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6 days ago
Ollie Steele Burden Manor is a private pay nursing facility established in 1966 as an affiliate of Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Our facility is designed to provide for many levels of care, including the most complex physical health issues.
Our MissionAt Ollie Steele, we offer career opportunities for people who have a calling to share their gifts and talents as part of our healing ministry. As a Catholic organization, we are here to create a spirit of healing. We offer you something special - the chance to do God's work by helping to serve people in need throughout our community, every day.
Job SummaryThe Licensed Practical Nurse provides basic therapeutic nursing care according to established standards of practice under the direction and supervision of the RN. The LPN provides care to those patients and caregivers whose care requirements are routine and standardized with predictable outcomes. The LPN assists the RN and healthcare team to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Key Responsibilities- Provides advanced professional nursing care in resident care areas to include collecting and analyzing resident data, developing and implementing nursing care plans, responding to emergency and specialized resident care situations, evaluating nursing care practices and communicating to appropriate personnel relevant facts about residents, nursing services rendered and resident responses.
- Assists other nursing personnel in the administration of total resident care and serves on nursing unit as assigned.
- Administers medications and treatments, starts I.V.s, places NG tubes, inserts Foley Catheters, obtains blood samples, maintains resident charts and progress reports and responds to basic and emergency resident needs.
- Provides direction and guidance in the proper use, care and control of material resources and medications; appraises quality and effectiveness of material, equipment and facilities and reports results to supervisory personnel; maintains standards of cleanliness in assigned areas.
- Initiates emergency procedures, requests laboratory tests and provides nursing instructions to supportive staff personnel.
- Coordinates and observes activities of supportive nursing staff and makes recommendations for improvements in the quality and effectiveness of nursing care provided to residents.
- Provides resident and family instructions to facilitate progressive and recuperative medical programs.
- Serves as professional interface with physicians and ancillary personnel to obtain and communicate information regarding resident care and related medical programs.
- Assists in the development and implementation of general policies and procedures designed to affect the efficiency of nursing service operations.
- Participates in problem solving affecting the care of residents with complex needs.
- Describes physical/psychosocial and teaching needs of residents with complex problems. Provides phlebotomy services as needed.
- Utilizes resources to interpret diagnostic test findings and physical assessment data in relation to all body systems and resident as a whole.
- Participates in the development of plans to meet resident/family teaching needs and provides advanced clinical services in caring for residents with multi-system problems.
- Develops appropriate discharge plan for each resident and coordinates implementation with Social Service Coordinator.
- Reviews timecards daily and approves timecards in KRONO on payroll Monday.
- Assists with the interview team for hiring new team members into their areas.
- Completes disciplinary warnings (Performance Correction Notices) as required and provides education/direction to direct care staff as needed and forwards to the DON. Completes timely disciplinary actions involving staff supervised according to disciplinary policy.
- Communicates facility/departmental information via multiple modalities (email, bulletin boards, meetings, etc). Keeps direct supervisor informed of departmental activities, needs, problems, and solutions.
- Assists in the training and instructing of new personnel; monitors work for accuracy and completeness to ensure compliance with professional standards and established nursing services requirements. Recommends in-service programs on recognized clinical issues and needs.
- Provides input to supervisory personnel in evaluating progress toward meeting unit goals.
- Maintains visibility in departments by spending at least 80% of time on the unit and consistent rounding.
- Responsible for working with staffing coordinator to create and deploy work schedules and maintaining safe staffing levels.
- Supervises a variety of personnel actions to include but not limited to, consultation with shift supervisor for merit recommendations, promotions, and transfers.
- Holds department team members accountable for adherence to policies/procedures.
- Monitors and oversees the timely documentation of ADLs for CNA staff.
- Compiles and completes daily Unit reports related to resident and staff updates.
- Monitors and maintains medication carts for OTC and insulin to ensure the timely reordering of medications.
- Accepts additional work as assigned by Director of Nursing and attends all required mandatory educational sessions.
- Interprets and implements safety practices; sets standards for nursing staff and others involved in the maintenance of sanitary and sterile conditions.
- Creates and maintains an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and a positive, calm environment.
- Experience: At least 2 years experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse in an long-term or acute care setting with charge or supervisory experience.
- Education: Graduate of an accredited professional school with a licensure in Licensed Practical Nursing. IV Certification.
- Training: Must possess exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills. Must possess knowledge of computer systems: Microsoft Office modules.
- Special Skills: None.
- Licensure: Current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Louisiana; BLS.
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