LPN Full Time

Roosevelt Care Centers•Old Bridge, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under direction, provides nursing care to residents in a long-term care facility. In the absence of an RN, acts as a Team Leader in a unit. This role involves direct resident care, medication administration, monitoring resident conditions, documentation, and assisting with care planning and resident orientation. The LPN also ensures equipment is functional, participates in wound care, and assists in training new personnel, while adhering to facility policies and the Resident Bill of Rights.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, speak and understand English sufficiently to perform the job.
Graduation from an accredited school of practical nursing.
Current NJ license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse.

Responsibilities

Provides direct care, such as administration of medications, and treatments to assigned residents.
Completes rounds as appropriate.
Monitors residents' condition and responds appropriately, notifying RN or Nursing Supervisor as needed.
Documents pertinent information regarding resident responses and nursing interventions in resident’s medical records.
Monitors specific data such as medications, lab/diagnostic results and therapies.
Assists in completion of MDS and care planning process under RN direction.
Orients residents and their families to the long-term care environment and maintains liaison with families.
Participates in committees and conferences as well as orients and assists other clinical personnel.
Initiates appropriate referrals to other departments, services, and/or outside agencies for resident care.
Gives comprehensive patient/resident care.
Consults with supervisors and others regarding significant changes in resident’s condition and relays appropriate information to succeeding shift.
Ensures that medical and emergency equipment/devices including alarms are in operating condition, and are available and functioning.
Participates in wound care rounds.
Assists in the orientation and training of new personnel.
Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards; promotes adherence to Resident Bill of Rights.
Attends and participates in required inservice training.
Does related work as required.