Admissions Nurse LPN/LVN

Description

Mon-Fri 11:30am - 8pm

On Call Rotation

$20,000 Sign & Stay Bonus

INTRODUCTION

The Davis Community is a vibrant senior living neighborhood and has been a proud corporate citizen of Wilmington, NC for over 60 years. Established as a skilled nursing facility in the early 1960s, Davis quickly became the premier healthcare center for senior care, and while they have grown and evolved, adding to services offered, we continue to be highly regarded in the region as a community that emphasizes compassion, care, and show of respect and dignity for residents.

COMMUNITY CULTURE

At The Davis Community, deliberate and diligent efforts are made to emphasize and focus on an underlying culture of respect and service that can be seen and felt by all. Employees, residents, and guests of the community are treated with respect and personalized care to the best of the organization’s ability. The desire to continue to elevate all aspects of services is preeminent so that Davis can provide an empowering and caring retirement atmosphere filled with friends, enjoyment, and a fulfilling sense of community.

• State-of-the-art Facilities
• On-demand Pay
• Benefits begin after 30 days
• Low-cost lunches
• Free Membership to our gym and indoor pool
• Shift differential
• Work-life Balance
• Growth
• Competitive Wages

We spend about 2,000 hours per year at work. Why not make that time matter! For us, ‘work that matters’ is less about what you do, and more about how you do it.

The Davis Community requires that all current and new employees, including contract staff, receive an annual influenza vaccination and TB skin test unless a reasonable or disability accommodation is granted.

BASIC PURPOSE:

This position serves as a mechanism of support in the clinical arena as it relates to new admission processing/auditing and general medical clerking.

MAJOR WORK ACTIVITIES:

1. Support unit staff in the admission process to include comprehensive study of incoming admission documentation, capturing orders, and creating charts.
2. Notifies pharmacy of medication, and orders and creates EMAR and ensures med procurement.
3. Evaluates incoming patients to determine the severity of their illnesses and the intensity of services they will require while in the facility.
4. Develops initial rapport with clients and their family members or significant others.
5. Develops and initiates initial individualized patient care plan, ensure the team implements care plan. Reassesses at least weekly, adjusts as necessary.
6. Develops patient specific education plan. Implements initial education to patient. Communicates plan to team and ensure plan is reinforced.
7. Supports nursing in care delivery and documentation. Participates in initial care conference.
8. Assists in maintaining resident’s medical records and ensures that information on records is accurate and up to date. Audit, purge and file medical record documentation from each chart per schedule.
9. Check and maintain PAR levels on Club and Pavilion (these lists will change based on acuity).
10. Audit Lab system for all of Rehab to ensure all labs ordered are drawn, processed, communicated to MD with or without new orders and scanned in.
11. Providing oversight and support to communication baskets (MD, Nurse & Scans).
12. Audit new admissions to ensure everything is complete and meds are here for each new admit.
13. Assist Rehab nurse with passing lunch and dinner medications if no admission is process (club/pav).
14. Draws labs if needed (during Admission Nurse hours).
15. Perform specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Clinical Coordinator, shift supervisor of DON.
16. Complete all clinical chart documentation according to best practice at time service rendered, prior to end of current shift, and/or by “late entry” with date, time, and legible signature or initials where appropriate. Documentation that is not time specific/shift specific, i.e. such as MDS, Care Plans, and certain summaries may be completed with signature and date on the day of documentation, completion and/or at time of review.
17. Contributes toward an efficient office environment by performing a variety of administrative functions including but not limited to files/charts/coordinates lab work.
18. Demonstrates through knowledge and practice, principles of infection control and universal precautions.
19. Safeguards patient privacy rights by judiciously protecting confidential information.
20. Operates and maintains a variety of office equipment and orders office supplies.
21. Collaborate and assist Central Supply Coordinator with regard to unit needs.
22. Reports plan-based resident care to licensed and non-licensed nursing personnel in an effective and equitable manner to ensure ongoing compliance with the state and federal regulations for long term care facilities for all admissions.
23. Assist in discharge planning with care plan team members.
24. Assess quality of care issues on a continual basis through monitoring documentation.
25. Collaborate with other departments with regard to the delivery of services to ensure a safe, clean and pleasant environment on the units.
26. Respond to emergency calls as necessary.
27. Inform Director of Nursing/Unit Manager of major changes and or concerns.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Good geriatric health assessment skills (physical, mental and developmental staging)
• Knowledge of documentation requirements related to timeliness, accuracy and completeness
• Work is performed indoors with controlled temperatures.
• Exposure to some noise and stress
• Able to multitask in a fast paced environment
• Able to evaluate and respond to verbal and non-verbal communication from residents
• HIPPA compliant; observing strict confidentiality
• Read, write and speak English
• Physical exertion required at least 70% of the time
• Intermitted lifting and carrying of objects up to 20 lbs, bending, and pushing of objects up to 50 lbs.
• Exposure to infectious diseases.
• Sufficiently mobile to push wheelchairs, carts and equipment
• Physical job demands may be subject to possible modifications to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Associates Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing.

Licensure/ Certification:

Current North Carolina licensure as Nurse.

Experience:

Two years previous geriatric nursing experience.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.