• Promote residents’ well-being and satisfaction by supporting resident-centered care, developing/interpreting standards of care, and guiding the interdisciplinary team as it establishes and implements the resident's plan of care.
• Communicate with other household members regarding changes in resident care plans, diet changes, etc.
• Participates in/provides input for resident care conferences.
• Ensure medical treatment is provided in a manner that honors resident preferences and individuality; demonstrate commitment to the highest clinical outcomes.
• Administer medications/perform treatments and nursing procedures according to established policies & procedures and nursing standards of care.
• Ensure that all physician/consultant orders and changes to orders are followed.
• Ensure narcotic records are accurate for the shift and notify the Household Nurse Leader and/or Director of Nursing of all drug and narcotic discrepancies noted.
• Ensures an adequate quantity of supplies is readily available to personnel and that residents’ bedrooms are maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.
• Administer professional services such as catheterization, intravenous therapy, tube feedings, suction, applying and changing dressing/bandages, packs, colostomy, and drainage bags, range of motion exercises, care for the dying/dead, obtaining sputum, urine, and other specimens for lab tests, etc.
• Monitor activities of daily living of residents about the normal aging and/or disease process through assessments of mental status, physical condition, and emotional and spiritual well-being.
• Document assessments and progress notes in the EMR in an informative and descriptive manner.
• Perform other administrative duties such as completing medical forms evaluations, studies, reports, etc., and any required filing.
• Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate the activity/recreational programs of the household; seeks out opportunities for enhancing residents’ life in the household and community.

• Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university, or be a graduate of an approved LPN training program.
• Active Practical Nursing license in the state of Pennsylvania.
• Nursing experience in a hospital, acute skilled nursing care facility, or another related medical facility.
• Knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long-term care.
• Must be willing to work harmoniously with other personnel and families.

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