LPN Baylor Weekend Option Arcadia, Louisiana

Position: LPN 7p-7a Baylor Weekend Option Arcadia, Louisiana
Location: Louisiana

** General Description :
** Under the direction of the Unit Manager, Assistant Director of Nursing or Director of Nursing Services, responsible for supervision of assigned staff and providing quality nursing care to residents to maintain or attain the highest practical level of functioning.

Coordinates nursing care in accordance with Facility policies and procedures, state requirements, Department of Health regulations, and Federal Health Care Administrationregulations.

Essential Duties
1. Contributes to Facility quality assessment and improvement initiatives.
2. Develops and updates instant and comprehensive Care Plans as needed.
3. Transcribes, clarifies, and implements physician’s orders.
4. Administers and monitors resident medications and treatments per physician’sorders. Maintains accurate medication administration records and treatmentadministration records. Verifies medication cart is secure and clean. Securesnarcotics per Facility policy and state regulations.
5. Communicates status of residents to incoming licensed personnel according to established procedures at shift change. Performs medication inventory at the beginning and end of the shift with another licensed nurse and immediatelynotifies supervisor of discrepancies.
6. Documents residents change in condition; develops, documents, and implements appropriate nursing interventions; and notifies physician and appropriate personsas needed.
7. Updates and maintains accurate resident clinical files.
8. Conducts personal physical examination of residents for skin breakdown uponadmission and as assigned.
9. Supervises, trains, and delegates job tasks to certified nursing assistants and unitclerks.
10. Communicates status of residents, new admissions, scheduled appointments,assigned baths, restorative instructions, changes in specialized diets, and otherindividualized patient instructions to certified nursing assistant staff at shift

Willow Ridge NRC LLC is an EEO Employer - M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status
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