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Job Opportunity: Charge LPN - Days:Job description:
Woodland Pond at New Paltz is Hiring!Charge LPN - DaysIt's Not Work When You're Doing What You Love! Woodland Pond at New Paltz is a CMS 5 Star Rated Continuing Care Retirement Community. Woodland Pond has an excellent reputation for quality care and exceptional service. If you are interested in our commitment to a positive, nurturing workplace environment for staff, we want to hear from you! We offer an excellent income, benefits and perks.Job Details Job Job location: Woodland Pond Inc - New Paltz, NY Employment type: Full Time income Range: $33.92 - $37.92 Hourly Job Shift: Days/Eves DescriptionPosition Summary The Charge LPN - Days is responsible to maintain the nursing philosophy, objectives, and standards of quality nursing care; and ensure compliance with standards, codes, rules and regulations, and the policies set-forth by Woodland Pond ESSENTIAL tasks AND RESPONSIBILITIES (*CF indicates Critical Function) Administrative Functions: Notifies the Director of Nursing and Administrator on Call as required (*CF) Participates actively with IDT and follows-through on actions determined by the Team Is responsible for every resident in the Health Center (*CF) Serves as a resident advocate and ensures resident rights are maintained Supports the medical staff Works collaboratively with all departments at Woodland Pond Works with staff in the planning of the units services, programs, and activities Ensures consistency between all units in nursing care Ensures staff comply with polices and standards of care (*CF) Ensures completeness of Accident and Incident reports Serves as a leader and resource for nursing staff Participates in investigations as assigned (*CF) Ensures safe quality care is provided to the residents daily, and essential information is communicated to provide appropriate continuity of care from admission to discharge (*CF) Is a liaison with residents, families, and other departments to adequately plan for and provide resident care Guides LPNs and CNAs responsibilities (*CF) Ensures accurate, appropriate, and complete documentation by all nursing staff Care Plan, Kardex, MDS, and Assessment: Ensures accuracy of each Completes timely as assigned Effectively communicates the plan of care Ensures that resident care plan is followed (*CF) Communication: Ensures appropriate and continuing communication to the resident, family, staff, MD, IDT, etc. (*CF) Uses communication to enhance quality of resident care and staff working environment Personnel/Staff Development: Assists with employee evaluations, employee praise, and discipline as necessary (*CF) Actively participates with staff education Promotes an environment of learning Ensures staff attends mandatory in-services and meets minimum continuing education requirements Conducts routine staff audits to ensure care is being delivered per care plan and medical staff orders (*CF) Ensures work consistency among staff Promotes a positive, friendly work environment Equipment and Supplies: Ensures appropriate are available and monitors that supplies are utilized appropriately to avoid waste Is cost-effective Policy and Procedure Manuals: Ensures staff consciousness of manuals, including other departments (e.g. SDS, emergency protocols) Uses manual and assists other staff on using policies as necessary (*CF) Quality Assurance: Constantly strives to enhance the resident and staff practice Reports and completes necessary paperwork for each resident incident/accident/change in condition (*CF) Safety/Infection Control: Ensures staff compliance with standards and regulations Reports potential outbreaks and takes appropriate measures to control/eliminate infection control exposures Staffing Coverage: Required to ensure appropriate coverage for the nursing department 24/7, including weekends, holidays, and off-shifts (*CF) Works beyond normal working hours, or in other positions temporarily when necessary (e.g. administers medications) (*CF) Is subject to callback during emergency conditions Takes charge on-call as needed Other Specific General Requirements: Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, and be enthusiastic Must work harmoniously with others Seeks out new methods and principles to incorporate into the nursing practice Creates and maintains an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment (*CF) Able to make independent decisions Able to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures necessary to provide quality care Promotes teamwork and collaboration among Woodland Pond staff members continuing suitable education Must continually strive to enhance expertise, and ensure evidenced-located nursing is being practiced Encouraged to attend an out-of-facility continuing education seminars Completes all required training and in-services Enhanced Responsibilities of the Charge LPN-Days: Addresses the high volume of family, visitor and resident companion questions and concerns during high visitation times. Works closely with medical staff for in house visits, during medical staff rounding, several days each week. Provides data and insight to medical staff and RNs both in house and on call for any change in resident condition that may require order changes in medication, treatment etc. **The majority of nurse to medical staff communication occurs on the day shift. Performs indepth thorough admissions and discharges to include. Admissions: Order Entry-Medications, Treatments, Dietary, Therapy, Advance Directives. (per hospital discharge instructions) Assures communication of all follow up consult appointments to Unit Clerk Within scope of practice completes all clinical forms for each admission Completes an indepth interview with new resident and family, as well as review of medical record to ensure an accurate, complete admission. Educates resident and family to the facility policies and procedures. (ie)visititation, smoking policy, etc. Completes all nursing instructions for CNAs. Communicates with medical staff re: the new admission orders and diagnoses. Discharges: Completes Discharge Summary with all orders-Medications, Treatments, Therapy orders and Equipment needed). Reinforces any needed discharge teaching and documents each instance in the medical record. (ie)Insulin administration, wound treatments, g-tube or foley catheter care. Writes all scripts for discharge. Completes Form 3122 for all discharges to the Enhanced units. Completes an O2 necessity form if necessary for discharge. Attends everyday IDT meeting each morning to review each residents progress. Reviews of all resident outgoing appointments that day. Coordinate with CNAs and unit clerk to ensure residents make each appointment and that appropriate documentation goes with the resident to their appointment. Upon return the day charge nurse must review the consult recommendations, communicate those needs to the provider and enter any needed order or care related changes in the EMR. Ensures all residents get to in house appointments. everyday review of in house appointment calendar. Ensures all residents get to planned activites. Ensures all residents get to therapy appointments in house. Assists with completion of all Investigations and Analyses (I&As;) not completed on the prior shift. Attends weekly Wound Care Rounds as part of that team. Performs everyday follow up and documentation in the EMR for any resident requiring Bowel Protocol intervention and medications with an RN assessment. Reviews all labs and diagnostic testing reports performed on the unit that day. Communicates those results with medical staff and enters any needed order changes in the EMR as well as a progress note about the visit and changes. Communicates with Family/Health Care Proxys ANY changes in medications, resident conditions, consult results from appointments, and incident especially those resulting in an I&A; (skin injuries, fall, behaviors, etc.)**The majority of family communication occurs on the day shift. Attends care plan meetings as needed. Assists with all meals to ensure that appropriate assistance is provided to all residents and nursing coverage is as care planned. GENERAL expertise AND ABILITIES Maintains high standards for work areas, attitude and appearance Understands that honesty and ethics are essential in the performance of tasks Willing to lgain and grow Demonstrates maturity in judgment and behaviors Demonstrated expertise and expertise necessary to provide care to and communicate with primarily the geriatric population Demonstrated expertise of the principles of growth and development over the life span Able to assess data reflecting the residents status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each residents requirements relative to their age-specific needs Able to work a flexible schedule Maintains predictable and reliable attendance QualificationsQualifications LPN graduate of an accredited school of nursing Minimum two years of clinical nursing practice preferred Holds a current, unencumbered LPN license to practice in the State of New York Proficiency with computers and standard office software Valid CPR certification Skills:
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