A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides direct care for long-term and sub-acute residents and supervises the duties performed by the Certified Nurse Assistant to ensure the highest degree of quality care. A LPN works as a team member under the direction of the RN, Nurse Manager, Nursing Supervisor and/or Director of Nursing on a nursing unit.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures the care and safety of all residents on the nursing unit

• Ensures that individual care plans are followed

• Administers and documents medications, treatments and other nursing services

• Makes a count of controlled substances on the assigned nursing unit

• Documents current condition of assigned resident in EMR

• Receives and gives an accurate report of the resident condition at shift change

• Communicates to nurse team and medical provider as indicated and required

• Assists in the orientation of new staff

• Maintains competency in all tasks required by CMS

Education

• High School or better

Licenses & Certifications

• LPN

• CPR

Skills

• Compassion
• Infection Control Practices
• Medication Administration
• Wound Care Treatment

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)