Administers nursing care to designated residents under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Performs a variety of direct and indirect resident care duties in accordance with the needs of the age population served, as defined in the facility's scope of service. PERFORMANCE CRITERIA Excellence: We commit to the relentless pursuit of perfection, continuously improving individual and organizational performance to enhance the outcomes, process, experience and affordability of care for our patients. P... more details
JOB PURPOSE OR MISSION:Administers nursing care to designated residents under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Performs a variety of direct and indirect resident care duties in accordance with the needs of the age population served, as defined in the facility's scope of service.
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
Excellence: We commit to the relentless pursuit of perfection, continuously improving individual and organizational performance to enhance the outcomes, process, experience and affordability of care for our patients.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
- Take personal initiative to bring about positive change.
- Recognize my work as a reflection of myself.
- Hold myself and others accountable for providing excellent service.
- Demonstrate my commitment to quality and efficiency in everything I do.
Caring:? A deep abiding belief that showing genuine concern and kindness to everyone reflects our compassion and respect, fostering a loving, healing environment.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Display a positive attitude and show genuine interest in others' needs.
- Create an environment of kindness, compassion, and understanding.
- Look for ways to make our customers feel welcome and comfortable.
- Actively engage in listening, making eye contact and giving my full attention to customers.
Service: The honor and privilege of giving of ourselves, creating one-on-one connections, responding to the deepest human needs of everyone we serve.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Provide excellent customer service with a can-do attitude.
- Anticipate and fulfill the needs of our customers and team.
- Place the success of my team and the organization over my personal gain.
Integrity: Doing what is right in all situations; ascribing to the highest standards and responsibly using all the resources and talents entrusted to us.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Do the right thing even when no one else is around.
- Speak up by reporting mistakes regardless of the consequences.
- Be a person of my work and follow through with my commitments.
- Employ good judgement using time and resources wisely.
Innovation: Transforming our approach, design and delivery of care through creativity, new ideas and leading-edge technology for creating the highest value for our patients.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Take risks by generating new ideas and doing things differently.
- Inspire curiosity and creativity.
- Help people continuously grow with small steps that build confidence and competence.
- Create opportunities for networking and connecting.
Respect: We treat all of our customers with respect, dignity and kindness, regardless of their race, religion, culture or socioeconomic background.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Respect customers' choices and maintain their privacy.
- Treats all customers with dignity and respect.
- Respect and value the contributions of all team members
- Respect differences by providing the same care and concern to everyone.
Professionalism: We exemplify professionalism through our attitudes, spirit and consideration, which portrays our character in everything we do.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Take pride in my attitude, hygiene and appearance.
- Hold sensitive and personal communications in a private setting.
- Respond promptly, courteously and appropriately to requests.
- Arrive on time, ready to work and provide advance notice of absences to my supervisor.
JOB FUNCTIONS
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS include, but are not limited to:
1. Completes the Nursing and Nutritional Assessment.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
- Assessment data will be completed within twenty-four hours of admission, as observed by chart review.
- Observe residents and abide by the emergency medical policy
- Completes documentation before completion of shift, as observed by chart review.
2. ?Performs resident care according to standards of care and the needs of the resident.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
- Identify psychiatric and medical emergencies.
- Provides educational groups to the residents.
- Completes vital signs on assigned residents at assigned times
- Completely and accurately documents medication administration, treatments, collected data, interventions, and unusual occurences, as observed by chart review.
- Administers medications as prescribed by physician.
- Performs treatments as prescribed by physician.
- Performs duties of the House Manager if assigned and qualified.
- Supervise activities of the facility when the professional staff is not on duty.
- Perform clinical duties only if licensed to do so.
- Report incidents of abuse, neglect and misappropriation to the medical director.
- Identify and respond to and report any crisis to the clinical supervisor when it occurs.
- Coordinate and consult with Practitioners and the clinical staff as needed.
3. Performs all other duties as assigned.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
One-year experience preferred
SPECIAL SKILL, LICENSE AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS
Current Louisiana LPN licensure
HIPAA REQUIREMENTS:
Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable HIPAA regulations appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Medical records without limitation both paper and electronic, patient demographics, lab and radiology results, patient information related to surgery or appointment schedules, medical records related to quality/data, resident financial information, resident related complaints, information related to resident location, residents religious beliefs and/or public health records.
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:
Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable safety practices appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Incident reporting, handling of wastes, sharps and linen, PPE, exposure control plans, hand washing, environment of care, resident identification, administers medications, validates residents for any procedures/surgery, and transports.
