Licensed Practice Nurse; LPN

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• Assessment:
  Performs assessments on patients/residents and reassessments as per policy.
• Planning/Implementation/Evaluation:
  Develops and implements appropriate plan of care based on assessment and diagnosis tailored to meet each individual's needs (physical, cultural and psychosocial), evaluates plan of care and makes necessary changes, works to meet individual patient/resident needs.
• Medication Administration:
  Demonstrates knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient/resident and their clinical condition. Evaluates patient/resident responses to medications.
• Patient/Resident/Family
  
  Education:
  
  Plans for and provides patient/resident, family and caregiver education, identifies learning needs, clearly communicates information and documents patient/resident response to education.
• Documentation:
  Documents according to current standards and policies.
• Discharge Planning:
  Plans for patient/resident discharge, anticipates and plans for long-term and/or short-term patient/resident needs, collaborates with the discharge planner when appropriate and assesses the patient/resident prior to discharge.
• Delegation/
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Delegates and collaborates in providing patient/resident care according to licensure and skill levels, follows up to ensure success.
• Assures resident safety by identifying safety hazards and emergency situations and initiates corrective action as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Interprets existing policies and procedures to certified nursing assistants, certified medication aides, residents, and families.
• Supervises staff, evaluates the provision of direct resident care, and initiates corrective action as necessary.
• Follows staffing guidelines and makes nursing assignments based on qualification of staff and characteristics of the resident population.
• Participates in the employee evaluation process by providing information on the clinical performance of certified nurse assistants and certified medication aides to the DON or DCS.
• Monitors staff compliance with infection control, personal protection equipment, blood borne pathogens, hazardous material handling and fire safety.
• Ensures HIPAA compliance with resident and employee information.

• Strong collaborative, interpersonal, organizational, multi‑tasking, verbal and written communication skills, and a desire to create a high‑performance, effective team that can produce consistent, demonstrated results.
• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with co‑workers and ministry leadership.
• Clear and concise communication, both oral and written.
• Strong interpersonal relationships, detail oriented, collaborative, integrity and personal commitment, analytical skills, independent work and manage multiple deliverables.
• Ability to function in a matrix environment and demonstrate passion to succeed, self‑motivated, dependable, committed, and willingness to see a project through to its conclusion.
• Working knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Office.

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

Catholic Care Center 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.

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