Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Whittier Rehab Hospital TCU

Published: 6/14/2022

Healthcare

Job Description

Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital - Transitional Care Unit
LPN needed for our 20 bed transitional care unit
Full time 40 hours or Part time 32 hours - 7am-3pm
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

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