LPN - PT 3-11

Arbol Residences of Santa Rosa•Columbia, MD

5d•$28 - $33•Onsite

About The Position

At Residences at Vantage Point, caring for people is our passion. We believe in serving the needs and wants of older adults – caring for them just as we’d care for a member of our own family. The Charge Nurse is an RN/LPN who is responsible for the overall nursing care/service on his/her shift, including the accurate and timely administration of medications, treatments, documentation and emergency calls, as indicated. All job duties are to be performed in accordance with established standards as described in the Quality Assurance Manual for the department.

Requirements

LPN
Less than 30 hours per week
LTC/Senior living environment experience (for higher pay rate)
New grad (less than 1 year experience) (for lower pay rate)

Responsibilities

Supervises direct care of residents and nursing personnel on his/her shift.
Administers direct care as necessary.
Gives and receives shift reports.
Rounds twice a shift to assure proper care is rendered in a safe and clean environment.
Keeps physicians and families aware of changes in resident’s condition.
Assists in developing comprehensive care plans.
Maintains the self respect, personal dignity, and physical safety of each resident.
Maintains accurate documentation of all care rendered.
Responds to resident emergency call system.
Interfaces with other disciplines to assure continuity of care and services.
Receives, transcribes and checks physician orders in the past 48 hours.
Accompanies physicians when making rounds.
Encourages restorative care in order to obtain maximum resident independence.
Participates in family/resident counseling as necessary.
Assists DOHS with GNA employee Evaluations.
Assists with EMR education and checks EMR documentation from GNA’s twice a shift.