Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

About the role

Woburn Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, the original Salter Healthcare location, is a 140-bed skilled nursing facility seeking a compassionate, dependable, and skilled Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our nursing team. As an LPN, you will provide direct nursing care, support and supervise nursing support staff, and help ensure residents receive safe, high-quality, person-centered care. You will collaborate with residents, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary team members to promote positive outcomes and maintain compliance with facility policies and applicable regulations. If you are passionate about resident care and want to grow your nursing career in a supportive environment, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise the daily activities of Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) and other nursing personnel on assigned units.
• Promote compliance with facility policies, procedures, professional standards, and applicable federal and Massachusetts state regulations.
• Participate in resident admissions, discharges, and transfers.
• Monitor residents for changes in condition and promptly document and report concerns to appropriate healthcare professionals and nursing leadership.
• Accurately transcribe and carry out physician orders in accordance with facility procedures.
• Administer medications as prescribed and monitor residents for therapeutic responses and adverse effects.
• Provide wound care, colostomy care, tube feedings, suctioning, IV administration, and other appropriate skilled nursing interventions within the LPN's scope of practice.
• Conduct regular rounds to assess resident needs and ensure staff are completing assigned responsibilities.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to provide comprehensive, individualized resident care.
• Initiate, review, and update resident care plans as needed.
• Provide compassionate end-of-life care as required.
• Monitor medication, supply, and equipment levels and notify appropriate personnel when additional resources are needed.
• Promote teamwork, mutual respect, and effective communication among staff.
• Participate in regulatory surveys, inspections, and quality assurance activities