This position to ensure that quality care is delivered through monitoring of staff performance, physician contact, care planning and daily resident observation.  This position also provides direct care to residents. All this is done according to nursing standards of practice, standard procedures, and established State and Federal regulations for skilled nursing facilities.

This position is required to work 12 hours shifts on Saturdays and Sundays.

In this role, the Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse will:

• Assist routine daily direction and monitor the work of the nursing assistants on the unit, assuring a high standard of nursing care and satisfactory completion of tasks.
• Assist in the orientation of new LPN/LVNs and nursing assistants and reinforce training standards to maintain a high quality of care.
• Provide explanation of nursing procedures and assistance to staff to assure ongoing understanding and training.
• Communicate on a regular basis with the Nurse Manager or Director of Nursing regarding observations, and suggestions of problem areas, resident and employee activities, concerns, needs, conditions, etc.
• Observe and evaluate residents' health, mental and emotional conditions and communicate significant changes to appropriate staff.  When indicated is responsible for notifying the physician and family members according to prescribed procedures.
• Provide direct patient care as appropriate including, but not limited to, procedures such as catheter placement and care, colostomy care, suction, dressings, naso-gastric tubes and other treatments.
• Participate in report at the beginning and end of shifts to assure proper information about residents is communicated.
• Assist in the admission, orientation, and observation of new residents, assure that physician orders for diets, therapy, medication, etc. are transcribed and communicated according to procedure.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Graduate of an approved school of licensed practical/vocational nursing.
•  Current license, in good standing, as an LPN/LVN in the State. 
• One year nursing experience.
• Devotion to standards and principles of professional nursing.

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