Licensed Practical Nurse — Flexible Shifts & Growth Perks

Shaker Place Rehabilitation & Nursing Center; Shakers (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site daycare

Bus pass

Health insurance

New York State Pension

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Flexible spending account

Job summary

Shaker Place Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is seeking a licensed practical nurse (LPN) to provide routine nursing services under the supervision of a registered nurse or nursing administrator, in accordance with a detailed patient care plan. You will rotate through general care tasks and support residents with daily activities in a respectful, compassionate manner.

Responsibilities include carrying out simple therapeutic treatments, taking and charting vital signs, reporting critical changes

Qualifications

• Eligibility for a New York State LPN license to practice as an LPN.
• License must be possessed at the time of appointment.
• Supervision of CNAs when acting as charge nurse is possible.

Responsibilities

• Carries out uncomplicated therapeutic treatments such as enemas, preparing and applying simple dressings and administering certain medications.
• Reports critical changes of a patient/resident to an RPN, or higher-level nursing administrator.
• Assists in the implementation of the nursing care plan.
• Takes temperature and vital signs and observes other signs and symptoms.
• Collects specimens and assists in diagnostic procedures under supervision.
• Assists in admission and discharge of patients.
• Assists patients in ambulation and maintaining joint motion.
• Cares for equipment and maintains a clean environment; makes beds; assists with hygiene.
• When acting as charge nurse, supervises other LPNs and CNAs.

Skills

LPN license NY

Nursing care

Supervisory skills

Communication

Job description

Shaker Place Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is seeking a licensed practical nurse (LPN) to provide routine nursing services under the supervision of a registered nurse or nursing administrator, in accordance with a detailed patient care plan. You will rotate through general care tasks and support residents with daily activities in a respectful, compassionate manner.

Responsibilities include carrying out simple therapeutic treatments, taking and charting vital signs, reporting critical changes