LVN - Assisted Living - Part-Time (Saturdays & Sundays

LVN
- Assisted Living
- Part-Time (Saturdays & Sundays)

PLANO, TX

The Outlook at Windhaven is a senior living community in Plano, TX, and part of the Forefront Living family. Our mission is to come together and make each moment matter for those we serve.

We’re looking for compassionate, dedicated individuals whowant to join our team and be part of something meaningful.

With a shared legacy in business and healthcare innovation,our family of care-oriented organizations blends values built on compassion andfaith with high-quality senior care - long-term care, Alzheimer's and memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation therapies, hospice, and palliativecare.

The Outlook at Windhaven leadership is looking for talented individuals to be part of the team as a part-time LVN
- Assisted Living!

Responsibilities:

• Models a service attitude towards others, takes ownership in solving problems and takes the initiative to make thingsbetter, is friendly and courteous to residents, patients and co-workers
• Ensure resident/patient, visitor, and co-worker safetyby remaining aware of and reporting any new or existing safety hazards
• Maintain good attendance record
• Demonstrates appropriate physical assessment skillsfor initial and follow-up appraisal of resident status. Possesses an adequate knowledge of clinical diseases
• Demonstrates ability to perform nursing treatments and procedures as prescribed for residents. Administers those treatments in an appropriate manner.
• Demonstrates adequate knowledge of specialized dietsand medications commonly prescribed to residents and administersappropriate medications
• Demonstrates knowledge and awareness of rehabilitativeand preventative aspects of care and ensures resident safety, comfort and protection
• Ensures that all residents under his/her directsupervision is provided care and services to attain or maintain the highest practical physical, mental and psychosocial wellbeing, i.e.maintain current weight, prevent pressure ulcers, maintain or improve self-careabilities.
• Supervises and directs care givers to residents byMed. Aides and CNA's in an appropriate manner. Ensures continuity of careby appropriate directing, teaching and counseling the support staff
• Practices standard infection control techniques
• Promptly reviews, revises and confirms staff assignments at the beginning of the shift, to ensure all residents are assigned a caregiver. Make rounds every 3-4 hours to assess the resident'sclinical condition and productivity of the assigned staff
• Notify MD, family, administrative staff and direct care providers of resident's change in condition and necessary follow-up
• Ensures residents receive prescribed diets, monitorsmeal percentages, offers substitutes when appropriate, reports weight lossto Clinical Coordinators and MD, and provides appropriate interventions for weight loss
• Complete admission, transfer and dischargeinformation as indicated in Electronic Health Record
• Ensures all emergency equipment is available and functional on assigned unit
• Complete an incident report as indicated and ensure adequate follow up is completed until resident is stable and/or incidentresolved
• Documents notes on each resident reflecting skilledcare, resident instruction and resident/family response, doctornotification, a specific plan for ongoing care in Electronic Health Record
• Submits written plans of treatment reflecting statusand nursing care plans in a timely and accurate manner
• Follows documentation procedures as required by Forefront Living, State and Federal regulations. Uses accurate terminology
• Completes census information as required
• Communicates unresolved work-related problemsusing chain of command, consistently demonstrates effective problem-solving skills and handles confidential information appropriately
• Demonstrates flexibility with a changingworkload/caseload, sets priorities accordingly and carries out job assignments in a self-directed manner
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Valid Texas LVN license
• Ability to perform Essential Duties
• Genuine caring for and interest in the care of matureadults, persons with disabilities and hospice patients
• Ability to perform work tasks within the Physical Demand Requirements
• Ability to comply with the Resident Bill of Rights and Employee Responsibilities
• Ability to comply with organizational and departmentalsafety policies and procedures
• Demonstrated supervisory and managerial skills
• Knowledge of current professional nursing theory and practice
• Excellent technical, assessment and documented skills
• Ability to organize workflow, respond to emergenciesand note detail
• Ability to maintain a positive, stable disposition in performing work in association with staff and residents.
• Ability to maintain a high level of performance in an environment of frequent demands and changes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to read, write and effectively communicate in English

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