LPN - Temporary

Job Description

Temporary - 6:30pm-3pm, Monday - Thursday August - November

No Weekends.

How about we skip to the good stuff? Pomperaug Woods is located in Southbury, CT and is a wonderful combination of friendly residents and kind staff. Just walk through the front doors, and the joy is palpable. We are biased - but we are pretty sure we are the coolest place to work.

When you work at Pomperaug Woods, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What's more, you are part of an extraordinary company - one that's investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don't just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life.

Pomperaug Woods is recruiting for a hospitality focused Temp LPN.

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a LPN

• Provides care to residents according to each resident's individualized plan of care and according to facility policies and procedures.
• Performs professional nursing services, which include resident assessment, vital signs, administering all medications and treatments as ordered.
• Makes rounds on a regular basis during shift to assess resident medications and monitor/direct nursing assistants to ensure quality care.
• Assists in direct resident care as necessary.
• Maintains accurate documentation of medication administered and care rendered.
• Assigns/directs nursing assistants to specific jobs to ensure quality resident care/health center standards are met.
• Attends in-service training sessions to maintain knowledge of current nursing practices.
• Communicates with charge nurse any unusual observations, emergency care, family concerns, or change in orders that affect quality of resident care.
• Communicates with resident, family, peers, and ancillary staff as necessary to promote quality care.
• Models and promotes Pomperaug Woods CARES by maintaining a homelike environment providing individualized care and services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Active CT L.P.N. license
• Must read, write and speak English fluently
• Experience with EMR preferred
• Prior long term care background helpful but not required

Pomperaug Woods fully embraces a culture of hospitality.

• We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.
• We treat everyone with courteous respect.
• We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.
• We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
• We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
• We embrace and value our differences
• We make residents, employees and guests feel important.
• We ask, "Is there anything else I can do for you?"
• We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
• We pay attention to details.