LPN Valley View Memory Care
Location: Lees Summit Missouri
Description: John Knox Village is presently looking of LPN Valley View Memory Care right now, this position will be placed in Missouri. For complete informations about this position opportunity please read the description below. JOB SUMMARY
The LPN performs direct resident/patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The incumbent performs nursing assessments, follows the plan of care in accordance with physician's plan of treatment; provides nursing services in accordance with current nursing practice; and evaluates resident’s/patient's response to treatment. Supportive of Village mission and values. Completes training hours as required by policy.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Provides direct resident/patient care based on a specific plan and dep! artmental services. This may include dispensing medication, ch! ecking vitals, changing wounds, personal care, etc.
- Timely and accurately reports resident/patient changes, needs and/or requirements to the Registered Nurse and/or other managing staff.
- Accurately and timely completes required documentation of nursing care to meet all state and Village requirements.
- May delegate appropriate tasks to care givers and follows up on assignments.
- May perform homemaking and other environmental services when necessary for services provided through the department.
- Adheres to all safety regulations and requirements.
- Ability to handle stress and gets along with others within the workplace and with customers outside the department.
- Ability to maintain acceptable standards of workplace conduct.
Requirements
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
This job requires a combination of education, training and experience that is acquired through the completion of an accredited School of Nursing.
Licenses/Certifications:
- Must be a Licensed Practical Nurse by the Missouri State Board of Nursing.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire
- Valid driver’s license
- Basic level knowledge of Microsoft operating system and Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, handbooks and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write simple sentences, paragraphs and correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information in on! e-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other as! sociates of the organization.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- The associate is subject to inside environmental conditions which provides protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
- The associate is exposed to infectious diseases.
- The associate is required to function around individuals with challenged mental capacities.
- Required to drive from one location to another if necessary for services provided through the department.
- The Home Health LPN may be exposed to outdoor elements while accessing a patient’s re! sidence.
- All associates may be called upon to assist other departments in a declared emergency situation.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to John Knox Village.
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This position starts available on: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 17:47:21 GMT