Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Company: Hatley Health Care Inc
Location: Clanton
Posted on: May 29, 2025
Job Description:
Job Title: LPN Medication Nurse
Department: Nursing Services
General Summary
- To supervise the day-to-day nursing activities of the facility
in accordance with current Federal, Sate, and local standards
governing the facility and as directed by the Director of Nursing
and Administrative staff to ensure the highest degree of quality
care is always maintained.
- LPNs are to exercise supervisory authority even at times that
RN supervisors are on duty and must exercise discretion and
independent judgment to ensure proper discipline and
productivity.
- To provide quality care to enhance quality of life.
Qualifications
- Must be a Licensed Practical Nurse in good standing and
currently licensed by the State of Alabama.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Must speak and understand English.
- Must be able to supervise and instruct others.
- Patience, tact, enthusiasm and positive attitude toward the
elderly
- Ability to communicate with Residents, families, personnel and
support agencies
- Ability to remain calm under stress
Benefits
- Family atmosphere.
- Competitive wages.
- PTO starts accruing day one.
- Competitive shift differential.
- Strong 401k program.
- Low-cost health, dental, and vision insurance that's
AFFORDABLE!
- $15,000 life insurance policy provided free for all
employees.
- Additional insurance policies available through company
partners.
- Tuition Reimbursement
- CNA Program
Physical and Sensory Qualifications (with or without the Aid of
Mechanical Devices)
- Must be able to walk, stand, and bend
- Must be able to lift, grasp, push, and pull
- Must have fine hand coordination with or without mechanical
devices
- Must have the ability to Read and Write in English
- Must have the ability to communicate with Residents, families,
personnel, and support agencies
- Must have the ability to remain calm under stress
Administrative Functions
- Direct the day-to-day functions of nursing assistants and room
attendants.
- Complete and maintain medical forms, reports, evaluations,
studies, charts, etc.
- Transfer and discharge Residents.
- Ensure nursing personnel provides proper Resident care and
performs their duties in accordance with written policies and
procedures.
- Participate in periodical reviews of Residents charts
- Participate in surveys and inspections by Government
agencies.
- Interpret policies and procedures to personnel, Residents,
families and visitors.
- Report promptly to Social Services and the all complaints or
grievances stated by Residents or Resident family members.
- Supervise non-licensed nursing staff's charting activities to
ensure the records are complete and accurate.
- Participate in reviewing and evaluating staffing
requirements.
- Record nursing personnel's absenteeism/failure to
report.
- Make daily changes in staff schedule as indicated by absence or
illness and obtain replacements where needed
- Make compliance rounds every shift and place them in the
book(s) kept by each unit.
- Ensure that personnel, Residents, and visitors follow
established policies and procedures.
- Assist in orientation of new nursing personnel.
Nursing Functions
- Administer professional services and provide direct nursing
care as necessary.
- Report to nursing staff new/re-admissions, resident status
change, resident transfers.
- Ensure that rooms are ready for new/readmits and staff greets
the resident upon arrival.
- Report all behavior changes/ problems to the DON and Social
Services.
- Make rounds on all Residents to observe and evaluate for
changes in Resident physical and emotional status.
- Consult with Resident's physicians regarding care, treatment,
diagnostic and therapeutic services, and notify physicians of an
accident/incident involving a resident, changes in condition or
when a Resident expires.
- Make rounds with physicians if requested.
- Monitor and check food brought into the facility by families
and visitors to ensure that it is within the resident's dietary
allowances.
- Notify sponsors of changes in Resident's condition,
accident/incidents, diagnostic and therapeutic services and
Resident's death.
- Complete forms and chart all accidents/incidents involving
residents or employees ands submit as required by policies and
procedures.
- Assist with arranging transportation for Residents that are
discharged, residents that requires emergency evaluation by a
physician, or Residents that require a physician visit, test, or
other services that cannot be performed in the facility.
- Ensure post mortem polices and procedures are followed and
arrange for transportation to the funeral home.
- Review medication administration records, physician orders,
treatment orders, diabetic flow sheets, and Coumadin flow sheets
for completeness, accuracy, and adherence.
- Perform wound care as necessary.
- Perform tube feedings/and assist residents during meal times as
necessary.
- Perform medication pass as necessary. Verify resident's
identities to ensure that prescribed medications are administered
to the proper residents
- Count narcotics at the end/ beginning of shift to ensure
narcotic records are accurate. Notify the DON of all drug and
narcotic discrepancies.
- Ensure proper disposal of drugs and narcotics per facility
protocol.
- Order prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment as
necessary per physician's orders.
- Sign, date, time and perform all routine charting and record
keeping in accordance with established policies and
procedures.
- Complete all required documentation following
accidents/incidents involving residents/employees and submit
according to policy and procedure.
- Properly record and process all verbal, telephone, faxed and
written physician's orders to resident's charts, MAR', and
TAR's.
- Communicate diet changes with dietary (using dietary
communication forms), giving dietary the white copy and placing
yellow copy in the physician's orders.
- Communicate all discrepancies noted concerning physician's
orders, diet orders, omitted medications, charting errors,
etc.
- Assist the care plan team in identifying all nursing/ medical
goals and needs of each Resident to provide and implement a
comprehensive care plan.
- Ensure all nursing personnel are aware of the care plan for
each Resident and it is communicated via the cue card in each
Resident's closet.
- Participate in the weekend rotations on the medication nurse
schedule assuming those responsibilities of a charge nurse in the
absence of a nurse supervisor.
- Assist with assessing, planning, and implementing plans of care
for wound prevention, ADL functions, plan of care and Resident
compliance.
- Assist with the body assessments for new admissions,
re-admissions, and when significant changes are documented
Quality Assurance Functions
- Attend appropriate nursing staff meetings.
- Participate in the Quality Assurance Committee and in other sub
committees as deemed necessary by the Administrative
Staff.
- Follow hand sanitizing, PPE and Universal Precautions
guidelines,
- Maintain professional competence through attendance and
participation in continuing education programs, seminars, and
professional activities and programs.
- Participate in care plans and other committees as deemed
necessary.
Residents' Rights Functions
- Treat Resident's with kindness, dignity and respect.
- Know and comply with Residents' Rights.
- Help the residents exercise and/or protect their
rights.
- Help ensure that resident complaints are addressed.
- Document and report all Resident complaints and grievances
according to facility policy.
HIPAA
- Follow and adhere to facility's policies and procedures
implementing HIPAA requirements for the privacy and security of
protected health information.
- Protect privacy and confidentiality of information pertaining
to the resident, employee, residence, facility information and
records.
- Use and/or disclose only minimum amount of Protected Health
Information necessary to complete assigned tasks.
- Report all suspected violation of company's HIPAA policies or
procedures to the Administrator.
Infection Control
- Follow infection control standards, policies and
procedures
- Follow hand sanitizing guidelines
Equipment and Supply Functions
- Keep an inventory of equipment, material and supplies needed
for resident care.
- Make periodic inspections of supplies and equipment to ensure
that adequate levels are maintained and that supplies are
available.
- Report needs to the DON or ADON.
- Request repairs for office equipment as necessary.
Safety
- Know and follow facility rules.
- Demonstrate proper use of equipment.
- Report equipment needs or repairs.
- Follow facility smoking policies.
- Report and document any incidents or accidents of resident,
staff or visitor in accordance with facility policy and
procedure.
- Maintains a safe and secure working environment and practices
safe working habits.
- Performs duties, which may include transportation of residents,
as assigned in Facility Disaster Plan.
Staff Development Functions
- Maintain professional competence through attendance and
participation in continuing education programs, seminars and
professional activities and programs
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Keywords: Hatley Health Care Inc, Tuscaloosa , Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Healthcare , Clanton, Alabama
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