LPN Nursing Supervisor, PRN - Lewes, United States - The Lodge at Historic Lewes

Description

Job Description

The Lodge at Historic Lewes is currently seeking a Supervisory Licensed Practical Nurse, responsible for providing overall leadership and management of the health and well-being of the residents within the community.

Shift Available: PRN all shifts

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains communications with Healthcare Providers of recent changes or requests for orders.
• Ensures that community follows all federal, state, local laws and regulations as it pertains to clinical care.
• Collects, and reports occurrences, and if necessary, assist in developing/implementing improvement plans.
• Partners with Administrator and other team members to maintain resident and team member health safety.
• Partners with pharmacy consultant to provide optimal pharmaceutical services to residents.
• Oversees infection control practices in community.
• Oversees the safe and efficient distribution/administration of medications, injections, nebulizers, moderate wound care per state regulations.
• Identifies ongoing needs and services of residents through the evaluation/ Service Plan process including documentation for residents with a change in health care status.
• Manages the completion of any assigned evaluations.
• Partners with other department coordinators to identify, review, and discuss potential change in service/medication levels and updates the resident's service plan as indicated by state regulations.
• Maintains communications with resident's family and/or responsible party regarding changes in care or health concerns.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Directly supervises certified nursing assistant employees within the nursing department(s).
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws

Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree (AA) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, or six months to one year related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certificates, licenses and registrations required: Maintains current state license as a Licensed Professional Nurse or a Professional Registered Nurse per state regulations.

Other skills required:

• • Experience in assisted living, home health or long-term care industries.
  • Two (2) years' experience as a Licensed Nurse.
  • Must demonstrate competence in assessment skills, injections/medication administration, follow up and triage.
  • Ability to communicate effectively speaking the primary language of the residents.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • Proficiency in computer skills, Microsoft Office and ability to learn new applications.

If you want to experience what it's like to work in an environment that rejects punitive leadership, that embraces mistakes as growth opportunities, that thrives on working within a culturally diverse environment, that encourages diverging viewpoints as a way to collaborate towards the best outcome, that has an unreasonable amount of fun, that is steadfastly loyal to our loyal team members, and as a result of all this brings out the best in you on a daily basis, then consider joining us as part of a Vantage Point community. It just so happens we are looking for someone just like you.