Staff Nurse (LPN) Evening Shift

The Alden Network; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Time

Paid Time Off

Retirement / Pension Plan

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

The Alden Network in Chicago is seeking a dedicated Nurse to support a holistic Memory Care Program. This role involves overseeing aides, providing individual care, and ensuring high-quality living conditions for residents with dementia.

The ideal candidate will have a commitment to continuous education, adaptability to resident needs, and the ability to provide emotional support to residents and families. The position offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Commitment to continued education in dementia care.
• Ability to assist with Memory Care Aides supervision.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing resident needs.

Responsibilities

• Support a holistic Memory Care Program.
• Assist in providing individualized symptom management.
• Complete required documentation and maintain policies.

Job description

Job Summary

The Nurse supports and assists in providing a holistic, therapeutic, person-centered Memory Care Program on the Memory Care Unit, achieving and maintaining the highest quality of life for each resident with a diagnosis of a disease that causes dementia, residing in or under the care of the facility.

Support Duties

• Commit to continued growth as a knowledgeable and experienced healthcare provider in the area of Alzheimer’s dementia and other diseases that cause dementia.
• Commit to obtaining at least 12 hours of continual education annually for self, including the required 16 hours of orientation training and any other ongoing dementia care specific trainings for direct care staff.
• Assist in oversight of the Memory Care Aides and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), including supervision and assistance with ADL care, transportation, and non‑scheduled activities by staff.
• Become knowledgeable of each individual resident’s background, life history, disease, medical and behavioral care needs, and preferences in detail.
• Utilize any communication devices for residents, such as language services, communication boards, assistive devices, etc., and accept education for utilizing these mechanisms to provide ample communication.
• Assist in providing a therapeutic, person-centered memory care activity program that constantly strives to enhance the quality of life of each resident, meets the Memory Care Program Mission and Philosophy, and upholds the Memory Care policies and procedures and all state and federal standards; commit in providing non‑scheduled activities through the use of my talents and training.
• Encourage family involvement through volunteering and visitation.
• Provide a clean, safe, non‑hazardous unit for the residents and staff.
• Assist in providing an individualized symptom management tracking system as needed per resident, including development and maintenance of individualized, non‑pharmacological interventions implemented.
• Complete all required documentation.
• Maintain all program policies and procedures and state and federal regulations.
• Provide feedback to the Memory Care Director for monitoring achievement of the facility and Memory Care Program goals through a team approach.
• Be flexible to meet the change in residents’ needs. We need to adapt to their needs rather than expecting them to adapt to our needs.
• Provide emotional, caring support to residents, families, and the inter‑disciplinary team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

General Benefits

• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Time
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement / Pension Plan
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance