Description
OBJECTIVE: The primary purpose of the Licenses Practical Nurse is it to utilize the nursing process in organizing and providing direct care to residents as assigned. The nurse will organize, facilitate, and carry out shift routines in assigned nursing unit.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Nursing Unit Functions
a. Role models positive communication skills with NA/RS, TMA’s (if applicable), interdisciplinary team, customers, residents and families.
b. Listen to shift report and keep open lines of communication with supervisor, co-workers and on-coming shift.
c. Make rounds to residents to observe their physical and psychosocial status.
d. Assign personnel appropriately to meet resident needs.
e. Ensure that unit personnel and volunteers on your shift are carrying out their assignments.
2. Resident Care Functions
a. Maintains competence in all required skills within the facility.
b. Treats and ensures that residents are treated with respect and dignity.
c. Observes, records, and reports to supervisor regarding residents’ conditions, reaction to drugs and treatments and significant events.
d. Participates in resident care planning as assigned by the Director of Nursing.
e. Immediately reports any suspected abuse or neglect per facility policy
f. Perform nursing techniques for the comfort and well being of the resident.
g. Administers prescribed medications and treatments per MD orders.
h. Follows all shift routines, policy and procedures regarding monitoring of vital signs, weights, administration of medications and treatments.
i. May administer professional services, such as catheterization, tube feedings, suctioning, applying/changing bandages, packs, colostomies and drainage bags. Provide range of motion exercises, care of the dying/expired resident etc.
j. Makes physician calls to report resident change in condition and documents same.
k. Keeps families updated on resident condition and documents same.
l. Comply with acute emergency protocols and tasks involved.
m. Follows all DNR/DNI/CPR/Comfort Care protocols.
3. Charting, and Documentation Functions:
a. Maintains all required documentation in an accurate and timely manner according to policies and procedures of the facility, including documentation of medications, treatments, restraints, psychotropic medications and skin condition.
b. Contribute toward completing and updating resident’s care plans, as directed by RN.
c. Perform routine charting duties as required and in accordance with established charting and documentation policies and procedures.
d. Accurately transcribes physician’s orders as per facility protocol and forwards necessary information to other departments.
e. Document and report all incidents, accidents that occur involving residents, visitors, and staff.
f. Chart nurses’ notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided as well as the resident response.
g. Provides ongoing data collection and completion of forms as necessary and as assigned.
4. Personnel Function
a. Attend nurses meetings as scheduled.
b. Maintain a clean, safe and efficient work environment.
c. Maintains continuing education requirements.
d. Participate in employee performance evaluations, provide input into your shifts staffing requirements, and making recommendations to the Supervisor concerning employee counseling etc.
e. Participate in disciplinary action as requested by the immediate supervisor when the performance of personnel warrants such action per facility policy.
f. Develop and maintain a good working relationship with inter-departmental personnel.
g. Report occupational exposures to needlesticks, blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals in accordance with facility policy and procedures governing accidents and incidents.
5. Committee Functions
· Serve on, participate in and attend various committees and meetings of the facility to enhance interdisciplinary process.
6. Other duties as assigned.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to meet these demands:
1. Ability to endure prolonged walking, sitting, standing, use of pulling, bending, and stooping movements.
2. Ability to adapt to changes in daily work hour and schedule.
3. Must be able to lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds.
4. Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
2. Effective communicator with staff, families and outside agencies.
3. Ability to prioritize duties.
4. Customer service oriented with knowledge of successful customer service techniques.
5. Ability to understand residents’ charts, doctor’s orders, residents’ plan of care, medication orders.
6. Must posses the ability to effectively gather clinical data in regards to resident status and condition.
7. Possesses adequate strength, endurance and coordination to meet the physical demands of such resident care responsibilities as administering medications and performing treatments.
8. Able to meet the requirements identified on the Assessment of Job Requirements.
