LVN - PT

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Job Description

long-term care facility that provides direct nursing care to residents through licensed nursing personnel and nursing assistants, governed by federal, state, and local standards, with departments including nursing services, dietary services, business office, infection control, and quality assurance programs The primary purpose of your job position is to provide direct nursing care to the residents, and to supervise the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants. Such supervision must be in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our facility, and as may be required by the Director of Nursing Services or Nurse Supervisor to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times. The position encompasses administrative functions including directing nursing assistants, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, reviewing department manuals, planning shift services, maintaining nursing service procedures, making reports and recommendations, coordinating with resident services, participating in quality assurance programs, admitting and discharging residents, and completing administrative duties. Charting and documentation responsibilities include completing recordkeeping forms, transcribing physician orders, charting nurses' notes, and filing accident reports. Drug administration functions involve preparing and administering medications, verifying resident identity, ensuring adequate medication supplies, maintaining narcotic records, and disposing of drugs appropriately. Personnel functions include performing employee evaluations, making staffing recommendations, providing leadership, making daily rounds, ensuring nursing assistant training compliance, meeting with personnel, and maintaining positive working relationships. Nursing care functions include admitting and orienting residents, making physician rounds, ordering diagnostic services, implementing nursing objectives, checking prescribed treatments, administering professional services such as catheterization and tube feedings, monitoring residents, and ensuring proper post-mortem procedures. Staff development involves participating in training classes, implementing orientation programs, and attending continuing education programs. Safety and sanitation duties include monitoring safety compliance, ensuring personal protective equipment availability, maintaining clean work areas, promoting handwashing, participating in fire safety drills, and following infection control procedures. Equipment and supply functions include recommending equipment needs, maintaining adequate stock levels, ensuring safe equipment operation, and monitoring supply usage. Care plan and assessment functions involve reviewing care plans daily, informing supervisors of changes, and ensuring nursing assistants follow care plans.