LPN

Central Queens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Central Queens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is seeking a licensed practical nurse to provide hands-on care in our long-term care facility. You will perform rounds, document in Sigma EMR, and communicate with physicians, residents, and families to ensure high-quality outcomes.

The role requires an active NY LPN license, leadership ability, and the capacity to manage shifting priorities under stress while maintaining excellent resident relations and accurate documentation.

Qualifications

• 1 year(s) of experience in long-term care preferred.
• Must be able to interact professionally with residents, families, staff and visitors.
• Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and work well with other personnel.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must possess basic computer skills and familiarity with documentation.

Responsibilities

• Develops and interprets care policies to ensure quality care and compliance with regulations.
• Completes rounds to resident care areas to ensure appropriate care.
• Provides shift change reports to CNA staff and maintains handover communications.
• Documents all medications, treatments, and healthcare events in Sigma.
• Maintains resident safety by ensuring armbands, transfers, and lab/tests documentation.

Skills

Independent decision making

Leadership and supervision

Professional communication

Stress management

Computer skills

Education

Active NY LPN license

Tools

Sigma EMR

Job description

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Duties and Responsibilities:

• Determines required quality of care by developing and interpreting the facility’s policies and standards of care; enforcing adherence to state board of nursing and state nurse practice act requirements and to NYSDOH regulations; making or recommending adjustments to protocol/policy as needed

• Completes frequent rounds to all resident care areas during the assigned shift to ensure provision of appropriate resident care

• Provides daily shift change report to CNA staff and shift to shift report with incoming/outgoing nurses

• Completes narcotic count with incoming/outgoing nurse.

• Ensures all residents have appropriate armbands in place.

• Ensures completion of resident weights and vital signs as required

• Ensures ordered labs and diagnostics are completed and documented in Sigma. Any resident refusals are documented, as well

• Reports any changes in resident condition to the RN/charge nurse/supervisor

• Ensures documentation of transfers/OOP/clinic appointments/dialysis in Sigma

• Manages Sigma dashboard, ensuring documentation of medication/treatment administration is completed by the end of the shift

• Ensures all medication and vaccine administration is documented. Any medication not available or awaiting delivery should be put on hold

• Ensures all topical treatments, trach care, suctioning, GT/PEG care are administered and documented in Sigma

• All catheter care is documented in Sigma

• All IV care/provision, calorie counts, fluid provision is documented in Sigma

• Completes 24 hour report, episodic CCPs and daily progress notes in Sigma

• Completes progress notes (and 24 hr. report) as needed.

• Ensures good customer relations by maintaining ongoing communication with residents and families by answering questions and providing information as needed

• Maintains communication with Physicians, provides clinical information and obtains telephone orders for resident management as needed

• Maintains communication with Administration, providing information regarding issues/potential issues within the facility

• Participates in Survey preparation as instructed by Administration

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Qualifications and Skills:

• 1 year(s) of experience in long-term care preferred

• Experience with Sigma EMR, a plus

• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in NY

• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action

• Must possess the ability to interact professionally with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.

• Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long-term care.

• Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work effectively with and supervise other personnel.

• Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and incorporate them into existing nursing practices.

• Must be able to relate information concerning a resident's condition.

• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.

• Must possess at a minimum basic computer skills

• Must possess in-depth and comprehensive clinical and documentation skills

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Benefits:

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Paid time off