Ft Day Shift Lpn

Job Details

Job Location:

Huntington, WV 25701

Job Title:

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Department:
Health Care

Reports To:

Registered Nurse or Director of Nursing
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt (Hourly Wages)

In keeping with Woodlands’ tradition, we seek to enhance the quality of life and holistic growth of older persons by providing high quality service in a cheerful, timely manner and by communicating, coordinating, and cooperating with others to attain goals. A Licensed Practical Nurse provides quality nursing care to residents in an environment which promotes their rights, dignity, freedom of choice.

Licensed Practical Nurses provide quality nursing care to residents; implement specific procedures and programs; coordinate work within the department, as well as with other departments; report pertinent information to the immediate supervisor; respond to inquiries or requests for information; assist the immediate supervisor with tasks to support department operations. Performs other appropriate related and unrelated assigned duties.

• Education:
  
  High School Diploma or equivalent; successful completion of a West Virginia state-approved Licensed Nursing program
• Licensure/Certification: a current Nursing license in West Virginia; CPR and First
  - Aid certification preferred
• Experience:
  
  Six months' prior nursing experience in long-term care preferred
• Zero Tolerance:
  Must successfully pass drug and background checks.
• Schedule:
  
  7:00 a.m.
  
  - 7:00 p.m. with weekends and holidays

• Follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Cooperates and works together with all co-workers; plan and complete job duties with minimal supervisory direction, including appropriate judgment
• Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information
• Interact effectively with residents, guests, supervisors and peers
• Must be able to cope with mental and emotional stress related to working with persons who are ill, disabled, elderly, and/or emotionally upset
• Is knowledgeable of resident rights and ensures an atmosphere which allows for the privacy, dignity and well-being of all residents in a safe, secure environment
• Follow safety regulations, reporting injuries or unsafe conditions and work practices to supervisor
• Follows up as appropriate with supervisor, co-workers or residents regarding reported complaints, problems and concerns
• Follow acceptable standards of personal hygiene and comply with department dress code
• Possess a fundamental understanding of sanitation and cleanliness
• Regular, punctual and dependable attendance
• Provide assistance to and work directly with staff, residents, family of residents, visitors, government agencies and the general public

• Provide individualized direct care and attention, which encourages each resident's ability to maintain or attain the highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being
• Knowledgeable of the individualized care plan and provide support to the resident according to this plan. Contribute to the care planning process by providing the charge nurse or other care planning staff with specific information and observations of the residents' needs and preferences and updating as needed.
• Aid Certified Nursing Assistants/Nursing Assistants in the individual needs of residents which may include assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating, or other needs in keeping with the individuals' care requirements
• Maintain the comfort, privacy, and dignity of each resident in the delivery of services to them. Interact with residents in a manner that displays warmth and promotes a caring environment
• Fully understand all aspects of residents' rights, including the right to be free of restraints and free of abuse. Responsible for promptly reporting to the charge nurse or administrative staff incidents or evidence of resident abuse or violation of residents' rights
• Participate in resident care planning and shift reports
• Accurately and promptly transcribe physician orders
• Implement established nursing policy and procedure, promptly reporting changes in resident condition that require additional follow-up
• Assist in maintaining a safe, neat, and clean environment; report environmental deficiencies to the charge nurse such as lighting or equipment problems
• Protect the personal belongings of each resident including eyeglasses, dentures, hearing aids, furnishings, jewelry, clothing, memorabilia, etc. Promptly report missing items according to established policy and participate in efforts to locate missing items
• Observe residents for changes in condition or behavior and promptly report these changes to appropriate licensed nursing personnel
• Provide care that maintains each resident's skin integrity to prevent pressure ulcers, skin tears, and other damage by changing incontinent residents, turning, repositioning…