Licensed Practical Nurse - Full Time - Iowa Veterans Home
About The Position
The Iowa Veterans Home is seeking a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse to provide resident-centered care to veterans and their spouses at its Marshalltown facility. The LPN serves as the leader of a direct care team and provides and oversees licensed treatments for up to 30 residents. The role includes assessing and evaluating resident conditions, taking appropriate action, adjusting care plans, coordinating with physicians and the healthcare team, and leading and mentoring Resident Aides, CNAs, and Medication Aides. The nurse also responds to acute changes in residents’ conditions with professionalism, skill, and compassion. The position offers flexible scheduling with extended shifts: 14-hour day shifts from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., or 10-hour evening shifts from 12 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.; these schedules work one out of every three weekends. Weekend-package shifts from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. are also available, with specific minimum-hours and weekend-work requirements for the advertised retention payment. Starting pay is $30.89 per hour. A $3,000 recruitment payment is available to eligible full-time LPNs; current State of Iowa employees are not eligible for recruitment payments upon transfer, demotion, or promotion to another agency. The Iowa Veterans Home describes its workplace as team-oriented and positive and offers opportunities for professional growth and development. Benefits include paid sick leave and vacation, nine paid holidays per year, medical and dental insurance options, vision coverage, flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, retirement benefits, lactation rooms, and access to an onsite fitness center. Applicants are subject to criminal background, dependent adult abuse, and child abuse checks. New hires are verified through E-Verify.
Requirements
- Licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse by the Iowa Board of Nursing, or licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator's Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
Responsibilities
- Provide and oversee licensed treatments for up to 30 residents.
- Assess and evaluate resident conditions, take appropriate action, and adjust care plans.
- Collaborate with physicians and the healthcare team to support the best resident outcomes.
- Lead and mentor Resident Aides, CNAs, and Medication Aides.
- Respond to acute changes in residents’ conditions with professionalism, skill, and compassion.
Benefits
- $3,000 recruitment payment for eligible full-time LPNs; current State of Iowa employees are not eligible upon transfer, demotion, or promotion to another agency.
- Weekend-package retention payments up to $8,000, subject to specified work requirements.
- Paid sick leave and vacation.
- Nine paid holidays per year.
- Medical insurance options.
- Dental insurance options.
- Vision coverage.
- Optional flexible spending accounts for health, dental, and dependent-care expenses.
- $20,000 basic life insurance at no cost.
- IPERS retirement plan.
- Optional 401(a) plan with employer matching contributions of $1 for every $1 contributed, up to a $75 monthly maximum.
- Onsite fitness center access for $36 per year.
- Lactation rooms throughout the campus.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
