About the Role
Provide professional patient care to long-term and post-acute care residents. Direct and monitor the care provided by CNAs, ensuring proper documentation and recording. Lead CNAs and ensure quality patient care.
Responsibilities
- Administer medications and document care for assigned team.
- Perform and document treatments as per physician orders and facility protocol.
- Ensure concise, pertinent, and complete resident care documentation using a computerized medical record.
- Initiate appropriate care pathway tools.
- Direct CNAs in completing quality individualized personal care according to care plans.
- Ensure CNA documentation is accurate and complete.
- Receive and give relevant reports, both written and verbal.
- Contact physicians, transcribe orders, and follow up with appropriate action.
- Monitor residents and report relevant condition status to charge nurse/supervisor and/or physicians.
- Complete pre-reviews of medication administration records.
- Complete required MDS documentation and related observations.
- Assist CNA team by providing direct ADL care to residents.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited School of Practical Nursing.
- Current LPN licensure in State of New York.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.
Skills
- Medication administration
- Documentation
- Care planning
- Communication
- Leadership
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Location
- Rochester, NY
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Evenings
Experience Level
- 1 year experience
Education Level
- Graduate from an accredited School of Practical Nursing
Salary/Compensations
- $28.51 - $36.48
About the Company
- Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
