Unit Coordinator Licensed Nurse LVN/LPN

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We are one of the largest providers of skilled nursing, memory care and rehabilitative services in the nation. The staff at each of our client centers strives to provide care that encourages the health and happiness of their residents and patients. Long-term residents are welcomed into a center that embraces their needs and individuality. Short-term patients receive therapy focused on providing quality and nurturing care so they can return home. Our client centers strive to provide quality health care with compassion, integrity, and respect for the residents, patients, family members, and communities they serve. Our Spirit and Commitment sets forth our expectations for employees, contractors, and volunteers.

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Required skills & experience: • LPN with at least 2 years of long term care facility experience or coordinator/assessment experience within a LTC or SNF • Valid State licensure. What you need to know: • Provides and coordinates clinical services for residents / patients in the various units and is responsible for facilitating the interdisciplinary team. • Assesses and evaluates the systems which facilitate the delivery of quality resident care. • Facilitates the resolution of issues and concerns associated with resident / patient care including family issues. • Implements and evaluates all nursing procedures and systems relative to unit programming. • Makes nursing diagnoses that serve as the basis for the strategy of care. • Performs nursing assessments regarding the health status of the resident / patient. • Develops a plan of care and implements nursing care based on assessment. • Provides health education to patients and their families. • Participates in quality assurance activities. • Adheres to scope of practice limitations based on qualifications. • Completes required forms and documents in accordance with company policy and state and/or federal regulations. • Will perform general nursing duties in cases of emergency or staffing shortages. • May function as Unit Coordinator for specialty unit, such as Alzheimer's unit, in which case additional duties may be required.

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