Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Plant the seeds of your future with us! Making a Difference Daily: LPN Opportunities with Embassy of Swanton, focusing on the impact LPNs have on our residents' lives.

About the role

The primary purpose of your job position is to provide direct nursing care to the residents, and to supervise the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants. Such supervision must be in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our facility, and as may be required by the Director of Nursing Services or Nurse Supervisor to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

As Licensed Practical Nurse you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties, in accordance with state requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to residents.
• Supervise day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants.
• Ensure supervision aligns with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations.
• Make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the general public.
• Plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures necessary for providing quality care.
• Relate information concerning a resident’s condition.
• Seek out new methods and principles and incorporate them into existing nursing practices.

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.

Requirements

• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an LPN/LVN in this state.
• Must be a graduate of an approved LPN/LVN program.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the general public.
• Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long-term care.
• Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Participation in continuing education classes, workshops, and seminars affiliated with outside nursing organizations is desirable.
• On-the-job training provided.

Benefits

• Bi-weekly pay with daily pay available.
• PTO starts accumulating day one.
• 401k.
• Life Insurance (free with FT status).
• 12-hour shifts (OnShift).
• Holiday pay.
• Professional and personal growth opportunities.
• Monthly staff engagement events.

Pay

Hourly and competitive pay grade.

Schedule

Hiring for part-time and full-time positions.