LPN- On Call

Job Summary

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- On Call role at Willowbrook
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Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.

• Direct the day to day functions of the nursing assistants in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long term care facility.
• Ensure that all nursing personnel assigned to you comply with the written policies and procedures established by this facility.
• Periodically review the department's policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc. Make recommendations for revisions.
• Meet with your assigned nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the shifts' services, programs, and activities.
• Ensure that the Nursing Service Procedures Manual is current and reflects the day to day nursing procedures performed in this facility.
• Make written and oral reports/recommendations concerning the activities of your shift as required.
• Cooperate with other resident services when coordinating nursing services to ensure that the resident's total regimen of care is maintained.
• Participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility's quality assurance program for the nursing service department.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as may be requested.
• Assist in planning the nursing services portion of the resident's discharge plan as necessary.
• Define and interpret the department's policies and procedures to personnel, residents, visitors, and government agencies as required.
• Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required.
• Write resident charge slips and forward them to the Business Office.
• Maintain the Daily Census Report and submit to the Business Office as required.
• Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.
• Agree not to disclose assigned user  and password for accessing resident/facility information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.
• Attend, prepare, and file required recordkeeping forms/charts upon the resident's admission, transfer, and/or discharge.
• Receive telephone orders from physicians and record on the Physicians' Order Form.
• Chart nurses' notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided to the resident, as well as the resident's response to the care.
• Prepare and administer medications as ordered by the physician.
• Verify the identity of the resident before administering the medication/treatment.
• Ensure that the prescribed medication for one resident is not administered to another.
• Participate in employee performance evaluations, determining your shift's staffing requirements, and making recommendations to the Nurse Supervisor concerning employee dismissals, transfers, etc.
• Build and maintain a good working rapport with inter departmental personnel, as well as other departments within the facility.
• Inform the nurse aide trainees are under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse.
• Assure that nursing personnel follow established handwashing and hand hygiene technique in the administering of nursing care procedures.
• Assist residents with new admissions, ensuring rooms are ready, greeting them upon admission, and escorting them to their rooms as necessary.
• Collect and record vitals and other monitoring of seriously ill residents.
• Provide restorative and rehabilitative programs, including self-help and care.
• Assist in arranging transportation for discharged residents as necessary.
• Assist in planning, conducting, and scheduling in service training classes; maintain a well-educated nursing service department.
• Monitor personnel for compliance with safety regulations, dress codes, personal protective equipment, hazard signage, and chemical safety procedures.
• Execute emergency response procedures, including evacuation of…