Licensed Practical Nurse - PAC

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals Carter is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to join the nursing team under the supervision of a Professional Nurse. You will provide supportive nursing care, administer treatments, and support physicians in delivering high-quality patient care.

The role emphasizes patient-centered care, teamwork, and ongoing professional development. Current NY LPN license is required, and candidates should be able to work on-site in a busy hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Active NY LPN license.
• Proficient in medication administration and patient care.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care to patients as assigned.
• Administers and records medications and treatments.
• Assists Physicians with procedures.
• Educates patients and families on care plans.
• Monitors vitals and reports changes.
• Supports unit management and coordination.

Skills

Nursing care

Medication administration

Patient assessment

Care coordination

Team collaboration

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in NY

Job description

Marketing Statement NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter is a state-of-the-art facility with a 4-Star CMS Quality Rating, equipped with 164-bed Skilled Nursing Facility and 201-bed Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) based in Harlem. Carter excels at providing quality medical, sub-acute, rehabilitative, and long-term specialty services for individuals in need of medically-complex care like ventilator weaning and onsite-dialysis. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies our ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnership.

Marketing Statement NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter is a state-of-the-art facility with a 4-Star CMS Quality Rating, equipped with 164-bed Skilled Nursing Facility and 201-bed Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) based in Harlem. Carter excels at providing quality medical, sub-acute, rehabilitative, and long-term specialty services for individuals in need of medically-complex care like ventilator weaning and onsite-dialysis. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies our ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnership. From more than 600 Nursing Homes in New York, Carter ranks #4 in Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes in New York2026; and also received a high-performance rating for Long-Term Care and Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report’s Best Nursing Homes in America 2026. In 2025, Carter was awarded the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Pathway to Excellence with Distinction Award, the nation’s first long-term facility to receive it. At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position: As a member of the nursing team and under the supervision of a Professional Nurse, provides supportive nursing care to patients/clients within an assigned unit; performs a wide variety of patient care activities and supportive services for assigned patients.

Examples Of Typical Tasks

• Gives nursing care to patients as assigned.
• Administers and records medications and treatments as assigned.
• Prepares for and assists Physicians and others with diagnostic procedures and treatments.
• Reinforces, supports and provides health care instructions to patients and their families.
• Participates with other team members in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care and other patient activities.
• Assists in the admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
• Observes and reports patients’ vital signs, symptoms and general condition to the appropriate individuals(s).
• Records on patient charts observation of patients responses to nursing care rendered.
• Maintains environmental conditions conducive to the comfort and safety of patients.
• Assists with unit management and/or assumes charge of unit as assigned.
• Performs other nursing functions related to patient care and nursing service, as delegated by the Nursing Service Administration.
• Guides and directs other Licensed Practical Nurses, Technicians and Nurse’s Aides in rendering patient care.
• Maintains clinical competence through participation and attendance at continuing education programs.

Minimum Qualifications

Currently licensed or otherwise duly authorized to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of New York.