Orlando Senior Health Network
Licensed Practical Nurse - Assisted Living
Orlando Senior Health Network, Orlando, Florida, us, 32885
Licensed Practical Nurse - Assisted Living
Evaluates residents’ needs, condition, and care and assists the care plan coordinator in developing nursing care plans for individual residents.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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; ensures equipment is in good working order in consultation with DON and Administrator.
Evaluates/reprimands C.N.A.’s as needed.
Performs physical assessment on ALF and independent residents per physician order and/or following incidents or activation of emergency call light.
Abides by department policies and procedures and interprets them to personnel, residents, medical staff and public.
Gives/receives the nursing report upon report and counts narcotics upon beginning and ending shift duty hours.
Answers telephone inquiries.
Orders prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment as necessary, in accordance with established ALF policies.
Requests and arranges diagnostic and therapeutic services as ordered by resident’s physician.
Completes unit or medical chart forms as required.
Assists 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.
Discharges or transfers residents, making necessary arrangements and completing necessary forms per facility policy; gives discharge instructions to the resident or responsible party; completes discharge nurses summary; disposes medications appropriately.
May assist in on‑job orientation, instruction, and supervision of nursing personnel.
Maintains a professional attitude and approach towards nursing care and personnel at all times on the unit.
Notifies ALF Administrator when a resident is transferred to another facility, discharged, or expires.
Assures that established infection control and universal precautions are maintained when performing duties.
Follows up with new orders, labs, x‑ray, or other diagnostic exams on a day‑to‑day basis.
Prefills medication box for ALF residents and/or administers medications per physician orders.
Assists with resident transfers from one level of care to another within the OLT complex.
Documents all activities, writes incident reports, and provides a detailed report at the end of each shift for the next nurse.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Compensation Details Hourly wage: $25–$31
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Health Care Provider
Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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; ensures equipment is in good working order in consultation with DON and Administrator.
Evaluates/reprimands C.N.A.’s as needed.
Performs physical assessment on ALF and independent residents per physician order and/or following incidents or activation of emergency call light.
Abides by department policies and procedures and interprets them to personnel, residents, medical staff and public.
Gives/receives the nursing report upon report and counts narcotics upon beginning and ending shift duty hours.
Answers telephone inquiries.
Orders prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment as necessary, in accordance with established ALF policies.
Requests and arranges diagnostic and therapeutic services as ordered by resident’s physician.
Completes unit or medical chart forms as required.
Assists 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.
Discharges or transfers residents, making necessary arrangements and completing necessary forms per facility policy; gives discharge instructions to the resident or responsible party; completes discharge nurses summary; disposes medications appropriately.
May assist in on‑job orientation, instruction, and supervision of nursing personnel.
Maintains a professional attitude and approach towards nursing care and personnel at all times on the unit.
Notifies ALF Administrator when a resident is transferred to another facility, discharged, or expires.
Assures that established infection control and universal precautions are maintained when performing duties.
Follows up with new orders, labs, x‑ray, or other diagnostic exams on a day‑to‑day basis.
Prefills medication box for ALF residents and/or administers medications per physician orders.
Assists with resident transfers from one level of care to another within the OLT complex.
Documents all activities, writes incident reports, and provides a detailed report at the end of each shift for the next nurse.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Compensation Details Hourly wage: $25–$31
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Health Care Provider
Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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