LPN - Ithaca, NY

KARE • Ithaca, NY

4d

About The Position

KARE connects licensed caregivers and nurses with senior living communities that need support. This LPN role lets nurses choose when and where to work through the KARE app, with no contracts or long-term commitments. Nurses can work in any state where they are licensed and may use the app to find a permanent position with a client community. The listed pay is $30–$40 per hour.

The LPN provides nursing care to residents in senior care communities, following individual service plans and physician-prescribed treatments. Duties include medication preparation and administration, resident monitoring, documentation, and assistance with activities of daily living. Assignments may involve memory-care residents.

Requirements

• LPN license.
• Ability to lift at least 51 lbs on a regular basis and help residents who require physical assistance.
• Fluent ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Nice To Haves

• Experience caring for residents with memory impairment may be required for assignments in memory-care areas.

Responsibilities

• Ensure individual service plans are followed and administer or supervise physician-prescribed treatments.
• Make meaningful rounds on residents using their service plans; make rounds with physicians and record visits on charts.
• Administer intramuscular and subcutaneous injections, perform in-house testing procedures, and take and record vital signs.
• Document acute episodes or significant changes in residents' status.
• Work with the Activity Director, DON, and Nurse Aides to carry out the activities program.
• Prepare and administer prescribed medications.
• Order new medications and refills, administer medications, and chart their administration.
• Complete shift charting in accordance with facility policy, state guidelines, and residents' status.
• Supervise serving prescribed diets and monitoring fluid intake; report persistent unresolved problems to the physician, DON, or appropriate discipline.
• Prepare incident reports accurately and on time.
• Complete admission assessments and appropriate discharge documentation accurately and on time.
• Supervise residents who self-administer medication in accordance with community and regulatory guidelines.
• Assist residents as needed with medication reminders, bathing, grooming, dressing, escort service, and other activities of daily living.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• HERO Real Time Pay™: immediate payment once a shift is verified.
• Sidekick Referral Program: payment for shifts worked by referred friends.
• KARE HERO Perks, including an expense tracker, free NAHCA membership, and bonus opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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