LPN – Per Diem

Overview

Job Description: New Nurse Pay Rates! Discover Your Calling:
Join Our Compassionate Team at Penacook Place! Are you a dedicated and compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) eager to make a real difference in a collaborative, patient-centered environment? Penacook Place is looking for skilled nursing professionals committed to providing the highest quality of nurturing support and direct care for our cherished residents. Your role goes beyond clinical tasks. We strive to create surroundings and experiences that empower residents to engage, remain active, and enjoy their time with us.

Your expertise, paired with a patient-centered approach, will be key to fostering a comfortable, vibrant living environment and managing complex care needs such as medication administration, wound care, and health monitoring.

We are dedicated to excellence in care across a comprehensive spectrum of specialized services where your clinical skills will be essential:
Rehabilitation and Skilled Medical Care;
Long-Term Nursing Care;
Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care (Specialized Unit Available);
Palliative and Hospice Care;
Short-Term Respite Care.

Your Future:
Investment in Professional Development
Penacook Place is deeply committed to your professional development. We strengthen existing skills, help you develop new ones, and support your career goals in a collaborative setting. Exceptional Benefits Available from Day 1 of Employment include a comprehensive package designed for well-being and financial security, including weekly pay, health, dental, and life insurance, disability coverage, generous PTO, 403b with employer match, flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, EAP, employee discounts, staff appreciation events, and compensation transparency showing pay scale starting points with offers reflecting skills and experience.

Ready to build a rewarding career where you are valued and empowered? Join Penacook Place and become part of a team dedicated to excellence in resident care and staff development. Contact our recruiter for more opportunities.

DEPARTMENT: Nursing
JOB REPORT TO: Unit Manager
GENERAL

SUMMARY:

Provides nursing care services consistent with the responsibilities of an LPN.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Observe and report symptoms and conditions of residents.
• Administer medications as prescribed by physician.
• Give treatments as ordered.
• Count narcotics and maintain record of same.
• Maintain records reflecting resident condition, medication, treatments and progress.
• Transcribe physician written and telephone orders.
• Place drug orders.
• Assist with completion of nursing history and assessment, MDS, and care plans.
• Assist in orientation and supervision of nursing staff.
• Perform direct resident care as necessary.
• Conform to recognized nursing practice and facility policies and procedures.
• Participate in ongoing in-service education.
• Assume Charge Nurse Responsibilities when necessary.
• Prepare/coordination of CNA assignments
• Responsible to call MDs. Book tests, labs, x-rays, and medical appointments
• Assist the MDs in making rounds and preparing charts for MD signatures
• Check meal tray for accuracy
• Directly supervise CNAs
• Perform all treatments and assessments as requires
• Perform resident admissions and discharges
• Notify MD/NP of any changes in resident status
• Notify family members/HCP of changes in treatment status
• Documentation/nurses notes
• Responsible for updating care plans
• Answers to nurse managers

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Able to lift up to fifty pounds.
• Able to push/pull forty pounds.
• Able to stand for up to four (4) hours per day.
• Able to bend, squat, and stoop to floor level.
• Able to kneel.
• Able to walk.
• Able to reach heights of up to four and one-half feet.
• Able to see and hear with or without prostheses
• Able to move intermittently
• Able to cope with physical and mental job stress

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE,

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to recognize changes in the condition of residents and to take action required.
• Able to read, write and speak in English in a legible and understandable manner.
• Current CPR/AED Certification

EDUCATION Licensed in the State of Massachusetts as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical…