Maurice, Louisiana
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Job Opening in Maurice, Louisiana - Pelican Pointe Healthcare & Rehabilitation, a state of the art long term care facility, is NOW hiring full time LPN's for our 12 HOUR NIGHT SHIFT (6p to 6a) shift AND full time LPN's for our 12 HOUR DAY SHIFT (6a to 6p). Offering competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a stable work environment.
Summary
He/she is responsible for the care of the residents in a designated area of the facility. He/she communicates with off-going and arriving shifts of personnel to assure the continuation of quality of care. Makes rounds, evaluating the physical, emotional and social needs of the resident making sure these are being met through the staff assigned to work with each group of residents. Assesses assigned staff?s ability to provide for each resident?s needs and provides intervention as indicated. Supervises the care provided by the Nursing Assistants assigned to the unit, providing intervention, and education as indicated. Makes adjustments in assignments as indicated. Prepares and administers medications and treatments according to procedures. Consults with physicians, receives, records, and transcribes orders as required. Makes rounds with physicians when necessary. Reviews resident?s care plans and assures these plans are followed. Documents on records as per policy and procedures of the facility. Participates in the evaluation of the employee working under his/her supervision. Participates in staff meetings and in-services as required.
Responsibilities:
Receives report from the off going shift.
Reviews communication systems to be knowledgeable of any unusual occurrences during the previous shifts.
Assigns Nursing Assistants and other designated personnel assuring each resident?s needs will be met during the assigned shift.
Gives report to Nursing Assistants.
Makes rounds of the assigned unit frequently during the shift providing intervention as needed. During the entire shift, will be attune to needs of the unit while doing other nursing tasks.
Prepares and administers medications as ordered. Reorders medications as needed in preparation for future shifts. Assesses and documents medication issues as per policy.
Provides special procedures as ordered.
Completes the treatments as ordered. Assesses and documents, new and old areas of treatment describing in detail the results of staff action and the results of treatment. Prepares a weekly skin report for the DON. Contacts the physician for any areas not responding positively and timely.
Supervises the meal service for each resident on the unit. Works with the staff to assure each resident is provided adequate nutrition for each meal.
Continually assesses and re assesses residents for risk of complications as a result of being in the facility. (I.e., skin breakdown, incontinence, contractures, reduced mobility, reduced involvement in bathing, dressing, or eating, weight loss, behaviors due to change in lifestyle, etc.).
Continually observes progress and quality of work of the Nursing Assistants to assure that residents are turned, repositioned, toileted, walked, exercised, provided food and fluids, well groomed, involved in their specific restorative program, provides intervention as indicated, etc. Also observes the resident's environment to assure a clean and safe environment is provided for each resident.
Document on nurse?s notes as per policy. Assures there is accurate and timely documentation of any unusual observation, incident, or happening.
Reviews information, reassess residents, interviews staff, reviews documentation of each shift and writes monthly nurse progress note using the Interdisciplinary Care Plan documenting progress of lack of progress toward the resident?s goal. Writes suggestions for changes to be made to the plan of care on the ?Working Copy? of the Interdisciplinary Care Plan.
Admits residents as required.
Assists in the ordering and reviewing of results of laboratory tests as indicated. Notifies physician of results.
Notifies the physician of unusual findings as indicated.
Assists with auditing charts.
Assists with answering and correcting consultant reports.
Reviews, signs, and provides intervention as indicated for Nursing Assistants documentation.
Counts required medications with oncoming consultant reports.
Makes appropriate notes in Communication Books to assure adequate communication is maintained for nursing.
Assists in keeping other departments informed of resident?s change of condition as indicated.
Assists in providing in services for assigned staff.
Keeps nurse?s station, medication room clean. Assigns Nursing Assistants to keep each ancillary room clean and orderly. Assigns staff to keep equipment clean and in proper condition for use.
Reviews and updates Medication Administration Records, Treatment Administration Records, and Nursing Care Flow Records, for upcoming shift.
Makes rounds toward end of shift to assure area is in order for the oncoming shift.
Gives report to oncoming shift.
Reviews and assures there is adequate staffing for the oncoming shift. Replaces known absences in a timely manner.
Performs any other tasks as assigned by the Director of Nursing.
Must possess, as a minimum, a Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university, or be a graduate of an approved LPN/LVN/RN program.
Please submit resume or fill out an application online at or come by and see what we are all about at 405 Milton Road, Maurice LA.
COME JOIN OUR TEAM OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS!
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Job Type: Full-time
Required license or certification:
LPN
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