Licensed Practical Nurse - F/T Days

About the role

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver patient-centered nursing and rehabilitation services to patients. You will support the Unit Manager to maintain excellent clinical standards and patient experience, ensuring the highest level of service to all patients, families, and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and makes assignments for CNAs on the unit.
• Follows the nursing care plan and utilizes nursing diagnosis for patients in cooperation with the supervisor and nursing personnel.
• Consistently, accurately, and independently prioritizes and completes routine assignments within guidelines and schedules.
• Recognizes psychosocial needs, their possible effects on behavior, and intervenes to provide emotional support.
• Maintains accurate and informative records on all patients in the unit.
• Identifies and reports all real or potential problems regarding the development or administration of patient care.
• Records, reports, and interprets patient responses to treatment and care to appropriate members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Identifies any changes in patient conditions/needs and reports them to the Charge Nurse.
• Demonstrates a team approach to problem-solving through frequent communication and collaboration on complex issues.
• Maintains all equipment as per facility policy and uses equipment consistent with specifications.
• Participates and represents Harborage and Nursing staff on committees, as requested by supervisors.
• Identifies patient needs and treatment opportunities, providing services to meet those needs on an ongoing basis.
• Maintains professional competence and stays current with Occupational Health trends through continuing education, in-service programs, and training.
• Fosters good relationships and communications with all team members, patients, family/significant others, and visitors.
• Assists with new team member orientation and provides key experiences to prepare them for independent performance of essential job functions.
• Reports problems to the Manager promptly.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
• Performs other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Completion of an approved LPN program.
• Current with all Continuing Education (CE) requirements.
• Ability to perform clinical care professionally.
• Serve as a patient advocate and role model to other team members.
• Deliver patient care with minimal disruptions and obstacles.
• Ability to effectively work on a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.
• Endurance to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift, push, and pull a minimum of 50 pounds.

Qualifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license.
• BLS AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification within 60 days of entering the position.

Preferred:

• Long-term care facility experience.
• Prior work experience with geriatric and disabled populations.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish).
• IV Certification.

Pay

Minimum starting rate of $32.97 per hour. The posted rate of pay is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The base compensation may vary based on factors such as labor market data, experience, education, certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, budget, and grant funding.

Benefits

HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) positions, including:

• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Retirement benefits.

Certain positions may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, commissions, or shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.