LPN Bolster Heights

Central Maine Healthcare is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 400,000 people living in central, western and Midcoast Maine. CMH's hospital facilities include Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital. CMH also supports Central Maine Medical Group, a primary and specialty care practice organization. Other system services include the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute, a regional trauma program, Life Flight of Maine's southern Maine base, the Central Maine Comprehensive Cancer Center and other high-quality clinical services.

• Position Summary:
  
  The L.P.N provides professional nursing services to residents in nursing homes and skilled rehab settings, ensuring residents' needs are met through monitoring residents for changes and ensuring safe and quality care.
• The L.P.N contributes to the individualized direct resident care to the geriatric resident populations; in conjunction with physicians and multidisciplinary team members.
• Essential Duties:
  • Participate in bedside handoff, reporting to nurses coming on duty and providing necessary information to facilitate the delivery of excellent resident care.
  • Respond to issues on the floor during the shift to include, but not limited to: staffing issues/callouts, person supported dissatisfaction, emergency medical situations, etc.
  • Supervise and monitor direct care provided by CNA staff.
  • Communicate with physicians, guardians and other healthcare providers on behalf of the people supported regarding any health changes or concerns.
  • Monitor nursing needs of people supported.
  • Contribute to nursing assessments and care planning.
  • Administer medications and treatments as ordered by the physician; coordinate with the pharmacy to arrange medication refills and deliveries.
  • Follow Infection Prevention and Control practices and protocols.
  • Identify resident problems and emergency situations and initiate emergency care and life-saving measures per BLS and other protocols and policies.
  • Act as a resource for, assists and directs CNA staff in ensuring safe, quality resident care is provided.
  • Administer and document resident care, medications and treatments per physicians’ orders within the EMR in accordance with Rumford Community Home policy.
  • Notify registered nurse and other personnel as necessary, of changes in residents’ conditions and take appropriate follow-up action.
  • Assure housekeeping tasks are completed on unit in accordance with policy. Maintain clean resident rooms, restock as needed and change bed linen according to hospital practice.
  • Ensure documentation meets current regulations and policies.
  • Answer telephone/intercom professionally and communicate information to appropriate personnel.
  • Communicate appropriately and clearly within the interdisciplinary team, including managers, supervisors, co-workers, and providers.
  • Treat residents and families with respect and dignity, identifying and addressing psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of residents and family.
  • Interact professionally with providers, staff, residents and families.
  • Promote the mission, vision and values of the organization.
  • Maintain a good working relationship both within the department and within the organization.
  • Interpret existing policies and procedures to C.N.A.’s, residents, families and physicians when necessary.
  • Complete mandatory in-services, online modules, and competency-based trainings routinely and annually.
  • Follow all employee health procedures, incident reporting, and infection control requirements at all times, as appropriate to the position.

Education and Experience:

• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an LPN in the State of Maine.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 3 months of hire.
• Must be proficient with basic computer skills.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:

• Ability to handle difficult situations involving residents, physicians and others in a professional manner.
• Working knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering routine and special treatments to residents.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks or activities simultaneously, provide quality resident service, prioritize and use critical thinking.
• Demonstrate an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.
• Effectively communicate with residents in a supportive and tactful manner.
• Identify and apply effective service recovery opportunities.
• Ability to remain calm in a busy or stressful situation.
• Represent the organization in a positive manner by maintaining a pleasant and helpful demeanor, and presenting a professional appearance toward all internal and external customers at all times.
• Support, and encourages strong morale within the team and maintain effective, professional relationships with others.
• Ability to be flexible and tolerant of a fast-changing environment.
• Desire to learn new…