LVNLPN or RN - Evening Shift
LVNLPN or RN - Evening Shift
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Job Description
At Sylvan Shores Health & Wellness our associates are our most valuable asset!Each associate provides a service that directly or indirectly affects patients families other team members and the public. We strive to excel in providing the highest quality healthcare and customer service possible which is incumbent upon the excellence and commitment of our leaders and caregivers.
CHARGE NURSE (LVN/LPN OR RN) Evening Shift
Skilled Nursing
Position and Schedule
- Position:Charge Nurse (LVN/LPN or RN)
- FLSA Status:NonExempt (Hourly)
- Job Status:FullTime
- Schedule:2:00PM 10:00PM (Monday through Friday)
Full Time Benefits
- Competitive Pay
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holiday Pay
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 100 CompanyPaid Life Insurance & LTD/AD&D Insurance
- ShortTerm Disability Insurance
- Supplemental Insurances Available (Hospital Indemnity Cancer Policies Legal Plans& More!
Key Responsibilities
- Follow established standards of nursing practices and implement community programs policiesand procedures.
- Obtain report from nurse being relieved and provide report to nurse coming on duty; record sufficient information to implement appropriate followup action as necessary.
- Conduct resident rounds daily reporting problems to supervisor and initiating corrective action.
- Identify safety hazards and initiate corrective action immediately.
- Identify resident problems and emergency situations and initiate emergency care per physiciansorders in the absence of a physician.
- Provide supervision to direct care associates providing direct resident care.
- Attend staff meetings inservice classes and committee meetings as assigned.
- Review the Glucometer Control Log prior to testing for blood sugar levels.
- Follow staffing guidelines and make nursing assignments according to qualifications of staff andcharacteristics of the resident population.
- Comply with community processes related to pain assessment/management/ documentationproviding treatments and delivering medications.
- Administer and document direct resident care medications and treatments per physicians orders.and accurately record all care provided.
- Provide instruction for appropriate nursing care to licensed nurses and Nursing Assistants.
- Document assessment of residents as assigned as per your licensure. Report untoward findingsto physician and your supervisor.
- Observe the 5 RIGHTS of medication/treatment administration.
- Promptly report changes in residents conditions to the physician Director of Nursing Service and responsible party and take followup action as necessary. Document notifications in residents clinical record.
- Follow Community admission procedures and communicate resident admission to other departments including rehabilitation.
- Competently perform basic nursing skills as per your licensure
- Follow Community discharge /transfer procedure/documentation and coordinate discharge/transfer with other departments physicians and ancillary service providers.
- Supervise response to residents call for assistance.
- Listen to resident family or physician concerns and initiate corrective action and/or report concerns to Nursing Supervisor.
- Count narcotics check emergency kit and exchange keys each shift.
- Check meal trays and nourishment to monitor proper diet is served and residents are assisted as necessary.
- Order receive and store medications appropriately.
- Observe community process related to signing out narcotic and administration thereof. This includes the process related to shift narcotic count and documentation thereof.
- Notify physician when necessary of changes in conditions weight medication errors medication not available abnormal lab/XRay results and any other unusual observations.
- Document daily notes on unstable residents/change in resident condition Medicare residents and recently admitted residents.
- Be responsible for the safety of residents and associates under nursingsupervision.
- Observe infection control procedures.
- Perform all the duties of a certified nursing assistant when required.
Minimum Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited school ofnursing(Required)
- Unencumbered RN or LVN/LPNlicense(Required)
- Proof of current CPR certification(Required)
- Minimum 1 year experience as an RN/LVN in a clinical setting(Preferred)
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Reliable transportation(Required)
We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
Employment Type
Full-Time
