LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Skilled Nursing & Long Term Care

$28.50 / hr - $30.50 / hr

We are offering Shift Differentials (up to an additional $3.00/hr), Pay-In-Lieu of Benefits, Gas Stipends and more! Full-time, part-time, and per diem opportunities Multiple shifts available

Clinical Variety. Meaningful Relationships. A Career With Room to Grow.

Elderwood is seeking Licensed Practical Nurses to join our skilled nursing and rehabilitation team.

As an LPN, you will help manage the daily clinical care of residents and short-stay rehabilitation patients while providing direction and support to CNAs on your assigned team. This is a hands-on nursing opportunity for an LPN who values clinical responsibility, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with the people in their care.

Whether you are beginning your nursing career or bringing years of experience, Elderwood offers a setting where you can strengthen your skills, contribute to a clinically active care team, and pursue continued professional growth.

LPN Pay and Scheduling - Maximize Your Earnings

• Experience credit reflected in your individual rate
• Shift differentials for qualifying evening, overnight, and weekend hours - up to $3.00 per hour
• Additional 10% premium-pay opportunity for eligible employees who opt out of certain elective benefits
• Employee referral bonus opportunities of up to $2,000
• Full-time, part-time, and per diem scheduling options

Ask our recruitment team to explain the available compensation programs and how your experience, shift, employment status, and benefit elections may affect your individual rate.

Benefit Preview:

• Gas Allowance Stipend for qualifying commuters!
• Full Suite of Health Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Tuition Reimbursement and PAID Continued Education
• 401K with Employer Matching
• PTO & Holiday Package
• Employee Referral Bonus - UP TO $2,000
• Generous PTO & Holiday Package
• And more!

More Than Traditional Long-Term Care

Elderwood offers nurses the clinical variety of a post-acute environment combined with the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with the people in their care.

Our subacute rehabilitation unit serves patients transitioning from hospital to home, including individuals recovering from illness, injury, surgery, orthopedic procedures, and cardiac conditions. The nursing team supports complex clinical needs that may include IV therapy, PICC-line management, wound vacs, complex wound care, ostomy care, enteral feeding, and dialysis coordination.

For nurses who enjoy med-surg-style clinical variety, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the opportunity to strengthen their assessment and technical skills, this is a setting where you can continue developing clinically while helping patients make measurable progress toward recovery.

Practice With Support Around You

LPNs at Elderwood have meaningful clinical responsibility - but they are not expected to practice without support.

You will work closely with onsite RN and nursing leadership, including Unit Managers, RN Supervisors, the Assistant Director of Nursing, and the Director of Nursing. Facility clinical teams also benefit from the standards, resources, and broader leadership of Elderwood Administrative Services, including the Chief Nursing Officer and Regional Nurse Consultant structure.

This gives you access to experienced nursing leaders and organizational clinical resources as you coordinate care, respond to changes in condition, guide CNAs, and support quality and regulatory expectations.

Build the Next Stage of Your Nursing Career

Your LPN position can be both meaningful work today and a foundation for continued nursing growth.

Elderwood offers tuition-reimbursement programs and educational partnerships with D'Youville University, Erie 1 BOCES, and Trocaire College. Eligible employees may use available education programs to support future nursing and professional-development goals, subject to program requirements.

Whether you want to deepen your LPN practice, advance your education, become an RN, or pursue future opportunities in supervision, education, unit management, or nursing administration, Elderwood offers multiple pathways for continued growth, including a 12-week training program for nursing leaders.

Proudly Rated 4 Stars by CMS!

Elderwood at North Creek has earned a 4-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)exceeding both the New York state average (3.33) and the national average (3.32). This distinction reflects our commitment to quality care, strong staffing, and high standards in safety and health outcomes. When you join our team, you become part of a facility that residents and families trust.

Apply Today

If you want an LPN position that combines hands-on nursing, team leadership, clinical variety, and meaningful relationships, we would like to meet you. Apply today to join the clinical team at Elderwood.

Responsibilities

LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse Responsibilities:

• Administer medications and treatments to assigned residents as ordered by physician and utilizing the five rights as applicable.
• Direct and monitor the personal care duties and nursing care procedures carried out by Nursing Assistants of the assigned team.
• Assist Nursing Assistants with direct care of residents, as necessary.
• Report to Unit Manager/Assistant Unit Manager or Charge Nurse Supervisor unusual symptoms, changes of condition, daily needs, and progress of residents.
• Follow the Plan of Care for each resident, and monitor the performance of Nursing Assistants in implementation of the care plan.
• Receive controlled substances from the shift Supervisory Nurse and is responsible for all aspects of the storage and distribution of these medications; ensure proper and safe placement and use of medications stored in medication cart, stock medication cupboards, medication room refrigerator and narcotic cabinets.
• Document as applicable in the care plans, Nursing Notes, Medical Administration Records, Treatment Records and other required records.

LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse Skills/Competencies:

• Exceptional customer service skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Strong decision making ability
• Proficient computer skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication

Qualifications

What You'll Need as a LPN at Elderwood:

Required

• Current license and registration to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in New York State
• Ability to provide nursing care within the LPN scope of practice and under appropriate RN direction
• Ability to direct, support, and work collaboratively with CNAs and other members of the care team
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Sound problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to document accurately and use required clinical computer systems
• A caring, patient, and respectful approach to residents
• Physical stamina for an active, hands-on nursing position
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English at the level necessary for safe care and effective workplace communication

Preferred

• Previous nursing experience in a skilled nursing, rehabilitation, long-term-care, or geriatric setting
• Experience caring for short-stay rehabilitation patients
• Experience with dementia or memory-care populations
• Experience supporting complex treatments and clinically diverse resident needs

EOE Statement

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.