o you love where you work?

Our LPN's do! Come join the Oxford family where our core purpose is to experience the joy of serving others and to create meaningful relationships. Our wonderful resident to caregiver ratio helps make this mission possible! This position provides ancillary health services and care for residents in the community, including participating in the development of and implementing the health care services plan for each resident and functioning as a role model and coach for nursing assistants and medication aides.

Essential Functions

General Nursing

• Provide general care and treatment for residents as required within the scope of individual licensure and within the state in which the community is located.

• Provide nursing assessments for current and prospective residents as required by federal/state regulations and/or organizational policy.

• Assure infection control procedures are known and followed by the staff.

• Assist with move-in and orientation of new residents and designated agents.

• Administer medications and treatments, and observe the results and document the same.

• Function as a liaison and advocate for residents with physicians and outside nursing staff.

Sales and Customer Service

• Function as a point of contact regarding resident health care and/or services, proactively communicating with all stakeholders any change in resident condition.

• Meeting with current and prospective families to communicate the provision of health care services in the community.

• Promote the scope of services provided within the community to external medical providers.

Successful Behavioral Attributes at Oxford Senior Living

Emotional Maturity

• Role model and coach the giving/receiving of candid and constructive feedback regarding performance and behaviors of staff for the benefit of the team.

• Consistently display a calm demeanor during stressful situations.

• Commitment to set appropriate professional boundaries with colleagues and direct reports across the organization.

• Serve the community by placing the needs of the community staff and residents ahead of your own.

Positive Attitude

• Consistently greet internal and external stakeholders with a smile.

• Generous with recognition of and praise for good work.

• Display a “can-do” attitude focused on providing solutions.

Initiative

• Action-oriented commitment to continuous improvement in all aspects of the business.

• Share innovative best practices with community staff and directors across the organization.

• Balance a strong attention to detail with the need to maintain a more global perspective.

Minimum Qualifications

• Board certified Licensed Practical Nurse

• Current CPR/First Aid Certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Three years of nursing experience within long term care.

• Previous nursing experience in memory care.

Physical Working Requirements

• Ability to travel using personal vehicle, including at night.

• Able to do occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.

• Able to work flexible schedule, including evenings and/or weekends.

• Employee is subject to outside environment conditions occasionally, inside conditions frequently, with protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature change.

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