LPN- Night Shift

StoneBridge Senior Living • Florissant, MO

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About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides basic medical attention and assesses residents’ wellbeing as part of a larger medical team. The role serves elderly residents with patience, compassion, and empathy in a senior living environment. The schedule is 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., three days per week.

The LPN coordinates nursing care on the unit, administers medications and treatments, performs nursing assessments, and communicates changes in residents’ health to physicians. The role also helps coordinate staff assignments and reports staffing shortages to nursing management.

StoneBridge Senior Living describes its communities as welcoming, collaborative environments where employees support one another’s development and work together to provide resident care.

Requirements

• Hold a current state license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
• Demonstrate knowledge of basic nursing practice and an interest in gerontological nursing.
• Basic computer skills.

Nice To Haves

• Current CPR certification and additional certification in a nursing specialty are desired.
• Two years of experience in a long-term care setting is preferred.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Records is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate nursing care on the unit and ensure residents are assigned a nurse aide capable of providing their care.
• Use independent judgment and discretion in performing job duties.
• Provide safe and accurate medication-related interventions.
• Administer and document medications and treatments according to residents’ schedules and current medication-pass standards.
• Understand the rationale and effects of medications and treatments and administer them correctly.
• Provide physician-ordered treatments, including wound care, urinary catheterization, oxygen care, and tracheostomy care.
• Order and receive medications from the pharmacy.
• Account for narcotics and sign for counts and exchanges of medication-cart and medication-room keys.
• Respond promptly to residents’ requests for pain intervention and document interventions in resident records.
• Accurately transcribe physician orders and coordinate their implementation.
• Perform nursing assessments of residents’ health status.
• Notify physicians of changes in residents’ status and promptly implement and document new orders.
• Prepare work assignment sheets while considering resident safety and staff members’ preparation, experience, knowledge, and abilities.
• Report staff shortages to nursing management.
• Participate in and communicate employee actions that may result in reward or discipline.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, long-term disability, critical illness, accident, and employee assistance program coverage
• 401(k)
• Flexible scheduling
• Holiday pay incentives
• Training and tuition reimbursement
• Bereavement leave
• Employee recognition

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed