LPN - Nursing Home Licensed Practical Nurse

NYC Health + Hospital Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Licensed Practical Nurse to join its dedicated nursing team. The role involves providing essential nursing care and support to residents, ensuring a compassionate environment while adhering to safety protocols. Ideal candidates will be currently licensed in New York and possess strong communication and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse in New York.
• Experience in nursing care and resident support.
• Familiarity with safety protocols and patient care standards.

Responsibilities

• Administers nursing care and medications as assigned.
• Reports resident conditions and participates in care planning.
• Maintains accurate medical records and safety standards.

Skills

Compassion

Integrity

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse

Job description

About NYC Health + Hospitals
NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler is an 815-bed nursing facility with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating located on Roosevelt Island, nestled between Manhattan and Queens. Coler offers long-term and subacute care, rehabilitation, and a dedicated memory care unit, comprised of 150 beds featuring an acclaimed music and memory program. The facility features a robust rehabilitation therapy program with expansive gym space for residents. Coler also offers full-time physician staff, psychiatry, dental services, an onsite 8-chair dialysis den for hemodialysis, and on-site medical clinics to meet the clinical needs of its residents. From more than 600 Nursing Homes, Coler ranks #5 in Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes in New York 2024; and also received a 2024 Silver Beacon Award for Memory Care. At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high-quality health care 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.

Job Description
POSITION OVERVIEW: (Primary Purpose of Position)
As a member of the nursing team and under the supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse,
provides supportive nursing care to residents within an assigned unit; performs a wide
variety of resident care activities and supportive services for assigned residents.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: (List in order of importance to role and time spent on function)

• Interacts with all persons (including residents, family members/visitors, workforce members, volunteers, vendors, and others) based on the organization’s ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence).
• Administers nursing care to residents as assigned.
• Assists RN in admission process, daily care, discharge process, and participates in the planning, implementing, and evaluation of nursing care.
• Administers medications, treatments, and performs nursing procedures in a safe, competent, and timely manner. Documents in the resident’s medical record per policy and procedure.
• Ensures care and services rendered are recorded in the medical record in a timely and accurate manner.
• Reports resident change in condition, pain, discomfort, concerns, and other responses to the Registered Nurse/supervisor in a timely manner.
• Reinforces, supports, and provides health care instructions to residents and their families/healthcare representative.
• Participates with other team members in planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care and other resident activities.
• Observes, records, and reports resident’s vital signs, symptoms, and general condition to the appropriate individuals(s) based on facility policy and procedure.
• Demonstrates safety awareness and follows protocols for fire, disaster, adverse events (code management, elopement), infection control, and other safety practices.
• Maintains competency and proficiency in nursing care standards. Attends all mandatory classes, and participate in the continuing education program and other appropriate learning experiences.
• Completes all assigned mandatory education/in-services in a timely manner.
• Participate in performance improvement activities and other committees as assigned.
• Fosters an environment that is safe, caring, and promotes the well-being of residents, including abuse/neglect prevention, person-centered care planning and delivery, and serves as an advocate for resident’s/family needs.
• Reports any knowledge of abuse, neglect, mistreatment, misappropriation of resident property, and exploitation immediately based on policy and procedure.
• Assists in the unit-based training of new/novice licensed practical nurses as assigned by the Registered Nurse/Nurse Educator.
• Performs other nursing functions related to resident care and nursing service, as delegated by the Nursing Service Administration.
• Adheres to the facility’s dress code and code of conduct.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Various Tours/Shifts available