LVN PRN - Assisted Living in DALLAS, Texas at Presbyterian Village North

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Presbyterian Village North is immediately hiring Licensed Vocational Nurses - PRN

Wonderful environment and strong teammate relationships!

Affordable medical, dental, vision benefits. 401K is available after your 1st year. Come grow with us!

With a shared legacy in business and healthcare innovation, Forefront Living's family of care-oriented organizations blends values built on compassion and faith with high-quality senior care - long-term care, assisted living, Alzheimer's and memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation therapies, hospice and palliative care.

These senior care services, along with the celebration of independent living at our senior lifestyle communities, combine to bring deeper meaning to every phase of life for people of all faiths, regardless of race, gender, color, religion, national origin or disability.

Forefront Living is the not-for-profit, faith-based parent of Presbyterian Village North, The Outlook at Windhaven, Bella Vida, St. Joseph Village, and the T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center.

Responsibilities:

1. Models a service attitude towards others, takes ownership in solving problems and takes the initiative to make things better, is friendly and courteous to residents, patients and co-workers
2. Ensure resident/patient, visitor, and co-worker safety by remaining aware of and reporting any new or existing safety hazards
3. Maintain good attendance record
4. Demonstrates appropriate physical assessment skills for initial and follow-up appraisal of resident status. Possesses an adequate knowledge of clinical diseases
5. Demonstrates ability to perform nursing treatments and procedures as prescribed for residents. Administers those treatments in an appropriate manner.
6. Demonstrates adequate knowledge of specialized diets and medications commonly prescribed to residents and administers appropriate medications
7. Demonstrates knowledge and awareness of rehabilitative and preventative aspects of care and ensures resident safety, comfort and protection
8. Ensures that all residents under his/her direct supervision is provided care and services to attain or maintain the highest practical physical, mental and psychosocial wellbeing, i.e. maintain current weight, prevent pressure ulcers, maintain or improve self-care abilities.
9. Supervises and directs care givers to residents by Med. Aides and CNA's in an appropriate manner. Ensures continuity of care by appropriate directing, teaching and counseling the support staff
10. Practices standard infection control techniques
11. Promptly reviews, revises and confirms staff assignments at the beginning of the shift, to ensure all residents are assigned a caregiver. Make rounds every 3-4 hours to assess the resident's clinical condition and productivity of the assigned staff
12. Notify MD, family, administrative staff and direct care providers of resident's change in condition and necessary follow-up
13. Ensures residents receive prescribed diets, monitors meal percentages, offers substitutes when appropriate, reports weight loss to Clinical Coordinators and MD, and provides appropriate interventions for weight loss
14. Complete admission, transfer and discharge information as indicated in Electronic Health Record
15. Ensures all emergency equipment is available and functional on assigned unit
16. Complete an incident report as indicated and ensure adequate follow up is completed until resident is stable and/or incident resolved
17. Documents notes on each resident reflecting skilled care, resident instruction and resident/family response, doctor notification, a specific plan for ongoing care in Electronic Health Record
18. Submits written plans of treatment reflecting status and nursing care plans in a timely and accurate manner
19. Follows documentation procedures as required by Forefront Living, State and Federal regulations. Uses accurate terminology
20. Completes census information as required
21. Communicates unresolved work-related problems using chain of command, consistently demonstrates effective problem-solving skills and handles confidential information appropriately
22. Demonstrates flexibility with a changing workload/caseload, sets priorities accordingly and carries out job assignments in a self-directed manner
23. Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

1. High school diploma or GED is required
2. Valid Texas LVN license
3. Ability to perform Essential Duties
4. Genuine caring for and interest in the care of mature adults, special needs and hospice patients
5. Ability to perform work tasks within the Physical Demand Requirements
6. Ability to comply with the Resident Bill of Rights and Employee Responsibilities
7. Ability to comply with organizational and departmental safety policies and procedures
8. Demonstrated supervisory and managerial skills
9. Knowledge of current professional nursing theory and practice
10. Excellent technical, assessment and documented skills
11. Ability to organize workflow, respond to emergencies and note detail
12. Ability to maintain a positive, stable disposition in performing work in association with staff and residents.
13. Ability to maintain a high level of performance in an environment of frequent demands and changes
14. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
15. Ability to read, write and effectively communicate in English
16. Excellent computer skills