Licensed Practical Nurse
Company: Healthcare Staffing Now
Location: Skokie
Posted on: May 16, 2022
Job Description:
Salary: $40.00/hr - OT after 8hrsSAME DAY PAY AVAILABLEFlexible
PRN Shifts ( choose your own schedule ) -Basic Function
- Under the direction of the physician, is responsible for total
nursing care to all residents on assigned unit during the assigned
shift including responsibility for delegation of duties, resident
nursing care, staff performance and adherence by staff members to
facility policies and procedures.Essential Duties
- Participate in the development and implementation of an
individualized patient care plan for the resident with allied
health team members.
- Implement total nursing care plan through assessment, planning
and evaluation.
- Administer prescribed medications and treatments according to
policy and procedures; evaluate treatment effectiveness on a
continuing basis.
- Assist in maintaining a physical, social and psychological
environment, which is conducive to the overall welfare of the
resident.
- Participate in resident and family teaching.
- Monitor performance of team members and become involved in
staff development, evaluation and discipline when indicated.
- Assign nursing care duties to team members and ensure such
duties are completed in an appropriate manner.
- Remain current in facility policies, procedures and nursing
trends by participating in inservice and continuing education
programs.
- Recognize significant changes in the condition of residents and
take necessary action.
- Document nursing care rendered, resident response, and all
other pertinent and necessary data as outlined in facility's
policies and procedures
- Function as a charge nurse by serving as a resource person to
staff, answer questions, problem solve, and make decisions relevant
to resident care.
- Adhere to all facility and department safety policies and
procedures.Supervision ReceivedReceives supervision from the
Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, and/or the
Nursing supervisor.Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited nursing education program.
- Illinois registration as a licensed practical nurse ( LPN
).
- Requires employee to have had no abuse records.Knowledge,
Skills, and Abilities
- licensed practical nurse ( LPN ) should have the ability to
communicate and work well with patients and staff members
- licensed practical nurse ( LPN ) should have the ability to
follow facility policies and procedures.
- licensed practical nurse ( LPN ) should have the ability to
speak the English language in an understandable manner.
- licensed practical nurse ( LPN ) should have the ability -to
see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to
function adequately to assure that the requirements of this
position can be fully met.
- licensed practical nurse ( LPN ) should have the ability to
remain current in practice as applicable to job.Working Conditions
- Works in well lighted and ventilated areas throughout the
facility, i.e. resident's rooms, nurse's stations, med rooms, tub
rooms, dining rooms, lounges and corridors and hallways.
- Subject to frequent interruptions.
- Subject to involvement with personnel, visitors, state and
federal agency personnel and residents.
- Provided with necessary protective equipment and devices and
services to ensure safety including but not limited to gowns,
gloves, goggles, shoe covers, handwashing facilities, masks,
Hepatitis B vaccine.This description has been prepared to assist in
properly evaluating various classes of responsibilities, skills,
working conditions, etc., present in the classification. It is
intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and characteristic levels
of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be
given this title. It is not intended as a complete list of specific
duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit or in any
way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and
control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of
a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not
be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar
kind and level of difficulty.Apply Now! -
Keywords: Healthcare Staffing Now, Skokie , Licensed Practical Nurse, Healthcare , Skokie, Illinois
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