LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - Float Pool

Company: Prestige Care, Inc
Location: Yakima
Posted on: September 12, 2020

Job Description:

Join our Washington travel team! We have part time, full time, and on-call positions open. Travel to our Skilled Nursing Facilities in Central/Eastern Washington with travel expenses paid. All through one company with ONE set of expectations!:

POSITION SUMMARY:

Carries out and assists in the delivery of nursing services to residents, including oversight and direction for caregivers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Maintains and supports good working processes for care staff ensuring continuation of services to residents understands the assisted living philosophy
* Supervises nonprofessional staff in the daily delivery of resident care, schedules job assignments and develops nursing unit priorities and assists in identifying substitutes for staff absences.
* Monitors work assignments, provides feedback, evaluates performance, and redirects services as directed by Resident Care Manager or Director of Nursing Services of pertinent problems.
* Prepares or assists with new admissions, transfers, and discharges, providing direct resident care as determined by resident condition.
* Completes treatments and procedures, as ordered by the physician, and within scope of practice and related training while observing resident condition and reporting changes to physician and Resident Care Manager.
* Evaluates and records residents needs and responses to medications and administers medications as ordered by the physician and directs medication aides accordingly.
* Monitors resident skin condition and reports changes or new problems to physician and Resident Care Manager and monitors residents on alert status.
* Completes incident forms, transcribes and carries out physician orders and notifies family and physician as directed.
* Documents all pertinent information on interdisciplinary notes and 24-Hour D.N.S. report form, and documents medications, treatments and procedures performed on appropriate records.
* Respects resident rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy and property.
* Assists others with lifting, and attends and participates in training, in-services, and staff meetings.
QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have a current, unencumbered LPN license. Excellent written and oral communication and motivational skills are essential to success. Ability to creatively problem-solve in both resident care and employee management situations. Must be able to perform the essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodations.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

LPN Certificate or Associate Degree in Nursing. Minimum of 1 year working in geriatric nursing, including experience with medication administration, delivery systems and pharmacies. .Geriatric experience or coursework an asset.

EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED

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