Licensed Practical Nurse - Assisted Living - Orlando Florida

Company: Orlando Senior Health Network
Location: Orlando, Florida
Posted On: 05/08/2025

-JOB SUMMARY: -Evaluates residents' needs, condition, and care and assists the care plan coordinator in developing nursing care plans for individual residents. - -ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: -(Other duties may be assigned.)

• Carries out administrative and resident care duties as directed.
• Periodically reviews ECC service plans with ECC supervisor and other health team members. - Attends service plan meetings as needed.
• Completes monthly summaries on each resident. -
• Takes and transcribes physicians' orders to resident medication sheet, treatment sheets, diet list, etc. in consultation with DON
• Admits new residents by observing their needs and reviewing physician orders.
• Sends diet orders to dietary department.
• Assembles resident's charts, attaching required forms.
• Requisitions supplies, equipment, linens, emergency drugs, etc. to meet unit needs. -Sees that equipment is in good working order, in consultation with DON and Administrator.
• Evaluate/reprimand C.N.A.'s as needed.
• Perform physical assessment on ALF and independent residents per physician order and/or following incidents or activation of emergency call light.
• Abide by department policies and procedures and interprets them to personnel, residents, medical staff and public.
• Gives/receives the nursing report upon report as well as counting of Narcotics upon beginning and ending shift duty hours.
• Answers telephone inquires.
• Order prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment as necessary, in accordance with established ALF policies.
• Requisition and arranges for diagnostic and therapeutic services as ordered by ALF resident's physician.
• Completes unit or medical chart forms as required.
• Assist in scheduling appointments and arrangements for transportation of ALF residents to other departments or facilities and clinics for diagnostic, therapeutic, dental or medical services in consultation with DON
• Discharge or transfer residents, making necessary arrangements, and completing necessary forms per facility policy, re: giving discharge instructions to the resident or responsible party; completing discharge nurses summary; disposing the meds in an appropriate manner.
• May assist in on-the-job orientation, instruction and supervision of nursing personnel.
• Maintain a professional attitude at all times on the unit and a professional approach towards nursing care and personnel.
• Notify ALF Administrator when a resident is transferred to another facility, discharged, or expires. -
• Assure that established infection control and universal precautions are maintained when performing duties.
• Follow up with new orders, labs, x-ray, or other diagnostic exams done on a day to day basis.
• Prefill medication box for ALF residents and/or administer medications per physician orders.
• Assist with resident transfers from one level of care to another within the OLT complex.
• Documentation of all activities, writing of incident reports, and subsequent follow-up as needed, and providing a detailed report at the end of each shift for the next nurse to be aware of situations that may occur and have occurred. -
• Performs other duties as assigned.PM20Compensation details: 25-31 Hourly WagePIbbebcb5b2b31-37820-35147406 More...

      

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