LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Details Job Location: Prairie Vista Village - Altoona, IA 50009 Position Type: Full Time Job Category: Health Care Prairie Vista Village is an innovative, beautiful, 5 star, boutique style senior living community. Our mission is simple: to enrich the lives of our residents through purpose, passion & joy in life! Our Community offers several levels of living including: independent living, assisted living, short-term rehab, and long-term care. In addition to our commitment to provide quality care to our residents, we are also committed to providing a great work environment for our Team Members. Shifts: In general we offer 8 hour shifts for our RN and LPN positions. We have a opening for full-time (30+ hours weekly) position. Evenings: 2pm-10:30pm Benefits We value and are grateful for our Team Members. Below is a snapshot of our benefits to foster health and happiness for our team: Health, Dental, & Vision Care Plans with company cost share (full-time only) Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that includes counseling sessions for Team Members and their Family. 401(k) with company match PTO Holiday Premium Pay Volunteer Time Off Competitive Wages & Shift Differentials Referral Bonus Service Award Bonus Career Path Development Tuition Assistance & Certification Course Payment Fun & engaging team environment If you're in search of a family based organization with a culture of care and you have a passion for seniors - keep reading! Role We are seeking a dedicated LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse to join our team!The LPN Charge Nurse plans, organizes, and assists in providing direct and indirect resident care following established policies and procedures, standards of nursing practice and principles of nursing care. Orients, instructs and supervises personnel. Responsibilities Assess and implement interventions for resident care based on standards of nursing practice and principles of nursing care, in accordance with Federal, State, and Company requirements. Make daily rounds to see all residents to ascertain condition and comfort. Initiate procedures to protect residents from injury and infection. Assist DON and/or RN with developing, implementing, and evaluating plans of care to include, but not be limited to, recognition of spiritual, emotional, psychosocial, and functional factors. Encourage and assist with restorative care in self-care and group activities. Monitor nursing personnel compliance with nursing policies and procedures and competency of clinical skills, evaluating nursing staff job performance with direction from DON. Communicate with the Physician as indicated by resident needs or status and assure follow-through; maintain hand-off communications with oncoming shift regarding resident care needs. Oversees direct care staff and ensures staff complete tasks and cares as assigned. Speak, read and write the English language in an understandable manner. Ability to apply principles of basic general math. Qualifications The LPN Charge Nurse must be a graduate from an accredited school, be currently licensed in the applicable state without encumbrance, be responsible for maintaining professional licensure and CEU requirements. Preferably 1-2 years of previous nursing experience as a Charge Nurse in Long Term Care and/or a Skilled Nursing Facility. Must be currently CPR certified. Our Community is part of a family of Retirement Communities which include: Colonial Village, Overland Park, KS Maggie’s Place of Colonial Village, Overland Park, KS Westchester Village, Lenexa KS Linden Woods Village, Gladstone, MO Raintree Village, Lee's Summit, MO Prairie Vista Village, Altoona, IA Terrace Glen Village, Marion, IA Cedar Ridge Village, West Des Moines, IA Northridge Village, Ames, IA Kennybrook Village, Grimes, IA Equal Opportunity Employer We are an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, marital status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability of any other characteristic protected by law. Our family of retirement communities are proud to be a tobacco-free campus, including but not limited to electronic cigarettes. We follow CMS and CDC protocols and guideline #LPN #LicensedPracticalNurse #Nurse #Nursing #SeniorCare #ResidentCare #SeniorLiving #pvv2024 #J-18808-Ljbffr