Charge Nurse LPN

Responsibilities:

• Ensures appropriate medical follow-up providing special instructions to resident and clinical staff related to resident care
• Coordinates and reviews lab work, coordinating care with clinics, outside providers, and hospitals
• Completes standardized assessment and assessment tools, may conduct initial assessment on prospective residents including offsite visits
• Assists to complete and manage the daily or monthly staff scheduling for the clinical department
• Participates in and has responsibility for after hour on call weekend duties to ensure resident care is provided 24/7/365
• Performs assigned quarterly and annual reassessments on residents often utilizing EHR Also performs such assigned reassessments when the Resident's health condition warrants.
• Communicates with resident's providers, other pertinent health care providers and family as to the ongoing health status of the residents.
• Refers residents to appropriate medical care when needed. Conducts follow-up care as needed
• Assigns the various personal care tasks contained in the resident's service plans to the certified nursing assistants on an ongoing basis.
• Assists, as assigned, in the community's resident medication administration management.
• Provides health promotion services, disease prevention counseling, and teaching self-care to residents on an assigned basis.
• Provides, as assigned, general updates and progress notes to resident's written records
• Assists in the community's in-service program
• Assists in the community's tuberculosis screening program
• Maintain a safe working environment and always adhere to community safety program
• Other general nursing and assessment duties, as assigned