LPN Full Time

Flesher’s Fairview Health Care Center  

Licensed Practical Nurse Job Description

Reports to: RN’s/Director of Nursing/Assistant Director of Nursing

Summary:  Employee is required to provide care for the elderly residents in the facility.

Equipment Used:  Various medical equipment

Environment:  Inside:  100%    Outside:  0%

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:  Other duties may be assigned.

• Communicates with family members regarding the progress of resident.
• Assists physician with rounds as needed.
• Draws blood and obtains fluids to submit for lab work as ordered.
• Monitors and records all progress of residents and communicates with physician.
• Assists with passing out meal trays and assist in feeding as needed.
• Monitor work of other nursing staff in unit to ensure thoroughness.
• Use telephone to communicate with physicians, families, and arrange appointments as needed.
• Make rounds to ensure cleanliness and proper care to residents.
• Manage nursing staff on your unit.
• Assist nursing staff as needed.
• Assigns personnel according to policy outlined by nursing services.
• Consults with the DON as necessary and keeps her informed of problems and staffing needs.
• Prepares and administers medications and treatments according to physician orders and facility policies and procedures.
• Receives, records, and carries out physician orders in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
• Charts daily on nurses notes any unusual occurrences or acute episodes related to resident care, and writes follow-up notes each shift for 24 hours following resolution of the problem.
• Responsible for assuring the accurate administration and recording of narcotics and assures that drugs covered by the Controlled Substance Act are verifiable by inventory.
• Must be able to consistently work cooperatively with residents, charge nurses, CNA’s and other staff members.
• Must wear clean, neat, and modest uniform.
• Must be punctual and dependable.
• Must be accept duties politely and perform them with minimal supervision.
• Adhere to Flesher’s policies and procedures, employee handbook, resident’s rights, OSHA, State and Federal safety standard precautions, i.e. infection control, PPE’s, and isolation rooms.
• Must take week-end call on a rotating basis.

Qualifications

Qualifications:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education:  Current license to practice as LPN in the state. Experience in long term care preferred.

Language Skills:  Be able to read and write and understand the English language.  Be able to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one to “resident or resident’s families” and other employees of the organization.

Physical Demands:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. Sitting is required for documenting information in the medical records. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and peripheral vision.

Work Environment:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Work surface includes, carpeting, tile, linoleum, desk and office chair. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet.

Summary of Occupational Exposures:

Bloodborne Pathogens:  Tasks and procedures performed by employee involve risks classified by CDC as:

Category 1 (direct contact with blood or body fluids to which universal precautions apply.)

Category II (activity performed without blood exposure, but exposure may occur in emergency.)

Category III (Task/activity does not entail predictable or unpredictable exposure to blood.)

Refer to the Exposure Control Plan for additional information.

An employee in this position will be exposed to:  Inside environmental conditions.