Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - FT / PT! (1199SEIU)

THE LUTHERAN CARE NETWORK•Poughkeepsie, NY

About The Position

Licensed Practical Nurses manage residents’ existing care plans and supervise day-to-day resident care activities during their shifts. Care management and supervisory responsibilities must be performed in accordance with state and federal regulations and facility policies and procedures. Openings are available full time (five days, 37.5 hours per week) and part time (four days, 30 hours per week), with day, evening, and night shifts. Full-time evening and night positions are identified as critical-shortage openings and offer sign-on bonuses, subject to installment, eligibility, and repayment terms. Listed hourly rates vary by shift and weekday or weekend work; new rates are effective July 1, 2026. The position includes direct resident care, nursing documentation and drug administration, coordination with other departments and interdisciplinary team members, and supervision of Certified Nursing Assistants. The nurse reports resident needs to the next-shift RN Supervisor and ongoing care trends to the Clinical Nurse Manager or Nursing Supervisor. The role also includes admissions, transfers, and discharges; monitoring seriously ill residents as needed; and responsibilities involving professional development, safety and infection control, equipment and supplies, and resident rights. The employer lists 1199 health and welfare benefits, educational benefits, paid leave and holidays, every other weekend off, and longevity increases. Part-time paid time off is prorated.

Requirements

One-year certificate from a college or technical school for Nursing.
Minimum one year of long-term care or acute care experience.
Valid New York State LPN license.
CPR certification.

Responsibilities

Direct day-to-day resident care activities.
Ensure daily licensed nursing functions comply with state and federal regulations and facility policies and procedures.
Coordinate resident care services with other facility departments to maintain residents’ total regimen.
Report resident needs to the next-shift RN Supervisor.
Supervise Certified Nursing Assistants’ delivery of care and implementation of the standard of care; report ongoing trends to the Clinical Nurse Manager or Nursing Supervisor.
Complete medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, and care plans as needed; attend care plan meetings as needed.
Meet with interdisciplinary team members as needed to plan and coordinate shift services and programs.
Admit, transfer, and discharge residents.
Perform charting and documentation, drug administration, and nursing care functions.
Carry out personnel, supervision, and leadership functions.
Monitor seriously ill residents as needed.
Fulfill professional development, safety and infection control, equipment and supplies, and resident rights responsibilities.
Directly supervise Certified Nursing Assistants in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws, including planning, assigning, and directing work, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.

Benefits

1199 Health & Welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescriptions, hearing aids, scholarships for children, camp, childcare, and retirement benefits.
1199 educational benefits, including prepaid tuition vouchers and tuition reimbursement for pre-college, foundational, occupational certification, undergraduate and graduate college programs, and continuing education.
Vacation, personal days, sick leave, and 10 holidays; paid time off is prorated for part-time employees.
Every other weekend off.
4% longevity increases at 5-, 10-, 15-, 20-, and 25-year anniversaries.
$2,500 sign-on bonus for full-time evening positions, paid in installments and subject to eligibility and repayment terms.
$2,500 sign-on bonus for full-time night positions, paid in installments and subject to eligibility and repayment terms.

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