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Job Description
Facility: Indiana Veterans Home
Address: 3851 N River Rd West Lafayette IN 47906
Contract: 13 weeks
Shift: 6 am 7 pm
Pay Rate: ############ ############
Indiana Veterans Home is a 4 unit 212 bed fullservice care facility.
Units include longterm care memory care shortterm rehabilitation and senior independent living.
Purpose of Position/Summary:
Incumbent works as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the Nursing Department of the Indiana Veterans
Home. Performs all aspects of nursing care within the scope of the Indiana Nurse Practice Act with
moderate supervision. Reports to the unit manager but also takes directives from the shift supervisor
(RN) on the evening and night shifts. May direct the work of Nurse Aide 4s and 5s following
predetermined standards and routines.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Administers medications and treatments in accordance with all accepted standards for administration;
- Provides safe efficient personal care of residents;
- Uses recommended safety devices and follows infection control standards;
- Answers call lights and residents requests for assistance;
- Adheres to residents rights at all times;
- Documents medications and treatments administered and care provided;
- Assists with orientation of new employees on the unit;
- Participates in resident care planning updating care plans and aide assignments;
- Assesses residents documents findings and reports to the physician;
- Transcribes physicians orders;
- Communicates resident change of conditon to resident sponsors;
- Destroys and documents same of discontinued medications;
- Maintains correct controlled substance numbers during shift;
- Completes required documentation of nursing notes transfer forms and other records;
- Assists with operation of the unit including the monthly change over of records;
- Completes and distributes nurse aide assignments;
- Gives report to oncoming shift.
- Schedule and assist with physician optometrist podiatrist dentist appointments;
- Administer and record employee health testing results;
- LTC experience required.
- EMR Matrix Care experience preferred
- Experience with Memory Care preferred
- Experience with shortterm rehab preferred
Employment Type
Full Time
