LPN​/RN - Syracuse, NY

Overview

KARE is an app that connects caregivers with senior living communities in need of support.

$30-40 per hour.

• Earn extra income using the license you already have.
• Control your own schedule and work when you want.
• No contracts or long‑term commitments; access to potential new employers.
• Find your next permanent position with the KARE app.
  • Unlike an agency, we don’t charge anything if a client community hires you; many Heroes use the app to find permanent roles.
• Work in any state in which you are licensed.
• Real‑time pay: get paid immediately once your shift is verified.
• Sidekick Referral Program – refer friends and get paid for their shifts.
• KARE HERO Perks – expense tracker, free NAHCA membership, bonus opportunities and more.

• Download the app.
• Complete a quick interview with the KARE team.
• Get verified and start working.

• Ensure that the individual service plan is followed; administer or supervise treatments prescribed by a physician.
• Perform meaningful rounds to all residents, utilizing service plans; make rounds with physicians and record visits on charts.
• Administer all intramuscular and subcutaneous injections; perform all in‑house testing procedures; take and record vital signs.
• Document acute episodes or significant changes in resident status.
• Work with Activity Director, Director of Nursing, and nurse aides in carrying out the activities program.
• Handle the preparation and administration of prescribed medications.
• Order new medications and refills; administer all medications and chart.
• Chart during your shift in accordance with facility policy, state guidelines and residents status.
• Supervise serving of prescribed diets and fluid intake; report unresolved problems to the physician, Director of Nursing, or appropriate discipline.
• Prepare incident reports promptly and accurately.
• Complete admission assessments and appropriate discharge documentation in a timely and accurate manner.
• Supervise residents who self‑administer medication while following community and regulatory guidelines.
• Assist residents with medication reminders, bathing, grooming, dressing, escort service, and other activities of daily living as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• LPN or RN license required.
• Ability to lift at least 51 lbs regularly and assist residents requiring physical assistance.
• Fluently read, write, speak, and understand English.
• May require experience caring for residents with memory impairment if assigned to memory care areas.