NURSE (LPN, LVN) - The Waters of Huntingburg

We are looking for caring LPNs and RNs to join our team and help us achieve the goal of providing the best care for our residents!  Come check us out and see what kind of opportunities we have here for you!

Benefits

$2 Shift differential for 2^nd and 3^rd shift

$2 Shift differential for Weekend Option Program

Overtime and Extra Shift Bonuses

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Holiday and Birthday Pay)

PTO Cash Out Option

Payactiv (Get paid next day)

Attendance Bonus (Paid Every Pay Period)

Flexible Scheduling (Full-Time, Part-Time or PRN)

Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision and More)

401K

Wonderful Team to Work With!

Tuition Reimbursement

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Role Responsibilities – Administrative Duties:

• Directs the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility
• Ensures that all nursing personnel assigned to you comply with the written policies and procedures established by this facility
• Reviews the department's policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc. periodically and makes recommendations for revisions
• Meets with assigned nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the shifts' services, programs, and activities
• Ensures that the Nursing Service Procedures Manual is current and reflects the day-to-day nursing procedures performed in this facility
• Ensures that all nursing service personnel comply with the procedures set forth in the Nursing Service Procedures Manual
• Makes written and oral reports/recommendations concerning the activities of your shift as required
• Cooperates with other resident services when coordinating nursing services to ensure that the resident's total regimen of care is maintained
• Ensures that all nursing service personnel are in compliance with their respective job descriptions
• Participates in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility's quality assurance program for the nursing service department
• Provides data to the Quality Assurance & Assessment Committee as requested
• Participates in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as may be requested
• Reviews the resident's written discharge plan periodically and participates in the updating of the resident's written discharge plan as required
• Assists in planning the nursing services portion of the resident's discharge plan as necessary
• Interprets the department's policies and procedures to personnel, residents, visitors, and government agencies as required
• Completes accident/incident reports as necessary
• Writes resident charge slips and forward to the Business Office
• Maintains the Daily Census Report and submit to the Business Office as required
• Performs administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary

Role Responsibilities – Charting and Documentation:

• Completes and files required record keeping forms/charts upon the resident's admission, transfer, and/or discharge
• Encourages attending physicians to review treatment plans, record and sign their orders, progress notes, etc., in accordance with established policies
• Receives telephone orders from physicians and record on the Physicians' Order Form
• Transcribes physician's orders to resident charts, cardex, and medication cards, treatment/care plans, as required
• Charts nurses' notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided to the resident, as well as the resident's response to the care
• Charts all reports of accidents/incidents involving residents. Follow established procedures
• Records new/changed diet orders and forwards information to the Dietary Department
• Reports all discrepancies noted concerning physician's orders, diet change, charting error, etc., to the Nurse Supervisor
• Fills out and completes transfer forms in accordance with established procedures
• Ensures that appropriate documentation concerning unauthorized discharges is entered in the resident's medical record in accordance with established procedures
• Performs routine charting duties as required and in accordance with established charting and documentation policies and procedures
• Signs and dates all entries made in the resident's medical record
• Role Responsibilities – Drug Administration:
• Prepares and administers medications as ordered by the physician
• Verifies the identity of the resident before administering the medication/treatment
• Ensures that prescribed medication for one resident is not administered to another
• Ensures that an adequate supply of floor stock medications, supplies, and equipment is on hand to meet the nursing needs of the residents and reports needs to the Nurse Supervisor
• Orders prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment as necessary, and in accordance with established policies
• Ensures that narcotic records are accurate for your shift
• Notifies the Nurse Supervisor of all drug and narcotic discrepancies noted on your shift
• Reviews medication cards for completeness of information, accuracy in the transcription of the physician's order, and adherence to stop order policies
• Notifies the attending physician of automatic stop orders prior to the last dosage being administered
• Disposes of drugs and narcotics as required, and in accordance with established procedures
• Role Responsibilities – Personnel Duties:
• Develops work assignments and/or assist in completing and performing such assignments
• Provides leadership to nursing personnel assigned to your unit/shift
• Makes daily rounds of your unit/shift to ensure that nursing service personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards. Report problem areas to the Nurse Supervisor
• Receives/gives the nursing report upon reporting in and ending shift duty hours

Role Responsibilities – Nursing Care:

• Makes rounds with physicians as necessary
• Requests and arranges for diagnostic and therapeutic services, as ordered by the physician, and in accordance with our established procedures
• Implements and maintains established nursing objectives and standards
• Makes periodic checks to ensure that certified nursing assistants are properly administering prescribed treatments and to evaluate the resident's physical and emotional status
• Carries out restorative and rehabilitative programs, to include self-help and care
• Inspects the nursing service treatment areas daily to ensure that they are maintained in a clean and safe manner
• Administers professional services such as; catheterization, tube feedings, suction, applying and changing dressings/bandages, packs, colostomy, and drainage bags, taking blood, giving massages and range of motion exercises, care for the dead/dying, etc., as required
• Obtains sputum, urine and other specimens for lab tests as ordered
• Takes and records TPRs, blood pressures, etc., as necessary
• Ensures that personnel providing direct care to residents are providing such care in accordance with the resident's care plan and wishes
• Meets with residents, and/or family members, as necessary and reports problem areas to the Nurse Supervisor
• Admits, transfers and discharges residents as necessary
• Ensures that discharged residents are escorted to the pick-up area
• Informs family members of the death of the resident

Role Responsibilities - Interpersonal Skills:

• Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with the residents, personnel, and support agencies
• Is involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances
• Cooperates with inter-departmental personnel, as well as other facility personnel to ensure that nursing services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents
• Maintains a liaison with the residents, their families, support departments, etc., to adequately plan for the residents’ needs

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Must possess, as a minimum, a Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university, or be a graduate of an approved RN or LPN program in the current state in which the facility resides

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, our company complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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