Job Description
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Encore Wilmington is currently hiring Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) in skilled nursing for day and evening shifts.
The primary role of the Assisted Living LPN is to perform day-to-day nursing activities in the provision of resident care. Each staff nurse performs these duties within the scope of practice that they are licensed to perform.
Responsibilities include:
- Performs resident assessment through use of direct physical assessment, behavior monitoring, various assessment forms, review of hospital records, laboratory results, resident medical records, and information provided by the interdisciplinary team, resident and/or the resident's significant others.
- Monitors residents for changes in condition that may indicate progress or deterioration in the resident's overall status. Notifies physicians and families of changes and transcribes orders received.
- Administers medications according to f...