LPN

Pay: $20.10-$26.30.
Shift: Rotating Mondays and Tuesdays. No weekends.
Part-Time: One 10 hr shift per week.

Calusa Harbour is a beautiful community in Fort Myers, FL, with more than 145 units offering assisted living.

The Opportunity:
The Licensed Caregiver – LPN/LVN is part of the Health & Wellness Team responsible for providing high-quality care to our residents under the supervision of registered nurses and healthcare professionals.

What You’ll Do:

• Detail daily reports to Nurse, or designated charge person, at end of shift.
• Observe and report on residents’ health, escalating any problems efficiently and effectively.
• Helping residents with personal hygiene, including bathing, grooming, and dressing.
• Supporting residents with medication.
• Repositioning residents in bed and escorting them around the community.
• Toileting, incontinent care.
• Take vital signs, such as blood pressure, heart rate and pulse.
• Provide emotional support and serve as a source of comfort for residents and their loved ones.
• Recognize abnormal changes in body functioning and report to a supervisor.
• Perform nursing assessments, including vital signs monitoring, physical examinations, and health status evaluations, to identify and address resident needs promptly.
• Provide wound care and other nursing interventions as directed by the registered nurse or healthcare provider, following applicable state regulations, established protocols and infection control practices.
• Responsibilities include customer service, safety, resident care, and communication.

Position Requirements/Qualifications:

• Must have a valid, unrestricted nursing license in the state.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must pass State and Company criminal background/drug screens.
• Demonstrates effective time management skills.
• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Current CPR certification. 
• Maintain CEU requirements.
• Read, write, speak and understand the English language.
• Make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Interpret and implement written or oral policies, procedures, and instructions.
• Staff supervision.
• Assessment and resident care skills;
• Medication management principles and practice; and
• Written and verbal communication skills.

About FiveStar Senior Living:

Five Star Senior Living provides comfortable, stress-free environments where residents thrive. Our teams create vibrant, caring senior living communities where each individual is engaged in their well-being, supported, and enriched every day.