LPN​/RN

Location: Papillion, NE
Service Line: Hillcrest Country Estates Cottages
Schedule: Full-Time Days | 6:00 a.m.

- 2:00 p.m.

- Every Other Weekend

Hillcrest Health & Living is looking for a compassionate, dependable, and clinically strong Nurse (RN or LPN) to join our team at Hillcrest Country Estates Cottages in Papillion, NE.

Hillcrest Country Estates Cottages offers a unique, home-like care environment centered on helping elders maintain as much independence, choice, and dignity as possible. As a Cottage Nurse, you will provide direct nursing care while also serving as a clinical leader for the cottage team, helping coordinate care, monitor changes in condition, and support the overall health and well-being of the elders you serve.

At Hillcrest, our mission is simple:
Inspiring people to live their best lives. As a Cottage Nurse, you will help bring that mission to life through thoughtful clinical care, strong communication, and a commitment to helping each elder live as independently and comfortably as possible.

As a Cottage Nurse
, you will provide hands-on nursing care while supporting the daily clinical operations of the cottage team.

You will:

• Provide quality nursing and clinical care to support each elder’s physical and mental wellbeing.
• Monitor elders for changes in condition and communicate concerns promptly.
• Coordinate care with physicians and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Complete prescribed treatments and ensure medications are administered accurately, timely, and with appropriate privacy.
• Support fall prevention by investigating falls, identifying contributing factors, and helping implement preventive measures.
• Follow skin-care standards and ensure preventive measures are in place to help maintain skin integrity.
• Support admission and transition planning for new Cottage elders.
• Complete admission assessments, verify physician orders, and initiate care plans.
• Review and update individualized life plans and plans of care as needs change.
• Complete required admission care-plan documentation within established time frames.
• Train, observe, monitor, and provide retraining as needed to Elder Assistants related to medication administration and activities of daily living.
• Identify and report concerns related to nursing care practices.
• Support cottage team members in following clinical policies, procedures, and standards.
• Help monitor special care programs, including incontinence management, turning, restorative care, and meal programs.
• Implement emergency procedures calmly and effectively.
• Role model professional behavior and high clinical standards.
• Participate in nurse meetings, community in-services, annual competencies, and required education.
• Assist with additional nursing and clinical responsibilities as assigned.

We are looking for a nurse who is compassionate, dependable, and comfortable taking ownership of clinical care in a smaller, relationship-focused environment.

The right candidate will be someone who notices the details, communicates clearly, and understands the importance of balancing strong clinical judgment with a person-centered approach. You should be comfortable supporting both elders and team members while helping maintain safe, consistent, and high-quality care.

Ideal candidates will have:

• A compassionate and respectful approach to elder care.
• Strong clinical assessment and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to recognize and respond to changes in condition.
• Confidence with medication administration, treatments, and care planning.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, leaders, and other clinical team members.
• Comfort…