Licensed Practical Nurse
Christian Care Center of Unicoi County, LLC - Erwin, TN 37650
Job Description
Responsible for providing direct nursing care to residents. Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing support and information about nursing services.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Assure resident safety at all times.
- Willing to address each resident with his/her preferred name as well as learn and abide by residents' rights, rules and regulations.
- Commitment to work well with other staff avoiding petty conflicts that disrupt a productive work environment. Does not participate in facility gossip and rumors.
- Prepare and administer medications as ordered by the physician, review medication records for completeness, accuracy and adherence.
- Complete required documentation in an accurate and timely manner for each problem and/or need identified.
- Supervise care delivered by certified nursing assistants.
- Adhere to resident abuse policy and procedure.
- Maintain confidentiality of all activities, persons, and records.
- Access continuing education opportunities appropriate to discipline and responsibilities in order to maintain current clinical status (in states where applicable).
- Attend and participate in departmental/facility meetings as required.
- Consistently demonstrate patience and encouragement in dealing with residents who are limited in their ability to consume medications.
- Identify resident by name-band or photograph prior to administering meds.
- Resident preferences are followed when providing care and service (i.e. meal times, treatment times, type & time of bathing, sleep & wake times).
- Maintain resident privacy, values and right for decision making.
- Immediately notify supervisor and executive director for any injury, illness, or if develop a condition, that might impact the aptitude to perform job functions.
Ancillary Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform duties in compliance with established policies and procedures.
- Assist in the development and implementation of an individualized plan of care for each resident.
- Assist in ensuring effective orientation of all new employees in accordance with the orientation manual.
- Demonstrate compliance with residents' rights at all times.
- Willingness to work beyond normal working hours and temporarily in other positions when necessary.
- Establish and maintain positive rapport with all members of the healthcare team, residents and all visitors.
- Help residents with bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, moving in bed and standing and walking.
- Follows policy and procedure during fire/disaster drills.
- Establish objectives and goals for self.
- Achieve a minimum of two (2) objectives in twelve months.
- Strive to promote own growth in health care field by demonstrating knowledge gained by reading literature, attending workshops and in-service education programs, etc.
- Legally and safely operate automotive equipment.
- Adhere to and comply with any applicable facility insurance guidelines to enable coverage under the policy.
- Accept additional assignments within the scope of training, education, or experience as assigned by charge nurse or executive director.
Resident Rights
- Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.
- Ensure that the resident's rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property and civil rights, including the right to wage complaints, are well established and maintained at all times.
- Review resident complaints and grievances and make written reports of action taken. Discuss such actions with resident and family as appropriate.
Safety and Sanitation
- Ensure that you and all facility personnel, residents, visitors, etc., follow established safety regulations, to include fire protection/prevention, smoking regulations, infection control, etc.
- Ensure that the building and grounds are maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner as well as in good working order by reporting all concerns to management.
- Ensure that you and all facility personnel follow established regulations governing the use of labels and SDSs for hazardous chemicals.
- Ensure that facility procedure manuals identify safety precautions and equipment to use when performing tasks that could cause bodily injury or exposure to a hazardous chemical or infectious waste.
- Ensure that you and all facility personnel follow established ergonomics policies and procedures to prevent self-injury.
- Ensure that you and all facility personnel performing tasks that involve potential exposure to blood, body fluids, or hazardous chemicals are appropriately trained prior to performing such tasks.
Qualifications
- Unencumbered, active license as a licensed practical nurse in the state of permanent residence (must be from a state within the nurse licensure compact).
- Sincere desire to work with elders and others who have a limited capacity for self-care.
- Mental and physical capacity to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.
- Work with and provide care to individuals of a wide range of personality types and maturity levels.
- Demonstrate creative initiative and mature judgment in making competent decisions.
- Consistently maintains courteous, empathetic, and professional attitude.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Communicate and comprehend orally and in writing to effectively receive and share information as necessary to perform job duties.
- Transportation accessible to enable flexibility of work schedule
Work Environment
WORKING ENVIRONMENT: All statements addressed in the "Working Hours," "Environment" and "Physical/Sensory Demands" sections below are applicable to all jobs maintained by the employer.
Working Hours: The employee will
- Be employed on a full-time, part-time or prn (as needed) basis. May be subject to change after employment.
- Work unusual hours as necessary and as required.
- Be expected and required to adhere to policies and procedures regarding attendance.