lpn - prn - Lubbock, United States - Life Care

Description

Job Description

When you work at Carillon Senior Living you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What's more, you are part of an extraordinary company - one that's investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don't just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life

Carillon Senior Living is recruiting a hospitality-focused LPN to join our team This position provides direct nursing care to residents and delegates and supervises the care provided by our Quality of Life Specialists/Resident Assistants.

Principal Duties:

• Accurately and precisely administers medications/treatment and documents all medications in accordance with department procedures and expected practices.
• Informs physician, nurse manager, or responsible party/family of changes in resident's condition or incidents when appropriate.
• Ensures each resident's Care Plan is followed to meet the residents' needs and state requirements.
• Supervises and assists assigned Certified Nurse Aides and other nursing staff, delegating assignments and ensuring completion.
• Makes walking rounds with departing nurse and frequently throughout shift including visual and physical assessments, controlled drug counts, and thorough and complete report.
• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
• Ensures all transfer, discharge, and admission information is complete according to policy and practice.
• Completes all duties on shift task sheet, monthly summaries, and quarterly assessments.

Knowledge and Ability:

• Must have effective communication skills, both oral and written.
• Utilizes the nursing process to deliver nursing care to an individual or group of residents and accepts assigned responsibilities as an accountable member of the Carillon team.
• Work as team and assist all other department members when needed.
• Be able to work cooperatively with other healthcare professionals and other departments within the system.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists and to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in writing, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Must communicate with internal and external contacts in a professional manner.
• Show the ability to demonstrate initiative by actively seeking additional duties, as well as accepting and performing all other duties as assigned.
• Have the ability to maintain a professional relationship with physicians, patients, visitors, and staff by demonstrating appropriate interpersonal skills and demeanor.
• Possesses knowledge of and implements infection control and universal precaution practices.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Graduate of an accredited school of vocational nursing.
• Maintains a current license with the Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners for Vocational Nursing.
• Have a current card for the successful completion of Basic Cardiac Life Support (CPR - Healthcare Provider).
• Have at least one-year experience as charge nurse in a geriatric setting preferred.

HOSPITALITY FOCUS:

Carillon Senior Living fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises as a guide for our interpersonal interactions with residents, co-workers, and guests:

1. We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.
2. We treat everyone with courteous respect.
3. We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.
4. We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
5. We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
6. We embrace and value our differences.
7. We make residents, employees and guests feel important.
8. We ask "Is there anything else I can do for you?"
9. We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
10. We pay attention to details.

WELLNESS FOCUS:

Carillon Senior Living employees are expected to promote a healthy community culture for all residents and employees. This is a whole-person approach to health and wellness which includes eight dimensions of wellness: Emotional, Environmental, Health Services, Intellectual, Physical, Social, Spiritual and Vocational. Through these efforts we can ensure and exceed residents' wellness needs relating to their mind, body and soul, which may also have a positive effect on the employees, as a result.

Many roles in the community may require that we ask about your vaccination status. This could include Hepatitis B, flu and COVID-19 vaccine status. Please note that all employees are required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or apply for and receive an approved exemption, as a condition of employment.

If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate senior care professional passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply; we'd love to get to know you

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New Wage Scale: $28.00