Desk Nurse- LPN

Oneida Center is seeking an LPN Desk Nurse for our Skilled Nursing Facility in Utica, NY. The ideal candidate will have previous desk nurse experience and a positive team player attitude.

DUTIES:

• Complies with all NYSDOH regulations.
• Provides leadership and direction to personnel in accordance with organizational/departmental goals
• Ensuring a clean work environment
• Perform regular supervision of Medication technicians
• Order and monitor medications of residents
• Assist residents with taking medications, as outlined in policy manual
• Ensure proper removal of discontinued medications
• Disposing of discontinued medications per facility policies
• Ensure timely and accurate medication orders and medication renewals.
• Review medication refill log to compare with medication in storage cabinets.
• Review of "no-refill" orders in the refill log and requesting orders from MDs.
• Review of receipt, storage and documentation of medications delivered.
• Maintain medical and medication information on all residents in their designated file.
• Attend to all medication related paperwork for admissions/readmissions (example: medications changes, new orders etc.)
• Report to administrator / follow up with residents who missed or refused medications
• Preforms medication room audits (example: carts and MARS audits)
• Ensure consistency between the physician prescriptions, blister packs and medications poured for each resident.
• communication with physicians and coordination of physician orders
• coordinating lab draws for residents as ordered
• reviewing results and following up with physicians on lab results received
• ensure monthly weights are taken by the med techs, follow up with the physician accordingly and document
• document results of weights in the residents charts
• Intervene in medical/mental health emergencies as needed
• Create and update staffing schedules monthly and as needed in between
• Receive call outs from staff, and appropriately fill the called-out shifts in a timely manor
• Handle all personnel issues in the med room (employee behavior, dereliction of duty, complaints) and report to the Administrator
• Communicate all pertinent shift activity to the Administrator

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must hold valid LPN License
• 3-5 years Long Term Care Experience preferred
• Experience Point Click Care is Preferred
• Basic computer skills
• Excellent communication skills and strong team player

LOCATION:

Utica, NY