MNA or LPN with The Residence at Silver Square

LCB Senior Living•Dover, NH

2d•$26 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

LCB Senior Living is hiring an MNA or LPN at The Residence at Silver Square in Dover, New Hampshire. The role provides medication assistance and direct care to residents in a senior living community, including support with activities of daily living, monitoring and reporting changes in residents’ needs or health, and helping residents participate in activities and programming. The position is offered full-time, part-time, and per diem, with full-time and part-time overnight shifts listed as 11 p.m.–7 a.m.; per diem shifts are available across all shifts. Wages depend on experience: $26.00–$28.50 per hour for MNA and $38.00–$41.00 per hour for LPN. Sign-on bonuses are $3,000 for full-time and $1,500 for part-time associates. Associates must complete required community and state orientation and training before taking on regular duties, participate in ongoing training, and maintain required certifications or licenses. The role requires documentation of services and other relevant events, use of the community computer tracking system, and prompt communication with the nurse or designee about resident changes and care needs.

Requirements

Ability to use a computer to document services provided.
Fluency in spoken and written English.
Computer literacy and familiarity with office software, including word processing, or the ability to learn data input.
Completion of the course required by state regulation to administer medication.
CPR and First Aid training as mandated by the state of employment.
Current Med Aide or LMNA certification/license, or completion of required training as dictated by state regulation.
Maintain required certification/license and provide copies of documentation to the Resident Care Director or designee.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, including lifting at least 15 pounds; carrying objects; pushing and pulling carts; walking, sitting, and standing continuously; and bending, crouching, kneeling, stooping, reaching, and turning as tasks require.
Ability to occasionally assist with pushing or pulling residents weighing approximately 150 pounds and push an occupied wheelchair up to 200 feet.
Ability to make visits to residents throughout the community and use good body mechanics.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience providing direct care or equivalent training.
Experience caring for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.

Responsibilities

Complete the community’s and any state-required orientation and training before being assigned regular duties.
Dispense unit-dose medications, make required record entries, and notify the nurse about self-administered medications as required by state regulations and community policies.
Order and receive medications according to state regulations and LCB policies and procedures.
Assist residents with activities of daily living, including toileting, dressing, bathing, eating, and walking, as described in their service plans.
Monitor residents for changes in needs, preferences, and health status, and promptly report and document changes to the RN or designee.
Assist residents with clothing and laundry needs according to their service plans.
Supervise or assist residents with activity programs.
Assist residents with going to bed at night when necessary.
Help residents keep their units neat, clean, and orderly.
Respond promptly to emergency calls and residents’ needs.
Participate in regularly scheduled ongoing in-service training and specialized or mandatory education as requested or required.
Escort residents to meals and activities as needed.
Document scheduled and unscheduled services, incidents, behaviors, unusual events, and refusals of services.
Enter information about services provided into the community computer tracking system.
Conduct and facilitate programming, including therapeutic groups and individual interaction, to support cognitive stimulation, socialization, physical activity, and spiritual connection.