Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Description

> REF:#382588867ce04b43 Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Status: FT, PT, and PRN

Wage: $38 to $49 DOE

Location: Avamere Rehabilitation at Ridgemont – 2051 Pottery Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366

Responsibilities

Complete required record keeping in regards to your role in admitting, transferring and discharging residents.
Coordinate with nursing staff and support personnel daily to plan the shifts’ services, programs and activities to ensure the resident’s total regimen of care is maintained.
Prepare and administer medications and review medication cards for completeness and accuracy.
Review resident care plans for appropriate resident goals, problems, approaches and revisions based on nursing needs.
Plan, organize, develop, implement and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures that are necessary for providing quality care.
Provide leadership to nursing personnel and make daily rounds of your unit to ensure staff is providing direct care in accordance with resident’s care plan and wishes.
Participate in facility surveys by authorized government agencies.
Chart nurses’ notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided to the resident and resident’s response to care.

Qualifications

Must possess a nursing degree from an accredited college or university.
Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an LPN in this state.
Knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations and guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities.
Experience with Electronic Medical Records and computer documentation systems.
Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.

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Licenses & Certifications
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Licenced Practical Nurse