What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Nurse (RN/LPN) position at Astoria-Lake Wales?
Overview
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) or Registered Nurses (RN) join us at Astoria Senior Living to make a difference!
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If you are looking for a career that can make a difference, then Astoria Senior Living is the place for you. Our work family is made up of a variety of talented and committed team members who are dedicated to making a difference in the lives they serve. Each employee contributes their unique skills and abilities with the key goal of enabling our residents to reach and maintain their highest functional abilities. Every job matters at Astoria Senior Living. We believe in what we do and know our hands make a difference.
As a nurse in our facility, look at what benefits you can enjoy:
- Competitive starting wage with additional pay for experience
- $1,000 new employee referral program
- Paid life insurance
- 401k opportunities after your first year
- DailyPay! Work today, get paid today!
- Monthly Celebrations and recognitions
- Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
- $5,000 Tuition Reimbursement Per Year
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Responsibilities
The Liscensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse is responsible for providing for the daily care, health needs, safety and comfort of the resident. This includes providing professional assessments and documentation of the resident’s heath and assisting with management of the assigned nursing units and staff.
- Participating in the development and implementation of resident care plans, Maintaining up to date nursing care plans, documenting progress and making recommendations for revisions to care plans (MDS) according to facility policy and procedure;
- Making daily and periodic resident visits for monitoring and observing the residents’ physical/mental condition;
- Performing routine nursing procedures while working closely with physicians and families to maintain the health/mental state of the resident;
- Providing emotional support to the resident and their families and be able to handle resident and/or visitor complaints, allegations, accidents or incidents that may occur;
- Providing medical record documentation, completing 24 hour reports, end of shift reports, shift narcotic counts and documenting the destruction of outdated/discontinued medications; &
- Maintaining up-to-date resident medical records.
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Qualifications
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and possess a valid LPN or RN license in good standing according to State and Federal requirements.
- Have a thorough understanding of the principles of safe effective nursing practices within the State of Florida.
- Basic Computer knowledge and skills.
- A passion for caring for people.
- Personal integrity and the ability to deal tactfully with residents, family members, visitors, government agencies and other personnel.
- The ability to be discrete and protect the integrity of confidential information and stay within Corporate Compliance and HIPAA.
- Knowledge on the use of personal computers, Word and Excel, and working with office machines such as fax and copying machines.
Salary : $1,000 - $5,000