Job Description
Dept: Nursing
Reports to: Director of Nursing
W/H Class: Non-Exempt, Hourly
Join Onyx Healthcare of Bernice! We are seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse with competitive wages, flexible scheduling, medical benefits, we invite you to join our dedicated team!
Responsibilities for Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN):
Direct the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants. Meet with your assigned nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the shift’s services, programs and activities.
Make written & oral reports/recommendations concerning the activities of the shift as required. Admit, transfer and discharge residents as required. Provide leadership to nursing personnel assigned to your unit/shift.
Prepare & administer medications as ordered by the physician.
Develop & maintain a good working rapport with inter-departmental personnel, as well as other departments within the facility to ensure that nursing services and activities can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
Monitor your assigned personnel to ensure that they are following established safety regulations in the use of equipment and supplies.
Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information.
- Every effort has been made to make your job description as complete as possible. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or is a logical assignment to the position.
Residents Rights
- •Knows and respects patient rights.
- •Ensures protected health information is kept confidential.
- •Reports complaints made by patients to supervisor
- •Reports allegations of patient abuse, neglect and/or misappropriation of patient property.
Safety and Sanitation
- •Follows established safety policies and procedures.
- •Observes safety needs of patients as indicated in care plan.
- •Wears and/or uses safety equipment and supplies when indicated and properly trained to use.
- •Demonstrates job-specific knowledge of fire and disaster preparedness during drills or actual situations.
Staff Development
- Attend and participates in scheduled in-service training, educational classes and meetings to maintain current certification as applicable and as managed by regulatory agencies and company policies.
- •Participates in QAA program.
Qualifications for Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN):
