Wellness LPN

South Port Square is a 40-acre senior-living campus in Port Charlotte, Florida, managed by LCS, the nation’s leading developer and manager of senior-living communities. For over 30 years, we have created a trusted, transparent environment where employees find purpose and achieve their highest potential while delivering hospitality to residents.

About the Role

The Wellness Nurse is responsible for providing nursing triage, health education, and risk-reduction strategies to maximize residents’ health and quality of life through the 8 Dimensions of Wellness.

• Assists residents in achieving health and wellness goals within the 8 Dimensions of Wellness, personal choice, and mind-body-spirit.
• Provides support strategies and referrals for chronic-disease management and acute illness or injury.
• Acts as a resource for options and choices related to supportive strategies to improve health, function, and lifestyle.
• Develops a referral network of service providers in and outside the community with the Director of Resident Services.
• Participates in the collaborative-care weekly meeting and communicates with the multi-disciplinary team to optimize resident outcomes, campus flow, and occupancy.
• Oversees post-acute discharge planning and follow-up support; collaborates with health-center and hospital staff on admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Attends to medical emergency calls, partners with residents on risk-reduction strategies, and completes incident reports per community protocol.
• Provides annual updates for medical demographic information and advance directives.
• Organizes and facilitates vaccination clinics.
• Encourages utilization of and supports on-site healthcare practitioners.
• Partners with the Community Life Director and Resident Services Director to plan, implement, and evaluate Wellness Programming, health screenings, and health-education opportunities.
• Pro-actively builds relationships with residents to establish trust, respect, and connection.
• Communicates effectively with families and staff; fosters measures to improve community culture.
• Maintains confidential records appropriate for independent living.
• Attends in-service training and educational sessions as assigned.
• Strives to achieve high levels of resident satisfaction using sound judgement and strong organizational skills.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Resident Services Director.

Requirements

• Active LPN license for the applicable state.
• Three years of experience in a related organization preferred.
• Excellent observation, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Self-directed with the ability to work with little supervision.
• Flexible and cooperative in fulfilling obligations.
• Ability to problem-solve, make ethical recommendations, and define appropriate boundaries.
• Complies with accepted professional standards and practice.
• Basic computer skills with platforms such as Word and Excel.

This position requires background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.

Benefits

• 401K with employer match
• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Daily Pay
• Extraordinary Rewards Program

Fun, caring, inclusive work environment.

Pay

From $26.00 per hour

Schedule

Full-Time, Monday–Friday 9 AM–5 PM (no weekends or holidays)