LPN Noc Shift

Odd Fellows•Walla Walla, WA

About The Position

The LPN NOC Shift role assists the Director of Nursing and coordinates the day-to-day functions of the unit. The position oversees resident assessments, care planning, admissions and discharges, and coordination with the interdisciplinary team. It also performs assigned licensed-nurse duties and may cover for charge nurses or team leaders as staffing requires. Wage is based on years of experience. The role supports accurate and timely MDS and RAI processes, including scheduling assessment reference dates, coordinating completion of assessment sections and care area assessments, transmitting assessments, reviewing validation reports, and correcting errors. The LPN participates in triple-check, PDPM, QA, resource utilization, care-plan, and care-conference activities, and communicates relevant concerns to nursing leadership and the interdisciplinary team. The position requires leadership, sound independent judgment, effective communication, organization, and the ability to work with residents, families, staff, and external agencies. The employee must follow facility policies, applicable regulations, confidentiality and infection-control requirements, and resident-rights protections. The role may involve work beyond scheduled hours, weekends, holidays, and emergency call-backs, along with physical resident-care duties and exposure to infectious or other workplace hazards.

Requirements

Nursing degree from an accredited college or university.
At least two years of experience providing direct care in a long-term care, restorative, or geriatric setting as an LPN or RN.
At least one year of nursing-management experience.
Current CPR certification.
Meet applicable state requirements for relevant licensures or certifications and have no disciplinary action in effect against the professional license.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Basic computer skills, including data entry, word processing, and navigating electronic medical record systems.
Leadership and supervisory ability, ability to work harmoniously with and supervise other personnel, and ability to contribute as a team member.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant and to organize, plan, and manage time effectively.
Effective verbal and written communication, listening, interpersonal, and conflict-management skills.
Ability to deal tactfully and patiently with residents, families, staff, visitors, government agencies, and the general public.
Ability to relay information concerning a resident’s condition and communicate with medical and nursing staff and department heads.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and perform resident care, including bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, overhead lifting, and other common movements; dexterity of hands and fingers is required.
Meet facility health requirements, including medical and physical examinations and immunity-status checks.
Ability to assist with evacuation of residents and fulfill assigned emergency-plan duties.
Ability to work beyond normal or scheduled hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary, and to respond to emergency call-backs.
Ability to work in conditions involving potential falls, equipment burns, odors, dust, tobacco smoke, disinfectants, other air contaminants, infectious waste, infectious diseases, and potentially hostile or emotional individuals.

Responsibilities

Keep the Director of Nursing Services informed of departmental problems, concerns, and needs.
Coordinate the day-to-day functions of the unit and work with other facility departments.
Supervise medication-nurse and nursing-assistant documentation and resident assessments.
Coordinate care plans, including functional maintenance, and initiate updates to keep plans accurate and current.
Oversee or complete resident admissions and discharges; assist with admission, discharge, or resident care as needed.
Coordinate physician Medicare Part A certifications and appointments.
Lead weekly triple checks and participate in PDPM, QA, resource-utilization, and other required meetings.
Oversee functional maintenance programs and managed care plans for residents on the unit.
Cover for charge nurses and team leaders when needed and accept licensed-nurse assignments as staffing requires.
Use the current RAI Manual during assessment coding and schedule payment-assessment ARDs to accurately capture residents’ clinical characteristics.
Schedule required OBRA assessments and provide the interdisciplinary team with ARD and assessment-type schedules.
Communicate with the interdisciplinary team to support timely completion of assessments, MDS sections, and care area assessments; report timeliness issues to the Administrator and DNS/ADON.
Transmit assessments according to regulations, review and print validation reports, correct fatal errors, address non-fatal errors, and ensure the Business Office designee receives acceptance reports.
Work with the interdisciplinary team to update care plans and identify residents needing a Significant Change in Status assessment.
Maintain the care-conference schedule, coordinate documentation flow, obtain required resident and other signatures, and obtain MOU documentation when appropriate.
Attend continuing education related to the RAI process and complete assigned training and skills competency requirements.
Perform administrative duties as assigned, including QAPI activities and participation in department or committee meetings.
Act as a liaison between residents’ family members and the Home; communicate with medical staff, nursing personnel, department heads, and others as needed.
Treat residents with dignity and respect, protect residents’ rights, report suspected abuse or other misconduct, and cooperate with investigations.
Follow facility policies, government requirements, safety and hygiene measures, infection-control procedures, confidentiality requirements, and emergency procedures.
Report policy or regulatory noncompliance, confidentiality breaches, occupational exposures, and work-related injuries or illnesses as required.
Use proper lifting and body mechanics, assist with resident evacuation during emergencies, and perform other related duties as assigned.