Desk Nurse- LPN

Albany Center is seeking an LPN Desk Nurse for our Skilled Nursing Facility in Delmar, 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:

Delmar, NY

DC45

Centers Health Care is a fully integrated post-acute care continuum offering rehabilitation and skilled nursing services in more than 45 locations covering four states. In addition, we provide special services including in-center and home dialysis, ventilator care, and care for those with Alzheimer’s. The Centers Health Care family offers Skilled Nursing, Urgent Care, Managed Care, Renal Dialysis Services, Clinical Laboratory Services, Adult Day Health Care, and Assisted Living services, as well as every level of Home Care. Centers is well known for our commitment to our employees, offering outstanding ongoing training and development, career advancement opportunities, competitive pay rates, generous compensation packages and more.

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