LPN
Location: Lebanon Tennessee
Description: Senior Care, Inc. is in need of LPN right now, this career will be placed in Tennessee. More complete informations about this career opportunity please read the description below. A generous heart, a warm spirit and a genuine compassion for others. These qualities best describe the special people who work at Elmcroft. We are trusted members of an extended family who find great personal reward in bringing happiness! into the lives of our residents.
Elmcroft is looking for an LPN for our assisted living facility. These positions provide nursing support as directed by the Resident Services Director to all nursing employees and Residents.
Essential job duties include but are not limited to:
Administers and/or supervises the self-administration of medications.
Verifies identity of Resident receiving medication, verifies that the correct medication is being given, and records time of administration on the MAR/MOR.
Presents medication to Resident and observes ingestion or other application, or administers medication.
Obtains and records Residents vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration), weight, food and fluid intake and output, as directed.
Observes Resident to detect response to specified types of medications and prepares report or notifies designated personnel of unexpected reactions.
Counsels residents in identify! ing and resolving social or other problems.
Schedules doct! or’s appointments based on the needs of the resident
Assures that all new medications are faxed to the pharmacy in order to get the prescription filled timely and accurately.
Informs families when mail order medicines need to be reordered.
Talk to physician’s offices and doctors as needed to take phone orders or change orders for a resident.
Assures call lights are answered in a timely manner to attend to the residents needs as soon as possible after the call light is signaled (7 minutes maximum).
Keep accurate counts of the narcotic sheet
Attends all training and conferences as required to stay abreast of changes in the nursing profession as well as to maintain appropriate CEU’s for license, with prior approval of supervisor. Assures all training required by the state regulations is completed and documented each year.
Assures all caregiver duties as performed as assigned and documented appropriately.
Participates in the Care Planning p! rocess as assigned.
Assists in the oversight of appropriate training for all nursing staff to assure requirements for state regulations are met, as assigned by supervisor.
Addresses employee, family and resident concerns to promote satisfaction and good communication.
Is fully knowledgeable of the fire evacuation and disaster policy of the community and participates as assigned in fire and disaster drills.
Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent personal or health information concerning residents and staff.
Other duties as assigned and which relate to the success of Elmcroft and the Care, Comfort, and Happiness of our residents.
Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/D/V
Requirements
A minimum of a one-year certificate from an accredited college or technical school; three to six months related experience or training.
LPN license required. Management experience preferred.
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If you were eligible to this career, pl! ease email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Sen! ior Care, Inc..
If you interested on this career just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website
This career starts available on: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 09:49:41 GMT
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