LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse (86140

Job Details

Job Location:

Prairie Vista Village - Altoona, IA 50009

Position Type:
Full Time & Part Time

Job Category:
Health Care

Prairie Vista Village is an innovative, beautiful, 5‑star, boutique style senior living community. Our mission is simple: to enrich the lives of our residents through purpose, passion & joy in life! Our community offers independent living, assisted living, short‑term rehab, and long‑term care. We are committed to providing quality care to residents and a great work environment for our team.

Days: 6:00am – 2:30pm

Evenings: 2:00pm – 10:30pm

Nights: 10:00pm – 6:30am

• 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 families
• 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

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. They orient, instruct, and supervise personnel.

• 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 the 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 ensure staff complete tasks and care as assigned.
• Speak, read, and write the English language in an understandable manner.
• Apply principles of basic general math.

• Graduate from an accredited school.
• Currently licensed in the applicable state without encumbrance, 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.
• Currently CPR certified.

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 community is tobacco‑free, including electronic cigarettes. We follow CMS and CDC protocols and guidelines.