Nurse - LPN - Assisted Living - DAY SHIFT

Fahrney Keedy – LPN (Day Shift, Full Time)

Location:

Boonsboro, Maryland / Near Hagerstown

Salary: $25.50 – $33.50 base plus applicable shift differential.

Provide the highest degree of quality nursing care to the residents following Fahrney-Keedy’s policies and procedures; supervise day‑to‑day nursing activities; monitor CMAs and GNAs assigned to the floor to ensure residents receive quality care.

As an LPN you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibilities, and accountability necessary for performing your assigned duties.

• Make rounds at the beginning and end of shift.
• Perform admission assessments on new and readmissions.
• Consult with a resident’s physician in providing the resident’s care, treatment, and rehabilitation, as necessary.
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift.
• Report all complaints and grievances made by a resident immediately.
• Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting for duty.
• Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids.
• Review each resident’s records for specific treatment, medication orders, diets, etc.
• Review lab reports and notify physicians of results to determine appropriate follow‑up.
• Notify and provide an accurate assessment to the attending physician when a resident has an accident or incident or when there is a change in the resident’s condition.
• Notify resident’s family and/or responsible party when a resident has an accident or incident or when there is a change in the resident’s condition.
• Administer professional services such as medication administration, catheterization, tube feeding, suctioning, applying and changing dressings, etc. as required, and document the provision of services accurately and on a timely basis.
• Obtain sputum, urine, stool, and other specimens for lab tests as ordered.
• Monitor seriously ill residents as necessary.
• Assess resident’s skin for signs of breakdown and take immediate action for treatment when indicated.
• Institute and maintain preventative measures for skin breakdown.
• Ensure that residents with decubitus ulcers receive appropriate treatment such as daily inspection of wounds, turning and positioning, nutritional support, and maintaining a clean/dry bed.
• Ensure that the CNAs and Med Techs are providing direct care to the residents in accordance with each resident’s care plan and wishes.
• Communicate with residents and/or family members as necessary.
• Inform the family member of the death of a resident; contact the funeral home when requested by the family; follow policy for postmortem care.
• Prepare and administer medications as ordered by the physician within the specified time frames and according to established policy.
• Document acceptance and/or refusal of medications per policy.
• Administer medications orally, topically, by feeding tube, intramuscularly, subcutaneously, or rectally as specified per physician’s order.
• Administer all physician ordered nourishments.
• Assess and observe residents for drug interactions and adverse reactions.
• Assess need for PRN medications; assess and record effectiveness of administered dose.
• Verify the identity of the resident before administering medication.
• Ensure that prescribed medication for one resident is not administered to another.
• Ensure that an adequate supply of medications, supplies, and equipment are on hand to meet the nursing needs of the residents.
• Maintain medicine cart in a neat, clean, and orderly manner.
• Order prescribed medications, supplies and equipment as necessary and in accordance with Fahrney-Keedy and pharmacy policies.
• Count narcotics accurately for the shift and document.
• Dispose of drugs and narcotics as required and in accordance with established procedures.
• Perform sterile and clean dressing changes as ordered and per facility policy; label, date, and initial dressings.
• Assess wound appearance, stage, drainage, size, and document on skin grid per policy.
• Administer tube feedings per physician’s orders (continuous or bolus) and flushes per physician’s order and policy.
• Insert/change urinary…