LPN, Full-Time Days, Bolster Heights

Central Maine Healthcare is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 400,000 people living in central, western and Midcoast Maine. CMH's hospital facilities include Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital. CMH also supports Central Maine Medical Group, a primary and specialty care practice organization. Other system services include the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute, a regional trauma program, LifeFlight of Maine's southern Maine base, the Central Maine Comprehensive Cancer Center and other high-quality clinical services.

If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking for your next great career opportunity, we look forward to reviewing your application!

Position Summary:

The L.P.N provides professional nursing services to residents in nursing homes and skilled rehab settings,
ensuring residents' needs are met through monitoring residents for changes and ensuring safe and quality care.
The L.P.N contributes to the individualized direct resident care to the geriatric resident populations; in
conjunction with physicians and multidisciplinary team members.

Essential Duties:

• Participate in bedside handoff, reporting to nurses coming on duty while including the resident to
provide necessary information and facilitate the delivery of excellent resident care.
• Respond to any issues on the floor during the shift to include but not limited to; staffing issues/callouts, person supported dissatisfaction, emergency medical situations, etc.
• Supervise and monitor direct care provided by CNA staff
• Communicate with physicians, guardians and other healthcare providers on behalf of the people
supported regarding any health changes or concerns
• Monitor nursing needs of people supported
• Contribute to nursing assessments and care planning
• Adhere to Administer medications and treatments as ordered by the physician; coordinate with the
pharmacy to arrange medication refills and deliveries
• Follow Infection Prevention and Control practices and protocols
• Identify resident problems and emergency situations and initiate emergency care and “life-saving”
measures per BLS and other protocols and policies.
• Act as a resource for, assists and directs C.N.A. staff in ensuring safe, quality resident care is provided.
• Administer and document resident care, medications and treatments per physicians’ orders within the
EMR in accordance with Rumford Community Home policy.
• Notify registered nurse and other personnel as necessary, of changes in residents’ conditions and take
appropriate follow-up action.
• Assure housekeeping tasks are completed on unit in accordance with policy. Maintain clean resident
rooms, restock as needed and change bed linen according to hospital practice.
• Ensure documentation meets current regulations and policies.
• Answer telephone/intercom professionally and communicate information to appropriate personnel.
• Communicate appropriately and clearly within the interdisciplinary team, including managers,
supervisors, co-workers, and providers.
• Treat residents and families with respect and dignity, identifying and addressing psychosocial,
cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of residents and family.
• Interact professionally with providers, staff, residents and families.
• Promote the mission, vision and values of the organization.
• Maintain a good working relationship both within the department and within the organization.
• Interpret existing policies and procedures to C.N.A.’s, residents, families and physicians when
necessary.
• Completes mandatory in-services, on-line modules, and competency-based trainings routinely and
annually.
• Follows all employee health procedures, incident reporting, and infection control requirements at all
times, as appropriate to the position.

Education and Experience:

• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an LPN in the State of Maine.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 3 months of hire.
• Must be proficient with basic computer skills

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to handle difficult situations involving residents, physicians and others in a professional
manner.
• Working knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering routine and special
treatments to residents.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks or activities simultaneously, provide quality resident service,
prioritize and use critical thinking.
• Demonstrate an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.
• Effectively communicate with residents in a supportive and tactful manner.
• Identify and apply effective service recovery opportunities.
• Ability to remain calm in a busy or stressful situation.
• Represent the organization in a positive manner by maintaining a pleasant and helpful demeanor, and
presenting a professional appearance toward all internal and external customers at all times.
• Support, and encourages strong morale within the team and maintain effective, professional
relationships with others.
• Ability to be flexible and tolerant of a fast-changing environment.
• Desire to learn new specialties, systems, and processes.
• Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops and professional
affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends and legal requirements.
• Participates in unit-based committees or hospital-based council and/or committees.
• Ability to engage residents and team members utilizing the CMH Experience Standards

i. I am creating a warming, caring, and non-judgmental environment
ii. I am actively listening and seeking information
iii. I am honest, truthful, and consistent
iv. I am respectful, treating all individuals with dignity and empathy
v. I am serving as a role model, taking both initiative and ownership when appropriate
vi. I am working collaboratively and demonstrating teamwork
vii. I am resilient and adapt to change in positive ways.

• Ability to collaborate with all layers of the management/ administration team.

CMH actively promotes diversity in its workforce at all levels of the organization. We strive to create and maintain a setting where we celebrate cultural and other differences and consider them strengths of the organization. CMH is an equal opportunity workforce and no one shall discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status with respect to any offer, or term or condition, of employment. We make reasonable accommodations to the known physical and mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities.