LVN - Skilled Nursing Facility

• Prepares and passes medications as indicated. Administers medications according to policy and procedure. Observes and documents resident's response to pertinent medications.


• Ensures medications are documented and ordered in a timely fashion and in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures.


• Prepares and administers treatments as indicated. Performs resident treatments in accordance with physician orders and evaluates and documents the resident’s response to the treatment.


• Contacts the attending physicians for required orders, as needed.


• Administers medication and treatment following regulatory guidelines.


• Provides pain medication interventions as ordered, including evaluation of interventions.


• Provides resident teaching regarding medication as required.


• Monitors condition changes and properly documents and follows-up as necessary.


• Reports lab and x-ray results, condition changes, and incidents, etc., in a timely manner to physicians and family members
  


• Prepares equipment and aids Physician during treatment and examination of resident.


• Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of resident.


• Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of resident.


• Assures residents are provided with good nutrition and with necessary fluids for hydration.


• Assures that documentation is accurate: Completed timely, weekly summaries are completed per schedule


• Assures each resident is given care to prevent formation and progression of decubiti, contractures, and deformities.


• Performs wound treatments
  


• Identifies/assesses emergency medical situations and provides appropriate interventions as indicated
  


• Assists with all admissions and discharges.


• Responds to life saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.


• Answers signal lights, bells, or intercom system promptly to determine residents’ needs.


• Maintains oxygen equipment, changing humidifier bottles as scheduled.


• Provides proper infection control to ensure resident care and safety.


• Establishes and implements patient plans of care and documents care provided appropriately.


• Provides direction to CNAs

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