Job Description

Are you a critical thinker, a skilled communicator and passionate about caring for residents? Are you seeking career advancement? As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at Laurel Healthcare, you have the opportunity to use your nursing skills and be a strong contributor to the team.

With our Weekend Warrior program, you will work every weekend, with up to 5 weekends off per year.

At Laurel Healthcare, we take care of you too, with an attractive benefit package including Competitive pay, Life Insurance, 401K with matching funds, Health insurance, AFLAC.  

In addition, we will help you advance your career with tuition reimbursement, discounts and other support.

You will join an experienced, hard-working team that values communication and strong teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

What you’ll be doing

• Supervise the care/services provided by the Certified Nursing Assistants and other team members who care for  the residents
• Provide nursing care of residents on the unit assuring all residents receive appropriate care. 
• Provide safe and accurate Medication Related interventions to residents.
• Assess the health of residents and notify the physician of changes in status and promptly implement new orders. 
• Develop a plan of care based on assessment, implementing nursing care. 
• Select and institutes appropriate nursing interventions to stabilize a resident’s condition and /or prevent complications.
• Contribute to the resident’s assessment (MDS/CAA’s) and the development of a plan of care.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience for LPN:

• Demonstrates knowledge of basic nursing practice with an interest in gerontological nursing.
• Prefer 2 years experience in a long term care setting.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Must have a current state license to practice as a  licensed practical nurse (LPN).
•  Current CPR certification
• Additional certification in nursing specialty desired.
• Covid 19 vaccination or acceptable exemption required

About Laurel Health Care Company

Laurel Health Care Company (The Laurels) is a national provider of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living services dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care.

At The Laurels, caring is more than providing excellent medical and guest services. It's also being a companion, and treating each guest with the utmost dignity, respect and compassion. It's what we call "The Laurel Way of Caring", and it comes from within each one of us.

The Laurels was named a Great Place to Work for 2020 based on approximately 3,500 employee surveys that evaluated more than 60 elements of employee experience on the job, including employee pride in community impact, belief that their work makes a difference, and feeling their work has special meaning.