Lotus Nurse LPN

The Estoria at Norterre Rehabilitation and Recovery • Liberty, MO

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About The Position

Licensed Practical Nurse | LPN The Estoria at Norterre Rehabilitation and Recovery Are you a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) seeking an exciting and impactful career opportunity? Tutera Senior Living & Health Care is seeking compassionate, detail-oriented nurses to join our team as a Lotus Nurse. This role is critical to ensuring a smooth transition, safe care delivery, and exceptional resident and family experience during admission, stay, and discharge. If you are organized, patient-focused, and thrive in coordination-based nursing roles, WE WANT YOU! What Will You Do in This Role? As a Lotus Nurse | LPN , you are responsible for coordinating and supporting the resident experience from admission through discharge, ensuring clinical accuracy, education, and continuity of care. Within the first 24 hours of admission, you will introduce yourself to the resident and their representative, ensure required medical equipment is present in the room, review discharge medication lists, obtain and verify prescriptions, ensure first doses of medications are available, and provide education on medication schedules, PRN use, call light usage, meals, therapy, activities, staffing, side rails, and consents including psychotropic medications, vaccines, and bed rails. You will also provide admission materials, contact information, and ensure the resident and representative understand the facility’s capabilities and care processes. You will attend and participate in the 48-hour care plan meeting, complete admission surveys, review upcoming appointments, and ensure care plans accurately reflect resident needs. Throughout the stay, you will serve as a point of contact for residents and representatives, addressing questions and coordinating care with interdisciplinary teams. At discharge, you will ensure resident and family education is completed related to ongoing care needs such as insulin administration, catheter care, and wound care. You will collaborate with Social Services to address discharge planning, barriers, and assessments; review discharge documentation with the resident for signature; coordinate medications with the home pharmacy; ensure prescriptions are provided; collaborate with home health agencies regarding post-discharge care needs; and complete a 72-hour follow-up call to support a safe transition. All duties are performed in accordance with state Nurse Practice Acts, facility policies, and state and federal regulations, with a strong emphasis on resident satisfaction, communication, and care continuity.

Requirements

• Active Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in good standing in the state of practice
• Strong clinical knowledge with the ability to educate residents and families effectively
• Excellent organizational, communication, and follow-up skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams, residents, and representatives
• Professional demeanor in appearance and behavior
• Compassion, patience, and a strong commitment to resident-centered care

Nice To Haves

• Experience in long-term care, skilled nursing, assisted living, or care coordination preferred

Responsibilities

• Coordinating and supporting the resident experience from admission through discharge
• Ensuring clinical accuracy, education, and continuity of care
• Introducing yourself to the resident and their representative within the first 24 hours of admission
• Ensuring required medical equipment is present in the room
• Reviewing discharge medication lists
• Obtaining and verifying prescriptions
• Ensuring first doses of medications are available
• Providing education on medication schedules, PRN use, call light usage, meals, therapy, activities, staffing, side rails, and consents
• Providing admission materials and contact information
• Ensuring the resident and representative understand the facility’s capabilities and care processes
• Attending and participating in the 48-hour care plan meeting
• Completing admission surveys
• Reviewing upcoming appointments
• Ensuring care plans accurately reflect resident needs
• Serving as a point of contact for residents and representatives
• Addressing questions and coordinating care with interdisciplinary teams
• Ensuring resident and family education is completed related to ongoing care needs at discharge
• Collaborating with Social Services to address discharge planning, barriers, and assessments
• Reviewing discharge documentation with the resident for signature
• Coordinating medications with the home pharmacy
• Ensuring prescriptions are provided
• Collaborating with home health agencies regarding post-discharge care needs
• Completing a 72-hour follow-up call to support a safe transition
• Performing all duties in accordance with state Nurse Practice Acts, facility policies, and state and federal regulations

Benefits

• Advanced Pay
• Financial Literacy Classes
• Employee Assistance Program offering Mental Health Resources, Legal Guidance, Financial Information, and more!
• Child Care Discount
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) for Eligible Locations
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• Exclusive Tutera Perks
• Tutera University
• Advancement Opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees