LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse (85243)

Job Details Job Location: Prairie Vista Village – Altoona, IA 50009 Position Type: Full Time & Part Time Job Category: Health Care Prai… Shifts & Hours In general we offer 8 hour shifts for our RN and LPN positions. We have openings for full-time (30+ hours weekly) and part-time (up to 29 hours weekly) positions. Evenings: 2pm‑10:30pm Benefits 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 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. Oversee 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 of 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. EEO Statement 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 or 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 guidelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr Pivotal Health Care