License Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

The Ponce Rehab and Nursing Care Center is a dedicated Skilled Nursing Facility in the heart of Miami. We are committed to delivering passionate care to our residents and serve as a leading provider in long term care.

At this time we are currently seeking a passionate and caring LPN's to join our team!

The Ponce Rehab & Nursing Care Center offers excellent benefit packages including:

• Competitive Pay
• Free Meals During Shift
• Accrued Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Health, Dental & Vision
• Life insurance
• Short & Long Term disability Insurance

Summary:

The Nurse provides passionate, qualitative direct and indirect resident-centered care in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the nursing care for assigned residents in accordance with local, state, federal and facility regulations and guidelines. Communicates efficiently with supervisors and physicians about changes in patient's condition. Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment.

Essential Functions:

• Performs initial and on-going physical and psycho-social assessment according to accepted standards of nursing practice.
• Assesses plans and evaluates patient care needs.
• Carries out physician orders.
• Administers prescribed medications, changes dressings, cleans wounds, and monitors vital signs.
• Participates in treatment team conferences to assist in planning and revising goals, objectives and interventions appropriate to the age-related and problem-specific needs of each patient.
• Implements nursing plan of care for assigned patients and conducts and/or co-leads group therapy sessions for patients.
• Evaluates patient's response to interventions and revises nursing plan of care as needed.
• Collaborates with the treatment team to revise goals, objectives and interventions appropriate to the changes in patient status.
• Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems.
• Instructs and educates patients and families.
• Provides age and culturally appropriate care.
• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Qualifications:

• FL LPN License
• Current BLS Certification as a Healthcare Provider (American Heart Association).
• Previous work experience in a long term healthcare setting preferred.