Per Diem LPN Wellness Nurse

Monarch Southbury•Southbury, CT

16h

About The Position

The LPN Wellness Nurse works in an exclusive senior living community in Southbury, Connecticut, serving Assisted Living and/or Memory Care residents on a per diem basis. The role helps promote residents’ health, safety, and well-being while supervising care staff, supporting medication administration training and monitoring, and maintaining clinical quality assurance in accordance with applicable standards. The nurse promotes the company’s mission and highest degree of service, attends scheduled in-service training, and ensures compliance with regulations and community policies. Other duties may be assigned. The position involves frequent standing, walking, sitting, reaching, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and use of fine and gross motor skills. It also includes lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds and intermittent lifting and supporting of residents, using proper body mechanics.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing and a current license.
Experience working with residents with Alzheimer’s disease or other related dementias.
Ability to handle multiple tasks.
Knowledge of federal and state regulations and nursing practices, techniques, and methods applied to resident health and wellness.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Windows, Outlook, and Excel, and ability to learn new applications.
Ability to perform the physical demands of the role, including lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds and intermittently lifting and supporting residents using proper body mechanics.

Nice To Haves

At least two years of experience in long-term care, assisted living, home health, or a hospital setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervise care staff in accordance with current state regulations and community policies.
Monitor the health, safety, and well-being of residents.
Assist with training and monitoring medication administration.
Maintain clinical quality assurance in accordance with federal, state, and local standards.
Promote the highest degree of service to residents while leading and demonstrating the company’s mission.
Participate in and attend scheduled in-service training.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and community policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.