LPN, Days

Company: Professional Management Enterprises
Location: Lafayette
Posted on: September 3, 2024

Job Description:

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

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• Administers medications and treatments in accordance with all accepted standards for administration;
  
• Provides safe, efficient personal care of residents;
  
• Uses recommended safety devices and follows infection control standards;
  
• Answers call lights and residents' requests for assistance;
  
• Adheres to resident's rights at all times;
  
• Documents medications and treatments administered, and care provided;
  
• Assists with orientation of new employees on the unit;
  
• Participates in resident care planning, updating care plans and aide assignments;
  
• Assesses residents, documents findings and reports to the physician;
  
• Transcribes physicians orders;
  
• Communicates resident change of condition to resident sponsors;
  
• Destroys and documents same of discontinued medications;
  
• Maintains correct controlled substance numbers during shift;
  
• Completes required documentation of nursing notes, transfer forms and other records;
  
• Assists with operation of the unit, including the monthly change over of records;
  
• Completes and distributes nurse aide assignments;
  
• Gives report to on-coming shift.
  
• Schedule and assist with physician, optometrist, podiatrist, dentist appointments;
  
• Administer and record employee health testing results
  
  
  
  Job Requirements:
  
  
  
  Must be licensed as and maintain licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Indiana; must maintain first
  
  aid, mantoux and CPR certification. Ability to understand and communicate with residents and
  
  understand and complete nursing forms; ability to follow verbal instructions; ability to provide nursing care
  
  practices; ability to use medical equipment within scope of licensure; ability to provide safe, efficient
  
  resident care, following all applicable state and Veterans' Administration rules, IVH policies and
  
  procedures and all HIPAA rules; must attend and complete all required in-service training; ability to
  
  prioritize workload; ability to be flexible; ability to assess resident's and report to the physician; ability to
  
  administer medications and treatments in a safe, efficient manner, recognizing medication side effects;
  
  ability to know approved abbreviations and appropriate terminology; ability to document in a legible
  
  manner.

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