Licensed Practical Nurse - Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound
Avamere Skilled Advisors, LLC d/b/a Avamere Living
Tacoma, WA
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JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time
SKILLS
Assisted Living, Basic Life Support (BLS), CPR Certification, Documentation, Electronic Medical Records, English Language, Government, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), Health Plan, Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse, Medicaid, Medical Treatment, Medicare Reimbursement, Medication Administration, Medications, Nursing, Patient Care, Regulations, Transitional Care, Treatment Evaluation
LOCATION
Tacoma, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago
Setting: Skilled nursing/short-term rehab only
Status: Day shift (8-hours) PRN - All shifts
Wage: $35 -$48 DOE
Location: Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound - 630 S Pearl St. Tacoma, WA 98404
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People come to our 5-Star rated, air-conditioned facility for first-class healing amongst beautiful surroundings - both in and outside the building.
This 60-bed, all private rooms, skilled nursing community features a gym surrounded by glass for an open feel. Our staff enjoy the small staff:patient ratios, which allows them to focus and provide the upmost compassionate care. Work with seniors in a resort-like setting at Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound.
Responsibilities:
- Implement and maintain established nursing practice objectives and standards; Provide direct patient care to residents.
- Complete required recordkeeping while admitting, transferring, and discharging residents.
- Coordinate with nursing staff and support personnel daily to plan shift services, programs, and activities to ensure the resident's total regimen of patient care is maintained.
- Prepare and administer medications and review medication cards for completeness and accuracy.
- Review patient care plans for appropriate resident goals, problems, approaches, and revisions based on nursing needs.
- Supervise the day-to-day nursing and caregiving activities performed by CNAs.
- Chart nurses' notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided to the resident and resident's response to care.
- Participate in facility surveys by authorized government agencies.
- Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.
- Must possess a nursing degree from an accredited college or university.
- Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a LPN in this state.
- Knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations and guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities.
- Experience with Electronic Medical Records and computer documentation systems.
- Knowledge of reimbursement programs, Medicare and Medicaid preferred.
- Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.
- Must have active CPR/BLS
- Must be able to read, write, and communicate in English fluently
About the Company
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Avamere Skilled Advisors, LLC d/b/a Avamere Living
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