Advanced Care Staffing is a leading, full service healthcare staffing company, serving hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities throughout the Tri-State area. We provide different employment options: Per Diem, Local and Travel Contracts and Direct Placement. Our reputation of excellence, with both our healthcare clients and job seekers, ranks us as one of the premier healthcare staffing providers in the United States.

Recruiting for multiple openings of fulltime/direct-hire LPNs (Licensed Practical Nurses) to work for 2 nursing homes in Ocean County, NJ.

Summary/Objective

The licensed practice nurse (LPN) is responsible for rendering nursing care in assigned area in terms of individualized client needs, according to dependent and independent nursing functions and conformance with recognized nursing techniques, procedures, and established standards based on the scope of practical nursing, under the direction/delegation of the registered nurse.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Utilize nursing knowledge and skills in the safe implementation of basic preventative therapeutic and rehabilitative nursing care of assigned patient/family as evidenced by documentation and observation of positive patient care outcomes.


• Perform delegated independent nursing functions using established procedures, policies, guidelines and standards as observed by the registered nurse.


• Administer medication accurately, observing patient response, as evidenced by documentation in the medical record and lack of negative outcomes


• Maintain and coordinate communication among patient/significant other, staff and physician as evidenced within medical record, client and health care team feedback.


• Assist in assuring that effective communication exists with patient/significant other as reflected in the plan of care. Give punctual change of shift report consisting of pertinent and relevant information for assigned patients.


• Work collaboratively with other members of the health care team in coordination of the patient's care as evidenced by other department feedback.


• Use available written and AV materials specific to patient condition or disease. Utilize appropriate teaching methods such as one-on-one and group instruction, demonstration or discussion.


• Assist patients, family members or other clients with concern and empathy; respect their confidentiality and privacy and communicate with them in a courteous and respectful manner.


• Answer and refer telephone calls or other inquires toensure accurate and timely communications are facilitated.

• Customer/Client Focus.
• Ethical Conduct.
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility.
  
• Thoroughness.
• Time Management.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.