Join us at Lakewood Post Acute & Rehabilitation and be part of an awesome team dedicated to providing the best care possible! 

Essential Duties: 

• Direct the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.  • Ensure that all nursing personnel assigned to you 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.  

• Meet with your assigned nursing staff, 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 this facility. 

 • Ensure that all nursing service personnel comply with the procedures set forth in the Nursing Service Procedures Manual. 

 • Make written and oral reports/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 are in compliance with their respective job descriptions.  

• Participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility’s quality assurance program for the nursing service department.  

• Participate in facility surveys (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/incident reports as necessary. 

 • Write resident charge slips and forward to the Business Office. 

 • Maintain the Daily Census Report and submit to the Business Office as required. 

 • Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary. 

 • Agree not to disclose assigned user ID code and password for accessing resident/facility information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator. 

• Agree not to disclose resident’s protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.  

• Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempt to access facility’s information system. 

Supervisory Requirements:  

As LPN you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.