Licensed Practical Nurse Care Coordinator

Overview

Newport Meadows, in sprawling Amish county, is searching for an experienced and detail-oriented Licensed Practical Nurse Care Coordinator to support and manage their assigned team as Care Coordinator. Our 139-bed facility specializes in long-term care and short term stay services. We are dedicated to providing exemplary customer service and top-quality care. We believe strongly in valuing our employees our employees and as a growing company we are able to offer plentiful opportunities for career advancement.

Come improve not only the lives of our residents, but your own!

• Competitive wages
• Referral Bonus Program
• Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
• 401k
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Continuous professional and clinical training
• Monday-Friday schedule

• Oversee all aspects of operating a unit within our center, from supervising nursing staff to monitoring patient care.
• Actively engages in clinical development of staff under areas of responsibility. Identifies patient and family needs for education and provides needed information.
• Communicates effectively, both verbally and in documentation.
• Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice.
• Seeks guidance and asks questions
• Collaborates with physician and care team to ensure quality resident care.
• Reports and records all changes observed in condition or behavior of residents in accordance with documentation practices and policies.
• Complies with established medication use policies, safety policies and procedures including standard infection control practices.
• Leads by investing and building healthy relationships among staff, colleagues and other disciplines.
• Shows the ability to set priorities and demonstrates an understanding of shared governance and promotes at the unit level.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the health care team
• Applies policies and procedures in fair and consistent manner.
• Ensures resident care is documented appropriately in the residents' medical record and addresses any areas of non-compliance issues timely.
• Ensures efficient and thorough hand-off of information from shift to shift to promote communication of residents' status and needs.
• Facilitates communication between all nursing personnel, other departments/disciplines, and physicians and ensures necessary follow-up actions are taken.
• Ensures appropriate and timely implementation of physician's orders and timely notification of physician/CRNP/PA of any changes in resident condition.
• Communicates necessary information to family/responsible person.

• Valid Licensed Practical Nurse license
• Experience in long term care preferred