Nursing - LPN - On Call

Job description

LPN: POSITION SUMMARY: The LPN helps create a joyful and vibrant community by assisting in health and supportive services provided to residents. Performs ongoing assessment/observation of residents’ physical and psycho-social needs and coordinates with other department to assure quality, proactive care. Interacts directly with employees, residents, resident family members, vendors and professional contacts within the community. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: - Fosters a non-clinical, resident-centered approach to the planning and delivery of services to residents, supporting residents’ rights to participate in decision-making and treating residents with dignity and respect. - Assesses health, functional and psychosocial status of residents, initiating individualized service plans, proactively managing care and services for each resident, and maximizing the resident’s opportunity to remain in the assisted living environment. - Ensures that residents’ care needs are met by coordinating with other community professionals, including physicians, discharge planners, nurses, home health agency staff, case managers, and state agency personnel. Arranges ancillary services, such as pharmacy, podia...