
Assist with scheduling for resource allocation
Responsible for serving as a liaison between physicians, family, significant others or responsible parties as it relates to resident care (as needed).
Provides relevant resident data to supervisor for quarterly care planning meetings.
Responsible for supervising/monitoring meals service in the dining rooms and collaborates with dietician in identifying at residents.
Complies with established policies and procedures.
Participates ln committees as assigned.
Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment e Responsible for notifying Supervisor of safety hazards o Responsible for identifying equipment malfunctions and reporting to the appropriate personnel
Mentors and trains new care partners as needed.
Attends education courses and trainings as assigned/scheduled
Other duties as assigned.