LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse

Prairie Vista Village; Altoona (IA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Vision Plans

401(k) with match

PTO

Holiday Premium Pay

Tuition Assistance

Career Path Development

Referral Bonus

Service Award Bonus

EAP counseling for team members

Friendly team environment

Job summary

Prairie Vista Village in Altoona, IA seeks a dedicated LPN to join our team. You will plan, organize, and assist in providing direct and indirect resident care following established policies and nursing standards. You will orient, instruct and supervise staff while supporting our mission to enrich residents' lives with purpose, passion & joy.

We offer 8-hour shifts, full-time and part-time options, and a range of benefits to support team health and happiness.

Qualifications

• LPN credential required.

Responsibilities

• Assess and implement resident care per nursing standards and policy.
• Make daily rounds to assess condition and comfort of residents.
• Initiate procedures to protect residents from injury and infection.
• Assist DON/RN with care plans including spiritual, emotional, psychosocial and functional factors.
• Encourage and assist with restorative self-care and group activities.
• Monitor staff compliance with nursing policies and competency.
• Communicate with physicians and hand off care needs to oncoming shift.
• Oversee direct care staff and ensure tasks are completed.

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) certification

Job description

Prairie Vista Village is an innovative, beautiful, 5 star, boutique style senior living community. Our mission is simple: to enrich the lives of our residents through purpose, passion & joy in life! Our Community offers several levels of living including: independent living, assisted living, short-term rehab, and long-term care.

In addition to our commitment to provide quality care to our residents, we are also committed to providing a great work environment for our Team Members.

Shifts

In general we offer 8 hour shifts for our RN and LPN positions. We have openings for full-time (30+ hours weekly) and part-time (up to 29 hours weekly) positions.

• Evenings: 2-10:30pm (weekdays only)

Benefits

We value and are grateful for our Team Members. Below is a snapshot of our benefits to foster health and happiness for our team:

• Health, Dental, & Vision Care Plans with company cost share (full-time only)
• Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that includes counseling sessions for Team Members and their Family.
• 401(k) with company match
• PTO
• Holiday Premium Pay
• Volunteer Time Off
• Competitive Wages & Shift Differentials
• Referral Bonus
• Service Award Bonus
• Career Path Development
• Tuition Assistance & Certification Course Payment
• Fun & engaging team environment

If you're in search of a family based organization with a culture of care and you have a passion for seniors - keep reading!

Role

We are seeking a dedicated LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse to join our team! The LPN Charge Nurse plans, organizes, and assists in providing direct and indirect resident care following established policies and procedures, standards of nursing practice and principles of nursing care. Orients, instructs and supervises personnel.

Responsibilities

• Assess and implement interventions for resident care based on standards of nursing practice and principles of nursing care, in accordance with Federal, State, and Company requirements.
• Make daily rounds to see all residents to ascertain condition and comfort.
• Initiate procedures to protect residents from injury and infection.
• Assist DON and/or RN with developing, implementing, and evaluating plans of care to include, but not be limited to, recognition of spiritual, emotional, psychosocial, and functional factors.
• Encourage and assist with restorative care in self-care and group activities.
• Monitor nursing personnel compliance with nursing policies and procedures and competency of clinical skills, evaluating nursing staff job performance with direction from DON.
• Communicate with the Physician as indicated by resident needs or status and assure follow-through; maintain hand-off communications with oncoming shift regarding resident care needs.
• Oversees direct care staff and ensures staff complete tasks and cares as assigned.
• Speak, read and write the English language in an understandable manner.
• Ability to apply principles of basic general math.