Pediatric Floor RN/LPN

Indiana Fitness Works•Shelbyville, IN

About The Position

The Pediatric Floor RN/LPN is responsible for the total care of assigned residents on the unit and for supervising direct care staff to ensure residents' needs are met. The role includes assessing residents, administering and documenting medications and treatments, maintaining care plans and medical records, coordinating care with physicians and other services, and communicating with residents, families, staff, and medical providers. The nurse also supports resident safety, dignity, hygiene, hydration, mobility, socialization, infection control, and other aspects of quality care. The position requires working one of the listed shifts and every other weekend.

Requirements

Graduate of a School of Nursing.
Current Indiana nursing license in good standing.
Knowledge of nursing skills and practices.
Possess a health certificate or examination as required by State agencies.
Ability to move throughout the facility most of the day and perform moderate to heavy lifting at times.
Ability to maintain professionalism, confidentiality, concern for others, cooperation, and conscientious use of time.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
Ability to organize, communicate with, and lead people with varied levels of experience and training.
Integrity, leadership qualities, interest in working with people, and enthusiasm for nursing.
Understanding, patience, and tact when dealing with residents, families, visitors, and employees.
Ability to maintain good working relationships with employees, physicians, and other medically related staff.
Alertness and skill in recognizing and identifying resident symptoms, and resourcefulness in emergencies.
Ability to read and write in English and communicate with residents, families, personnel, and support agencies.
Ability to remain calm under stress.
Ability to bend, lift, walk, grasp, and perform fine hand coordination; distinguish smells, tastes, temperatures, and colors; and hear and respond to pages.
Availability to work every other weekend.

Responsibilities

Provide total care to assigned residents and supervise direct care staff to ensure residents' needs are met.
Ensure restorative nursing care measures and ordered treatments are performed.
Maintain residents' self-respect, personal dignity, and physical safety.
Communicate with nursing management about unit conditions and concerns involving staff, residents, and visitors.
Explain treatment goals and expectations to residents and families or representatives and seek their feedback and cooperation.
Supervise and manage personnel on assigned hall or unit.
Verify that medical records are properly maintained and updated.
Review nursing staff assignments to ensure duties match staff members' abilities, training, and scope of practice.
Assist and instruct nursing staff in special treatments and nursing care.
Ensure laboratory work and x-rays are completed as ordered and results are reported to the physician promptly.
Make rounds with physicians and assist with examinations as indicated.
Assess residents on admission and when problems, concerns, or changes in condition arise, taking necessary action including emergency measures.
Initiate and update nursing care plans and participate in interdisciplinary care plan conferences as requested or assigned.
Maintain the security and accurate records of narcotics and controlled substances, including counting narcotics at the beginning and end of each shift.
Ensure unit supplies are stocked according to facility practice.
Assist staff in providing direct resident nursing care.
Assist with discharge planning, instruct residents and families or representatives, and assess their understanding.
Receive and provide thorough reports at shift change.
Make rounds on all residents, paying particular attention to those needing increased monitoring.
Administer and document medications at appropriate times.
Notify medical providers as needed regarding orders, visits, and signs or symptoms of disease or complications.
Collect information from staff about resident care problems and needs, including turning and positioning and intake and output.
Complete charting and documentation according to the facility schedule, including unusual events, changes in condition, and treatments.
Support resident personal hygiene, hydration, normal elimination and sleep patterns, range of motion, accident prevention, infection control, socialization, self-esteem, dignity, and independence.
Assist residents in psychosocial acceptance of their limitations.
Assist in evaluating nursing staff supervised on the unit.
Coordinate nursing services with Dietary, Social Services, Activities, Physical Therapy, and other services.
Participate in mandatory in-service training and inform nursing staff about facility policies and procedures as indicated.
Draw blood for laboratory work as ordered when applicable under facility policy.
Assist with orientation of new employees on the unit or hall as necessary.
Maintain a clean and safe environment for residents and staff and follow safety and infection control policies and procedures.
Maintain confidentiality of resident information.
Review new admissions, new orders, incident reports, and memos to support timely care and implementation of interventions.
Observe meal service and residents while eating, offer substitutes when a resident does not accept a meal, and monitor compliance with ordered diets.
Monitor utility, linen, and shower rooms for order and cleanliness.
Perform other duties as assigned.