LVN-Admissions nurse (Administrative)

Department: LVN Admissions Nurse

Reports To: Admissions Supervisor (or relevant supervisor title)

Summary: The LVN Admissions Nurse is responsible for facilitating the resident admission process, ensuring compliance with established policies and procedures, and maintaining accurate resident records. This role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to interact effectively with residents, families, and interdepartmental staff, while upholding resident confidentiality.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receive and follow supervisory instructions and established policies and procedures.
• Conduct resident/guardian/sponsor interviews to gather necessary admission information and obtain required signatures.
• Assist in the resident admission orientation program, ensuring adherence to established policies and procedures.
• Process resident admissions, including preparing identification records, in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Manage resident transfers and discharges, ensuring all procedures are followed.
• Maintain accurate records of available beds and current resident listings, including assigned room numbers.
• Distribute resident listings to nursing service, management, government agencies, and other personnel as necessary, in compliance with privacy regulations.
• Provide residents with the admission information packet (e.g., resident rights, notice of privacy practices, admissions contract) and review as needed.
• Obtain signatures from residents/guardians on all required permits, releases, and authorizations.
• Notify nursing service upon resident arrival to arrange escort to the assigned room.
• Act as the primary point of contact for administrative duties related to resident admissions.
• Foster positive working relationships with interdepartmental staff and other facility departments.
• Safeguard the confidentiality of all resident care information, including Protected Health Information (PHI).
• Report any known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.
• Oversee the inventory and deposit of resident valuables or secure a "Release from Responsibility" form, following established policies and procedures.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications:

• Education and/or Experience:
  
  • Licensed Vocational Nurse with Admissions knowledge/experience
• Language Skills:
  
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Mathematical Skills:
  
  • Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Reasoning Ability:
  
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with various concrete variables in situations with limited standardization.
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
  
  • LVN- Licensed Vocational Nurse
  • Minimum typing speed of 35 words per minute.
  • Proficiency in using a 10-key calculator.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear.
• Frequent use of office equipment including copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job. Management reserves the right to modify