Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Location:

Granger, IA 50109

The LPN is responsible for providing residents with the highest quality of direct routine care, under the supervision of the RN and in accordance with the BON standards, the Residents’ Bill of Rights and the facility Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program. The LPN participates in the development and modification of the resident Plan of Care, implementing interventions that are delegated, ordered, or prescribed by the RN or physician.

The LPN collects resident health data and compares to normal findings and the established current health status, reporting changes and/or responses to interventions in an ongoing manner to the RN. The LPN assigns and monitors nursing tasks or activities of unlicensed nursing staff through assessment of their knowledge, skill and capabilities, clarifying expectations, addressing behaviors or escalating. All nursing activities are performed to support residents in achieving and maintaining the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well‑being.

• Conducts focused assessments of residents through collection and comparison of data sourced from resident and family interviews, observation, review of medical records.
• Uses data to participate in drafting of the integrated, resident‑centered Plan of Care.
• Facilitates Plan of Care through completion of nursing responsibilities, clearly communicating resident needs to primary caregivers and reporting changes and responses to interventions to the RN.
• Maximizes quality of living through continual monitoring and reporting of resident care and correlated recommendations, ensuring all outcomes are thoroughly and accurately documented.

• Ensures integration and effectiveness of resident’s Plan of Care by implementing and assisting in evaluation of responses to nursing interventions while collaborating with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Provides the highest quality care to all residents, without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age or differences in culture.
• Provides information to residents regarding health promotion and disease prevention.
• Provides ongoing resident care under the scope of Residents’ Bill of Rights, immediately reporting any suspicions, reports or witnessed events of abuse, neglect, misappropriation of resident property.
• M sustains awareness of facility QAPI goals and abides by and promotes the QAPI program.
• Displays and promotes a strong culture of customer service, ensuring a resident‑centered experience.
• Provides and ensures nursing activities are practiced in accordance with the BON standards while protecting residents’ dignity, privacy and autonomous decision‑making whenever possible.
• Interacts regularly with resident’s family or support network, reporting any changes in health, treatment, care, or living situation.
• Recognizes limits of knowledge, skill and experience; facilitates situations beyond the LPNs competency.
• Compliance – safety, documentation, HIPAA.
• Ensures all call lights are promptly and courteously answered or immediately facilitates.
• Uses and guides other nursing staff on always using proper body mechanics.
• Uses, observes, and instructs nursing staff in safe lifting and care techniques including proper use of equipment.
• M sustains knowledge of, promotes and follows site safety policies, OSHA guidelines regarding blood borne pathogens and Standard Precaution infection control policies to provide safe nursing care.
• M sustains a safe, clean environment in resident rooms and facility following procedure to bag infectious linens and equipment or proper disposal of them; proper handwashing, disinfection/cleaning schedules.
• Ensures physician orders are strictly followed, and that provisions are in place to assure compliance.
• Ensure resident records are complete through systematic collection, reporting and documentation of data that is secure from unauthorized access and follows state and federal regulations, including HIPAA.
• Gathers and documents data on admissions and discharges.
• Documents all nursing orders that have been…