Job Description

Job Location: Focused Care at Pasadena - Pasadena, TX 77707JOB TITLE:  STAFFING COORDINATOR- LVN
REPORTS TO:  DIRECTOR OF NURSING

POSITION SUMMARY:
The primary purpose of the Staffing Coordinator is to ensure appropriate staffing patterns for the facility utilizing the budgeted PPD.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Current LVN license.
- Ability to understand, remember and carry out verbal and written instructions in English.
- Ability to speak clearly and hear well enough to communicate with residents and other team members.
- Ability to complete assignments while having constant interruptions.
- Must be capable of performing the Essential Functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Current CPR license.
- Ability to be flexible and positive with intermittent interruptions.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Staffing for all nursing personnel (RN, LVN, CNAs).
- Review staffing routinely and adjust based on census. Maintain budgeted staffing requirements.
- Maintain attendance records, excused/unexcused absences for nursing personnel.
- Track vacation requests/complete schedule 30 days in advance.
- Track overtime, clock-ins/outs.
- Work the floor as needed.
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- To ensure resident safety.
- Provides the best possible nursing care by planning, organizing, and directing the nursing functions of patients in the unit.
- Makes nursing assignments appropriate to the skill level of employees.
- Maintains acceptable standards of patient care.
- Identifies problems and guides personnel to their solution.
- Creates a working climate that provides growth and job satisfaction of personnel.
- Accurately and promptly implements physicians’ orders.
- Supports and enforces infection-control policies and procedures.
- Maintains a professional approach with confidentiality.
- Cooperates and maintains good rapport with nursing staff, medical staff, other departments, and visitors.
- Obtains and documents nursing history from the patient and/or significant other that is comprehensive of present condition and prior problems.
- Performs basic assessment of the patient, indicating adequate knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathology.
- Records vital signs, notes changes, and pursues more-specific investigation as needed.
- Assesses for and notifies physician and other appropriate parties of changes in condition.
- Consistently follows established standards, policies, and procedures in providing nursing care.
- Accepts accountability for clinical care of assigned patients, including supervision of nonprofessional personnel.
- Responds appropriately in urgent and/or emergency situations.
- Supports standards of nursing care through adherence to existing policies and procedures.
- Seeks guidance when encountering nursing procedures and responsibilities that have not been mastered.
- Promotes positive public relations with patients, residents, family members and guests.
- Uses tactful, appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations.
- Use appropriate workplace behavior and adhere to dress code at all times.
- Utilize electronic medical record charting; point click care.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Have the ability to safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching and lifting up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations
WORK SCHEDULE:
As assigned, including some weekends, evenings and holidays; non-exempt position
AA/EEO/M/F/D/V
At FPACP, we take pride in our culture and ROCKIN’ recognition program ROCKStar (Recognizing Outstanding Care and Kindness). This program is used across the organization for team members, residents, family members, volunteers and business partners. The gamification component is a fun and competitive way team members level up monthly, getting one step closer to attending the annual FPACP Gala. Apply to find out more and become our next ROCKStar.
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