What does the Licensed Practical Nurse do?

Ever wanted to work in an environment where you get to know your patients (we call them residents!) and their families not just for a few days, but for months, sometimes years at a time? Want to work in a home-like, relaxed setting where you can truly focus on care? In our Licensed Practical Nurse role, you will be assisting in the delivery of nursing services to residents, charting in our EMR system, and ultimately collaborating with other healthcare providers to best serve our residents.

In this job, every day you will…

• Supervises nonprofessional staff in the daily delivery of resident care, schedules job assignments and develops nursing unit priorities and assists in identifying substitutes for staff absences.
• Monitors work assignments, provides feedback, evaluates performance, and redirects services as directed by Resident Care Manager or Director of Nursing Services of pertinent problems.
• Prepares or assists with new admissions, transfers, and discharges, providing direct resident care as determined by resident condition.
• Completes treatments and procedures, as ordered by the physician, and within scope of practice and related training while observing resident condition and reporting changes to physician and Resident Care Manager.
• Evaluates and records residents’ needs and responses to medications and administers medications as ordered by the physician and directs medication aides accordingly.
• Completes incident forms, transcribes and carries out physician orders and notifies family and physician as directed.
• Documents all pertinent information on interdisciplinary notes and 24-Hour D.N.S. report form, and documents medications, treatments and procedures performed on appropriate records.

Education & Experience you need to qualify:

• An active LPN certificate or Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Must have a current, unencumbered LPN license in the state you would be practicing in.
• Minimum of 1 year working in geriatric nursing, including experience with medication administration, delivery systems and pharmacies.

EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED

In adherence with state & federal mandates, Prestige Care team members are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as an condition of employment, unless a team member qualifies and receives an approved religious or medical exemption.
Cascade Terrace Nursing Center

Cascade Terrace is a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center conveniently located close to all of the Portland hospitals in southeast Portland with easy access to I-205 from Foster Road.

Prestige Care is about people helping people, and is rooted in a philosophy of caring based on our core values - respect, integrity, commitment, and trust - that are at the center of all we do. Our mission is to provide quality care, guided by a compassionate heart and our promise is to personally touch lives every day.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $30.00 - $40.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Geriatrics
• Wound Care

Physical setting:

• Long term care
• Nursing home
• Rehabilitation center

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift
• Overnight shift

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Rotating weekends
• Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

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