Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - SIGN ON BONUS $4K
Company: Harmony Park at Wilson
Location: Wilson
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Purpose of Your Job Position The primary purpose of your
position is to provide direct nursing care to the residents, and to
supervise the day-to-day nursing activities performed by CNAs/GNAs
and other nursing personnel. To monitor the performance of
CNAs/GNAs, nursing and non-licensed personnel, provide education
and counseling, perform disciplinary action as necessary, and
complete performance evaluations. Such supervision must be in
accordance with current federal, state, and local standards,
guidelines, and regulations that govern our Facility, and as may be
required by the Director of Nursing Services or Nurse Supervisor to
ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all
times. Delegation of Authority As Licensed Practical Nurse you are
delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and
accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties. Job
Function Every effort has been made to identify the essential
functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies
that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The
omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them
from the position if the work is similar, related or is an
essential function of the position. Duties and Responsibilities
Administrative Functions Direct the day-to-day functions of the
CNAs/GNAs or other nursing personnel in accordance with current
rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care
Facility. Ensure that all assigned nursing personnel including
CNAs/GNAs comply with the written policies and procedures
established by this Facility. Periodically review the department’s
policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc. Make
recommendations for revisions. Provide discipline and evaluations
of assigned CNAs/GNAs and other nursing personnel in accordance
with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the
Facility. Issue verbal and written disciplinary warnings to
assigned CNAs/GNAs and other nursing personnel for violations of
current rules, regulations, and guidelines of the Facility. Meet
with your assigned nursing personnel, including CNAs/GNAs, as well
as support personnel, in planning the shifts’ services, programs,
and activities. Ensure that the Nursing Service Procedures Manual
is current and reflects the day-to-day nursing procedures performed
in the Facility. Ensure that all nursing service personnel comply
with the procedures set forth in the Nursing Service Procedures
Manual. Make written and oral reports or recommendations concerning
the activities of your shift, as required. Cooperate with other
resident services when coordinating nursing services to ensure that
the resident’s total regimen of care is maintained. Ensure that all
nursing service personnel comply with their respective job
descriptions. Participate in the maintenance and implementation of
the Facility’s quality assurance program for the nursing service
department. Participate in Facility surveys or inspections made by
authorized government agencies, as may be requested. Periodically
review the resident’s written discharge plan. Participate in the
updating of the resident’s written discharge plan, as required.
Assist in planning the nursing services portion of the resident’s
discharge plan, as necessary. Interpret the department’s policies
and procedures to personnel, residents, visitors, and government
agencies, as required. Admit, transfer, and discharge residents, as
required. Complete accident and incident reports, as necessary.
Write resident charge slips and forward to the Business Office.
Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms,
reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.
Charting and Documentation Complete and file required recordkeeping
forms or charts upon the resident’s admission, transfer, and/or
discharge. Encourage attending physicians to review treatment
plans, record and sign their orders, progress notes, etc., in
accordance with established policies. Receive telephone orders from
physicians and record on the Physicians’ Order Form. Transcribe
physician’s orders to resident charts, cardex, medication cards,
treatment or care plans, as required. Chart nurses’ notes in an
informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided
to the resident, as well as the resident’s response to the care.
Fill out and complete accident and incident reports. Submit to
Director of Nursing, as required. Chart all reports of accidents
and incidents involving residents. Follow established procedures.
Record new and changed diet orders. Forward information to the Food
Services Department. Report all discrepancies noted concerning
physician’s orders, diet change, charting error, etc., to the Nurse
Supervisor and/or Unit Manger. Fill out and complete transfer forms
in accordance with established procedures. Ensure that appropriate
documentation concerning unauthorized discharges is entered in the
resident’s medical record in accordance with established
procedures. Perform routine charting duties as required and in
accordance with established charting and documentation policies and
procedures. Sign and date all entries made in the resident’s
medical record. Drug Administration Function Prepare and administer
medications as ordered by the physician. Verify the identity of the
resident before administering the medication and treatment. Ensure
that prescribed medication for one resident is not administered to
another resident. Ensure that an adequate supply of floor stock
medications, supplies, and equipment is on hand to meet the nursing
needs of the residents. Report needs to the Nurse Supervisor and/or
Unit Manager. Order prescribed medications, supplies, and
equipment, as necessary, in accordance with established policies.
Ensure that narcotic counts are accurate before and after every
shift. Notify the Nurse Supervisor and/or Unit Manager of all drug
and narcotic discrepancies noted on your shift. Review medication
cards for completeness of information, accuracy in the
transcription of the physician’s order, and adherence to stop order
policies. Notify the attending physician of automatic stop orders
prior to the last dosage being administered. Dispose of drugs and
narcotics as required, and in accordance with established
procedures. Personnel Functions Inform the Nurse Supervisor and/or
Unit Manager of staffing needs when assigned personnel fail to
report to work. Recommend overtime for assigned CNAs/GNAs and other
nursing personnel to the Nurse Supervisor or Unit Manager to insure
residents’ needs are met. Report absentee call-ins to the Nurse
Supervisor and/or Unit Manager. Provide feedback and
recommendations for probationary and annual employee performance
evaluations for CNAs/GNAs and other nursing personnel. Prepare
probationary and annual employee performance evaluations for
CNAs/GNAs and other nursing personnel. Meet with CNAs/GNAs and
other nursing personnel to review performance. Develop work
assignments and/or assist in completing and performing such
assignments. Reassign assigned CNAs/GNAs and other nursing
personnel based upon skills and qualifications. Provide leadership,
education, counseling, and discipline, when appropriate, to
assigned CNAs/GNAs and other nursing personnel. Make daily rounds
of your unit/shift to ensure that assigned CNAs/GNAs and other
nursing personnel are performing their work assignments in
accordance with acceptable nursing standards. Make changes to
assignments based upon resident needs and availability of skilled
staff. Evaluate daily performance of assigned CNAs/GNAs and other
nursing personnel. Document any disciplinary issues and report
problem areas or disciplinary actions to the Nurse Supervisor
and/or Unit Manager. Meet with your assigned CNAs/GNAs and other
nursing personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, to assist in
identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or to improve
services. Assign personnel accordingly to insure quality resident
care while allowing personnel to improve in areas where they may be
deficient, with appropriate supervision. Ensure that CNAs/GNAs,
department personnel, residents, and visitors follow the
department’s established policies and procedures at all times.
Resolve personnel disputes and issues within the unit and reassign
or remove personnel, if necessary, to insure patient safety.
Develop and maintain a good working rapport with inter-departmental
personnel, as well as other departments within the Facility to
ensure that nursing services and activities can be adequately
maintained to meet the needs of the residents. Review complaints
and grievances made or filed by your assigned CNAs/GNAs or other
nursing personnel. Make appropriate reports to the Nurse Supervisor
and/or Unit Manager as required or as may be necessary. Follow
Facility’s established procedures. Receive/provide the nursing
report upon reporting in and ending shift duty hours. Report
occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials,
and hazardous chemicals in accordance with the Facility’s policies
and procedures governing accidents and incidents. Nursing Care
Functions Inform nursing personnel including assigned CNAs/GNAs of
new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room assignment,
etc. Ensure that rooms are ready for new admissions. Greet newly
admitted residents upon admission. Escort them to their rooms, as
necessary. Participate in the orientation of new residents and
family members to the Facility. Make rounds with physicians, as
necessary. Requisition and arrange for diagnostic and therapeutic
services, as ordered by the physician, and in accordance with our
established procedures. Consult with the resident’s physician in
providing the resident’s care, treatment, rehabilitation, etc., as
necessary. Review the resident’s chart for specific treatments,
medication orders, diets, etc., as necessary. Maintain established
nursing objectives and standards. Make periodic checks to ensure
that certified nursing assistants, CNAs/GNAs, and/or other nursing
personnel are properly administering prescribed treatments and to
evaluate the resident’s physical and emotional status. Ensure that
direct nursing care be provided by a licensed nurse, a certified
nursing assistant, CNA/GNA, and/or a nurse aide trainee qualified
to perform the procedure. Cooperate with and coordinate social and
activity programs with nursing service schedules. Notify the
resident’s attending physician when the resident is involved in an
accident or incident. Notify the resident’s attending physician and
next-of-kin when there is a change in the resident’s condition.
Carry out restorative and rehabilitative programs to include
self-help and care. Inspect the nursing service treatment areas
daily to ensure that they are maintained in a clean and safe
manner. Administer professional services such as: catheterization,
tube feedings, suction, applying and changing dressings and
bandages, packs, colostomy, and drainage bags, taking blood, giving
massages and range of motion exercises, care for the dead and
dying, etc., as required. Use restraints when necessary and in
accordance with established policies and procedures and applicable
state laws and guidelines. Use an Automated External Defibrillator,
as required. Obtain sputum, urine, blood, and other specimens for
lab tests, as ordered Take and record TPRs, blood pressures, etc.,
as necessary. Perform Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as
necessary. Monitor seriously ill residents as necessary. Check
foods brought into the Facility by the resident’s family or
visitors to ensure that it is within the resident’s dietary
allowances. Report problem areas to the Nurse Supervisor and/or
Unit Manager and Dietary Supervisor. Ensure that personnel
providing direct care to residents are providing such care in
accordance with the resident’s care plan and wishes. Ensure that
residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
Meet with residents, and/or family members, as necessary. Report
problem areas to the Nurse Supervisor and/or Unit Manager. Admit,
transfer and discharge residents, as necessary. Assist in arranging
transportation for discharged residents, as necessary. Ensure that
discharged residents are escorted to the pick-up area. Inform
family members of the death of the resident. Call funeral homes
when requested by the family. Ensure that established post- mortem
procedures are followed. Staff Development Participate in planning,
conducting, and scheduling in-service training classes for
CNAs/GNAs and any other nursing personnel that provide instructions
on “how to do the job,” and ensure a well-educated nursing service
department. Implement and maintain an effective orientation program
that orients the new employee, including CNAs/GNA assigned to your
shift, its policies, and procedures, and to his/her job position
and duties. Assist in standardizing the methods in which work will
be accomplished. Assist in training department personnel in
identifying tasks that involve potential exposure to blood or body
fluids. Assist the Director in planning clinical supervision for
nurse aide trainees. Attend and participate in outside training
programs, as requested. Attend and participate in annual Facility
in-service training programs as scheduled (e.g., OSHA, TB, HIPAA,
Abuse Prevention, Safety, Infection Control, etc.). Attend and
participate in advance directive in-service training programs for
the staff and community. Attend and participate in continuing
education programs designed to keep you abreast of changes in your
profession, as well as to maintain your license on a current
status. Safety and Sanitation Ensure that all personnel performing
tasks that involve potential exposure to blood or body fluids
participate in appropriate in-service training programs prior to
performing such tasks. Ensure that adequate supplies of personal
protective equipment are on hand and are readily available to
personnel who perform procedures that involve exposure to blood or
body fluids. Ensure that your assigned work areas (i.e., nurses’
stations, medicine preparation rooms, etc.) are maintained in a
clean and sanitary manner. Ensure that your unit’s resident care
rooms, treatment areas, etc., are maintained in a clean, safe, and
sanitary manner. Ensure that assigned CNAs/GNAs and other nursing
personnel follow established hand washing and hand hygiene
technique in the administering of nursing care procedures. Ensure
that assigned CNAs/GNAs and other nursing personnel participate in
and conduct all fire safety and disaster preparedness drills in a
safe and professional manner. Participate in the implementation,
and maintenance of the infection control program for monitoring
communicable and/or infectious diseases among the residents and
personnel. Ensure that assigned CNAs/GNAs and other nursing
personnel follow established infection control procedures when
isolation precautions become necessary. Ensure that CNAs/GNAs and
other nursing follow established procedures in the use and disposal
of personal protective equipment. Participate in the implementation
and maintenance of the procedures for reporting hazardous
conditions or equipment. Ensure that all personnel wear and/or use
safety equipment and supplies when lifting or moving residents.
Report missing and illegible labels and MSDSs to the safety officer
or other designated person. Equipment and Supply Functions
Recommend to the Nurse Supervisor the equipment and supply needs of
your unit or shift. Ensure that an adequate stock level of
medications, medical supplies, equipment, etc., is maintained on
your unit or shift at all times to meet the needs of the residents.
Participate in the development and implementation of the procedures
for the safe operation of all nursing service equipment. Ensure
that only trained and authorized personnel operate your unit or
shift’s equipment. Ensure that all personnel, including CNAs/GNAs
and other nursing personnel assigned during your shift operate
nursing service equipment in a safe manner. Monitor nursing
procedures to ensure that nursing service supplies are used in an
efficient manner to avoid waste. Ensure that appropriate MSDSs are
on file for hazardous chemicals used in the nursing service
department. Care Plan and Assessment Functions · Review care plans
daily to ensure that appropriate care is being rendered. · Inform
the Nurse Supervisor and/or Unit Manager of any changes that need
to be made on the care plan. · Ensure that your nurses’ notes
reflect that the care plan is being followed when administering
nursing care or treatment. · Review resident care plans for
appropriate resident goals, problems, approaches, and revisions
based on nursing needs. · Ensure that assigned CNAs/GNAs and other
nursing personnel are aware of the resident care plans. Ensure that
the CNAs/GNAs and other nursing personnel refer to the resident’s
care plan prior to administering daily care to the resident. ·
Supervise assigned CNAs/GNAs and other nursing personnel activities
included in the care plan. Provide CNAs/GNAs and other nursing
personnel with direction and counseling necessary to provide
services in accordance with the care plan. · Assist in planning,
scheduling, and revising the MDS, including the implementation of
RAPs and Triggers. Resident Rights Ensure that all nursing service
personnel including assigned CNAs/GNAs are knowledgeable of the
residents’ responsibilities and rights including the right to
refuse treatment. Review complaints and grievances made by the
resident and make a written or oral report to the Nurse Supervisor
indicating what action(s) were taken to resolve the complaint or
grievance. Follow the Facility’s established procedures. Maintain a
written record of the resident’s complaints and/or grievances that
indicates the action taken to resolve the complaint and the current
status of the complaint. Report and investigate all allegations of
resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property. Ensure
that nursing staff personnel including assigned CNAs/GNAs honor the
resident’s refusal of treatment request. Ensure that such requests
are in accordance with the Facility’s policies governing advance
directives. Must adhere to all HIPAA requirements. Miscellaneous
Provide data to the Quality Assurance & Assessment Committee as
requested. Working Conditions Works in office area(s) as well as
throughout the nursing service area (i.e., drug rooms, nurses’
stations, resident rooms, etc.). Involved with residents,
personnel, visitors, government agencies or personnel, etc., under
all conditions and circumstances. May be subject to hostile and
emotionally upset residents, family members, and visitors.
Communicate with the medical staff, nursing personnel, and other
department directors. May be required to work beyond normal working
hours, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary. May be
subject to call back during emergency conditions (e.g., severe
weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.). Attend and participate
in continuing educational programs. May be subject to the handling
of and exposure to hazardous chemicals. Maintains a liaison with
the residents, their families, support departments, etc., to
adequately plan for the residents’ needs. Education Must possess,
at a minimum, a Nursing Degree from an accredited college or
university, or graduate from an approved LPN/LVN/RN program.
Experience Not applicable. On-the-job training provided. Specific
Requirements Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license
to practice as an RN or LPN/LVN in this state. Must be able to
read, write, speak, and understand the English language. Must
demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care
appropriate to the age-related needs of the residents served. Must
be a supportive team member, contribute to and be an example of
teamwork and team concept. Must possess the ability to make
independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action. Must
possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents,
family members, visitors, government agencies or personnel, and the
general public. Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical
practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and
guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities. Must possess
leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work
harmoniously with and supervise other personnel. Must be able to
evaluate the performance, initiate disciplinary actions, and
prepare and complete performance evaluations for personnel. Must
possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and
interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures
that are necessary for providing quality care. Must be willing to
seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate
them into existing nursing practices. Must be able to relate
information concerning a resident’s condition. Must possess basic
computer knowledge. Physical and Sensory Requirements (With or
Without a Reasonable Accommodation) Must be able to walk, sit,
stand, and bend intermittently throughout the workday. Must be able
to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to
function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this
position can be fully met. Must function independently and have
flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work
effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies. Must
meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of
the Facility, which may include a medical and physical examination.
Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly,
emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the
Facility. May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents
during emergency situations. Based on the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration's Guidelines for Nursing Homes Ergonomics for
the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders and the American
Conference Governmental Industrial Hygienists' Threshold Limit
Values for Lifting the Facility has identified that this job may
require the lifting of residents, equipment, or other objects.
Accordingly, this job may require a minimum of 5 pounds and a
maximum of 45 pounds lifting, periodically and or as needed
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