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Overview:

You Matter Here! Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter!

Hours: Per Diem, Every other weekend, Every other vacation

Responsibilities:

Essential FunctionsAssesses (and reassesses), plans, implements, and evaluates nursing interventions/plans of care/patient goals in collaboration with the Registered Nurse.

Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures within scope of license.

Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient's sense of dignity and positive self-regard.

Provides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning.

Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge with the RN, provider and interdisciplinary team.

Appropriately delegates and supervises interventions performed by Certified Nurse's Aides.

Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, recognizes need for emergency intervention, etc.).

Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses according to established standards.

Provides timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient care.

Promotes learning for colleagues and self, attends professional development programs, etc.).

Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).

Identifies ethical issues in care and develops plan in conjunction with RN and team to address

Safely administers medications in accordance with physician's orders, protocols, policies and procedures.

Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary, depending upon diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scale.

Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed, as well as, documents assessment

Responsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the Attending MD.

Collects patient information from all available resources to assist in formulation of the comprehensive database, ongoing treatment plan, and ensures that all care delivered is appropriate to identified patient needs, standards of care and standards of practice

Assures that all care is coordinated with the patient care provider (PCP), outpatient providers, and other services

Responds to all case management within Heywood Hospital for the provision of differential diagnostics, treatment planning and disposition to appropriate level of care

Identifies insurance and obtains approval and/or a referral for services provided

Provides individual and group therapies according to Mental Health Unit standards to meet identified patient needs

Takes instruction from and reports updates to registered nurse and or overseeing provider

Assesses the unit milieu and makes decisions to maintain a safe environment for all patients, staff and visitors

Understands the indication, therapeutic effect, dosage, and side effects of psychoactive medications on the geriatric patient

De-escalates volatile situations and/or individuals using non-violent techniques

Reports unusual or drastic changes in patient's symptoms or behavior to Registered Nurse or overseeing provider

Participates actively in multi-disciplinary treatment team in planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating patient care

Meets with families and significant others and residential providers in planning appropriate disposition and discharge

Statement of Other DutiesThis document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described. Organizational Expectations Demonstrates mature professional behaviors, (i.e. tact, empathy and diplomacy). Promotes a positive working environment. Functional Demands Physical Requirements

Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands). Occasional stooping (bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist), crouching (bending the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine).

Qualifications:

Job Requirements Minimum EducationCompleted state-approved LPN education program

Minimum Work ExperienceSix months skilled nursing care with dementia and behavioral health experience preferred

Minimum Licenses and CertificationsCurrent LPN license to practice in MA

American Heart Association CPR certified

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