Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Whittier Rehab Hospital TCU

Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital Transitional Care Unit LPN

Transitional Care Unit LPN needed for our 20 bed transitional care unit Every other weekend required Base Pay: $37 - $40 per hour plus applicable diffs

Primary Responsibilities:

• Supervises and evaluates all direct resident care and initiates corrective action as necessary.
• Provides clinical supervision of nursing assistants providing direct resident care
• Assumes responsibility for compliance with federal, state and local regulations within the assigned unit.
• Ensures that all physician renewal orders and physician documentation is timely and appropriate.
• Conducts resident rounds, reporting problems to nursing supervisor and initiating corrective action.
• Identifies resident problems and emergency situations, and initiates immediate "life saving" measures within the scope of nursing practice and in accordance with advance directives.
• Administers and documents medications, enteral nutrition, and treatments per the physician's order and accurately records all care provided and observations daily.

Prerequisites:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current license in Massachusetts as an LPN
• Knowledge of Geriatric Nursing required.
• Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support in accordance with American Heart Association standards required.
• Experience working in a Skilled Nursing environment a plus

Benefits Offered:

• 401k
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Holiday
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Hospital, Accident and Critical Illness
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Life and Supplemental Life
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Heath Savings Account