LPN Day Shift

MARKESAN RESIDENT HOME INCORPORATED•Markesan, WI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The LPN provides direct nursing care to residents and supervises the day-to-day nursing activities of nursing assistants, LPNs, and nursing support staff. The role carries charge-nurse administrative authority and accountability, and work must follow applicable federal, state, and local standards, facility policies, and written protocols developed and approved by an RN. The LPN manages and directs nursing care and support personnel under an RN’s general supervision and may accept the charge-nurse assignment only when prepared through education or training to perform its responsibilities. The position includes administrative coordination, documentation, medication administration, personnel leadership, resident care, care-plan review, resident-rights protection, and safety and infection-control duties. The LPN coordinates with physicians, the Director of Nursing, the RN on call, other facility departments, residents, and families to support residents’ care and maintain quality services. The work takes place in office areas and throughout nursing-service areas, including drug rooms, nurses’ stations, and resident rooms. The role involves frequent movement and interruptions, interaction with residents and visitors in varied and sometimes difficult circumstances, potential exposure to infectious materials and hazardous chemicals, and attendance at continuing education. Work may extend beyond normal hours, involve temporary work in other positions, or include emergency call-back.

Requirements

Possess a nursing degree from an accredited college or university, or graduate from an approved LPN/LVN program.
Hold a current, unencumbered, active Wisconsin LPN/LVN license.
Be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Be able to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Be able to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the public.
Be knowledgeable about nursing and medical practices and procedures and the laws, regulations, and guidelines applicable to long-term care.
Have leadership and supervisory ability and willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise other personnel.
Be able to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for quality care.
Have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm, and be willing to handle difficult residents.
Be willing to seek out new methods and principles and incorporate them into nursing practices.
Be able to communicate information concerning a resident’s condition.
Meet the facility’s general health requirements, including medical and physical examination requirements.
Be able to work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people, and cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
Be able to see and hear, or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately for the job.
Not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace.

Responsibilities

Direct and supervise the day-to-day work of nursing assistants, LPNs, and nursing support staff, including med techs and nurse techs, in accordance with facility policies and applicable requirements.
Ensure nursing personnel follow facility policies, procedures, and nursing-service standards; review manuals and job descriptions and recommend revisions.
Plan shift services and activities with nursing and support staff, coordinate with other resident services, and participate in the nursing department’s quality assurance program.
Assist with discharge planning; admit, transfer, and discharge residents; and complete required administrative forms, reports, evaluations, and incident documentation.
Update administrative staff about emergencies and significant facility issues, including fire, severe weather warnings, resident elopement, workplace violence, and staffing concerns.
Coach, train, discipline, and provide leadership to assigned staff; participate in performance evaluations and make personnel recommendations.
Complete and maintain resident records, charts, orders, nurses’ notes, transfer forms, and other required documentation; report discrepancies to the DON or RN on call.
Prepare and administer medications as ordered, maintain adequate medication and supply stocks, order medications and equipment as needed, and report and address medication or narcotic discrepancies.
Make rounds to ensure staff perform assignments according to nursing standards and maintain effective working relationships across departments.
Orient newly admitted residents and families, coordinate physician rounds and ordered services, consult with physicians, and notify physicians and next of kin when a resident’s condition changes.
Provide or arrange nursing services and treatments, including catheterization, tube feedings, suction, dressing changes, ostomy and drainage care, IVs, and collection of specimens for laboratory testing.
Monitor residents’ physical and emotional status, prescribed treatments, restorative and rehabilitative programs, and dietary allowances; report concerns to the RN on call or Dietary Supervisor.
Review care plans daily and update them as needed; ensure nursing notes and nursing assistant care reflect care plans; complete assigned quarterly nursing assessments and participate in care conferences as requested.
Protect resident confidentiality, dignity, privacy, and rights; document and address complaints and grievances; report and investigate allegations of abuse or misappropriation of property.
Ensure staff follow infection-control, isolation, personal protective equipment, and safety procedures, including procedures for lifting or moving residents; participate in reporting hazardous conditions and equipment.
Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals according to facility procedures.
Attend and participate in continuing education programs and assist with resident evacuation during emergencies when necessary.