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JOB SUMMARY\ \ PRIMARY PURPOSE Provides professional practical nursing services, direct patient care, and program services under the supervision and direction of a registered nurse to senior behavioral health patients in a manner consistent with the philosophy, standards, and objectives of Catholic Care Center and the Senior Behavioral Health Program. Works collaboratively with all members of the health care team to maintain a safe and therapeutic environment and provides compassionate person-centered care to patients consistent with role scope, current regulatory standards, and practice expectations. Demonstrates competency to provide age appropriate care to older adults and geriatric patients age generally 55 years and older.\ \ GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES (The essential responsibilities and accountabilities of this position including interactions with other departments and outside vendors, if applicable, in PRIORITY order.)

General Duties

• Demonstrates performance of tasks necessary to maintain a safe and therapeutic milieu and provide optimum patient care.
• Provides direct patient care and assistance as needed and as assigned to support patients with ADLS to include dressing, bathing, eating, feeding, and other tasks as needed to ensure quality care and management of the patient
• Leads and/or assists with program related activities and groups that reinforce daily goals, learned skills, and cognitive stimulation appropriate in line with role scope and training.
• Uses program de-escalation techniques that have been trained and support a trauma informed person-centered approach toward patients
• Performs patient rounds and safety checks and always maintains responsibility to remove and promptly report any safety issue immediately to registered nurse during their shift
• Performs and documents vital signs on patients as assigned
• Demonstrates appropriate use of patient care equipment necessary to perform role tasks
• Follows unit safety practices and procedures at all times to include continuous hand hygiene, appropriate use of PPE, appropriate use of patient assistive devices, falls prevention protocols, and unit contraband prevention.

Within the scope of the LPN and under direction and supervision of a registered nurse - will perform the following functions

• Provides and receives shift report and performs tasks as assigned
• Monitors and responds to patient condition as indicated per best practice standards, policies, and protocols
• Provides guidance and assists non licensed support staff to ensure tasks are complete to care standards
• Obtain, receive, transcribe, and carry out physicians orders as directed
• Perform all aspects of medication administration per physicians orders
• Complete accurate and through documentation in the patient record to reflect care provided
• Complete discharge process and documentation as assigned
• Obtain and respond to vital signs and other clinical data as indicated
• Provide patient education as indicated and document
• Participates in treatment team meetings as assigned
• Ensures tasks performed align with nurse LPN practice act scope and standards
• Demonstrates nursing competence and delivers care via the nursing process promptly and to ensure optimal patient outcomes

Additional skills and requirements-\ \ Demonstrates good communication skills, time management skills, the ability to prioritize tasks, and utilizes critical thinking\ Demonstrates a basic knowledge of common psychiatric diagnosis and nursing care preformed for this population\ \ Participates in hospital educational programs as requested.\ Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned and required.\ Properly and accurately documents/charts observations and other data related to the clinical condition of the patient.\ Delivers age appropriate care for the patient population.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

Minimum of one year in hospital care setting or senior living environment

One or more years working in an acute senior behavioral health hospital program preferred

Basic computer knowledge (Word and Excel) and skills in rehabilitation-related systems or other electronic m