LPN- Part Time/PRN (Up to $37/hr)

PACS•Twinsburg, OH

1d•$37

About The Position

The LPN provides direct nursing care to residents and supervises the day-to-day nursing activities of nursing assistants in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards and facility requirements. The role is responsible for maintaining quality resident care and carrying out assigned administrative, clinical, supervisory, documentation, safety, and staff-development duties. The position may work in office areas and throughout nursing-service areas, including drug rooms, nurses’ stations, and resident rooms. It may involve work beyond normal hours and emergency call-back. The role is part-time/PRN, with pay advertised up to $37 per hour.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved LPN/LVN program or possess a nursing degree from an accredited college or university.
Current, active, unencumbered license to practice as an LPN/LVN in the state; remain in good standing with the State Board of Nursing and maintain required continuing education and licensing.
Current CPR certification.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English; read technical procedures and policy manuals; communicate resident-condition information; and present information and respond to questions.
Ability to apply practical mathematics, including fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.
Knowledge of nursing and medical practices and procedures and the laws, regulations, and guidelines applicable to nursing-care facilities.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant, work effectively with residents and personnel, and demonstrate leadership and supervisory ability.
Ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures that support quality care.
Ability to work tactfully with residents, families, visitors, personnel, government agencies, and the general public; patience, flexibility, integrity, and willingness to handle difficult residents.
Ability to move intermittently during the workday; speak and write understandably; see and hear adequately, with prosthetics if needed; and cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
Ability to push, pull, move, or lift at least 25 pounds to a height of at least 5 feet and carry or move that weight at least 50 feet; may need to assist with resident evacuation.
Must meet facility general health requirements, including a medical and physical examination, and must not pose a direct threat to workplace health or safety.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of and experience with PCC.

Responsibilities

Direct and supervise nursing assistants and other assigned personnel, coordinate shift services, provide leadership, make rounds, and report staffing and performance concerns to the Nurse Supervisor.
Follow and help maintain facility policies, procedures, nursing standards, quality-assurance processes, and required regulatory practices; participate in surveys and discharge planning as requested.
Complete administrative and resident-record duties, including admission, transfer, and discharge records; medical forms; census reports; charge slips; incident reports; and accurate, signed and dated charting.
Prepare and administer physician-ordered medications and treatments; verify resident identity, maintain medication and narcotic records, monitor supplies, and report medication discrepancies.
Provide and coordinate resident nursing care, monitor residents’ conditions, carry out treatments and restorative programs, obtain specimens and vital signs, and notify physicians and next of kin of relevant incidents or condition changes.
Support resident admissions, orientation, physician rounds, diagnostic and therapeutic services, transportation arrangements, and post-mortem procedures as needed.
Participate in employee evaluations, work assignments, orientation, in-service training, continuing education, and staff development.
Promote safety, sanitation, infection control, emergency preparedness, and proper use of protective equipment and nursing-service equipment.
Review resident care plans and nursing notes, communicate needed revisions to the Nurse Supervisor, and assist with MDS and care-plan coordination.
Recommend and monitor unit equipment, medication, and supply needs; use supplies efficiently and help ensure safe equipment operation.
Report suspected fraud, unauthorized information-system access, privacy breaches, hazardous conditions, occupational exposures, and other incidents in accordance with facility procedures.