Licensed Practical Nurse - F/t Days

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health, we help our patients live better, healthier lives—and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better—advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

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 while providing the highest level of service to all patients, families, and visitors to ensure satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and makes assignments of CNAs on the unit.
• Follows the nursing care plan, utilizes nursing diagnosis for patients in cooperation with the supervisor and nursing personnel on the unit.
• Follows the plan of care for residents.
• 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 to the Charge Nurse.
• Demonstrates a team approach to problem-solving through frequent communication and collaboration on complex issues to provide appropriate care.
• Maintains all equipment as per facility policy and uses equipment consistent with equipment 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 keeps current with Occupational Health trends through participation in continuing education, in-service programs, professional staff sessions, and training of nursing personnel.
• 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 team members for independent performance of essential job functions.
• Reports problems to the Manager promptly.
• Performs other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

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 that include but are not limited to 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).
• BLS AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification within 60 days of entering position.

Preferred:

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

Pay

Minimum rate of $32.97 hourly.

HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer, and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on labor market data, experience, education, certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, budget, and grant funding.

Benefits

In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Retirement benefits.
• Performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions (for eligible positions).
• Shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts (for eligible positions).