LPN FULL TIME

Roosevelt Care Centers; Old Bridge (NJ); On-site; USD 28,075 - 29,797; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Union Position

Generous PTO

PERS Pension

Job summary

Roosevelt Care Centers in New Jersey is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide direct nursing care in a long‑term care facility. In the absence of an RN, you will act as Team Leader in a unit and support care planning under RN direction.

Responsibilities include medication administration, charting, wound care rounds, and collaboration with physicians and families. This is a union position with PTO, pension benefits, and a competitive hourly wage.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English sufficiently to perform the job.
• Graduation from an accredited school of practical nursing plus a current NJ license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care, including medication administration and treatments to residents.
• Monitors residents' condition and alerts RN or Nursing Supervisor as needed.
• Documents resident responses and nursing interventions in medical records.
• Monitors medications, lab results and therapies as applicable.
• Assists in completing MDS and care planning under RN direction.
• Orientates residents and families to the long-term care environment and liaises with families.
• Participates in committees and conferences and assists other clinical staff.
• Initiates referrals to other departments or outside agencies for resident care.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license

Job description

Job Summary

Under direction provides nursing care to residents in a long‑term care facility and, in the absence of an RN, acts as Team Leader in a unit.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides direct care, such as administration of medications, and treatments to assigned residents. Completes rounds as appropriate.
• Monitors residents' condition and responds appropriately, notifying RN or Nursing Supervisor as needed.
• Documents pertinent information regarding resident responses and nursing interventions in resident’s medical records.
• Monitors specific data such as medications, lab/diagnostic results and therapies.
• Assist in completion of MDS and care planning process under RN direction.
• Orients residents and their families to long‑term care environment and maintains liaison with families.
• Participates in committees and conferences as well as orients and assists other clinical personnel.
• Initiates appropriate referrals to other departments, services, and/or outside agencies for resident care.
• Gives comprehensive patient/resident care.
• Consults with supervisors and others regarding significant changes in resident’s condition and relays appropriate information to succeeding shift.
• Ensures that medical and emergency equipment/devices including alarms are in operating condition, and are available and functioning.
• Participates in wound care rounds.
• Assists in the orientation and training of new personnel.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards; promotes adherence to Resident Bill of Rights.

Other Job Duties

• Attends and participates in required in‑service training.
• Does related work as required.

Basic Competencies / Education

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English sufficiently to perform the job.
• Graduation from an accredited school of practical nursing plus a current NJ license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse.

Benefits

• UNION Position (County Facility)
• $20.38–$21.63
• Generous PTO
• PERS Pension