LPN: Licensed Practical Nurse

LPN: Licensed Practical Nurse
Pediatric Skilled Nursing | Albany, NY

NO MANDATION - Work Your Scheduled Shift Without Mandatory Overtime!

Full-Time, Part-Time & Per Diem Opportunities
Day & Night Shifts Available | Flexible Scheduling

Pay: $27-$34/hour
based on experience and applicable shift differential

If you're an LPN looking for meaningful work in a truly unique nursing environment , St. Margaret's Center offers the opportunity to provide specialized care to children and young adults while helping them experience life beyond their medical needs. Our residents attend school, participate in activities, build friendships, spend time with family, enjoy community outings, and celebrate milestones.

At St. Margaret's Center, we see kids-not conditions.

St. Margaret's Center, an affiliate of the Center for Disability Services, is a 94-bed pediatric and young adult skilled nursing facility in Albany, NY. Since 1883, we have provided compassionate, specialized long-term care for medically fragile infants, children, and young adults in a nurturing, home-like environment.

Why Nurses Choose St. Margaret's:

• No mandation - work your scheduled shift without mandatory overtime
• Unique opportunity to work in pediatric and young adult skilled nursing
• Small units averaging approximately 16 residents
• Supportive nursing leadership and a collaborative, team-based environment
• Build meaningful relationships with residents and their families
• Care for residents who attend school, participate in activities, enjoy community outings, and experience meaningful everyday moments

What You'll Do as an LPN: Licensed Practical Nurse:
As an LPN at St. Margaret's Center, you'll provide hands-on nursing care while working closely with RNs, providers, and an interdisciplinary team to support each resident's individual needs.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide direct nursing care in accordance with individualized care plans and physician orders
• Administer medications and perform clinical treatments and procedures within your scope of practice
• Monitor residents' health status and promptly communicate changes or concerns to the RN
• Respond to medical needs and emergencies and provide appropriate interventions under RN direction
• Complete accurate and timely nursing documentation and maintain up-to-date medical records
• Assist RNs with assessments, care planning, and annual evaluations as needed
• Ensure nursing equipment is properly maintained and functioning
• Collaborate with nurses, providers, direct care staff, therapists, and other interdisciplinary team members
• Participate in nursing meetings, program initiatives, and ongoing quality improvement efforts

What We're Looking For:

• Current and valid New York State LPN license
• Minimum of one year of experience in an acute care or long-term care setting
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Ability to safely lift a minimum of 50 lbs.

Benefits & Perks:

As part of the Center for Disability Services, St. Margaret's Center offers a supportive, mission-driven workplace with opportunities to learn, grow, and build a rewarding nursing career.

Benefits may include:

• Low-cost Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Free Life & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Career Development & Training Programs
• Wellness & Employee Recognition Programs
• Supplemental Insurance Options (Accident, Critical Illness, etc.)
• Access to Rain , allowing employees to access earned wages before their regular payday

At The Center for Disability Services, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees and the people we support. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any protected class of job applicant or employee in our employment practices.