About This Role
This Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) role involves assessing and directly delivering resident care, administering prescribed medications, and overseeing nursing assistants and hospitality aides in an assisted living setting. It suits a compassionate and dependable LPN with strong judgment capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Treat all information about residents, their condition, family, and personnel matters as confidential
- Comply with established corporate and departmental policies and procedures, and maintain established standards and practices
- Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques
- Provide accurate and descriptive records of medical and nursing care of the residents
- Assign daily resident care duties to Nursing Assistants and Hospitality Aides, monitor and evaluate the delivery of care
- Accurately transcribe and carry out all physician orders and assist with physician visits
- Participate in resident care planning
- Evaluate and be alert to the physical and psychological needs of the residents and respond in accordance with proper nursing techniques and protocol
- Assist with admissions and discharges of residents
- Assist in the management of Nursing Assistants and Hospitality Aides
- Assist with direct resident care as time and responsibilities permit
- Assist with carrying out physician orders
- Perform other functions as directed by the supervisor
Requirements
- Current and valid LPN license in the state providing nursing care
- Possess judgment capabilities, initiative, and dependability
- Ability to read, write, and understand English well
- Ability to stand, walk, stoop, twist, and turn frequently throughout the course of an eight-hour shift
- Ability to lift 30 pounds in assisting co-workers with resident lifts, transfers, etc. several times throughout the shift
- Ability to push a medication cart in dispensing medications
- Must be able to react quickly and decisively in emergencies and in unexpected behavior of residents
- Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
- Ability to communicate to residents at a level they can understand
Benefits
- Paid time off, with an opportunity to cash out each year
- Tuition reimbursement
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options
- Retirement contributions
- Professional licensure reimbursement
About the Company
Homewood Living Frederick's mission is to honor Christ through faithful service to seniors and one another.