About this role
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Status: Full time
Wage: $38 to $49 DOE
Location: Avamere Rehabilitation at Pacific Ridge - 3625 East B Street, Tacoma, WA
Apply online at TeamAvamere.com [https://teamavamere.com/]
At Avamere, we believe in taking care of our employees. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
* Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. Low individual and family deductible. * 401 (k) Plan: After 90 days of employment, with matching program. * Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrue up to 4 weeks PTO per year, 6 holidays and accrued sick leave. * EAP Canopy with unlimited telehealth mental health visits. * Continuing Education and Higher Education Reimbursement. * Generous employee referral bonus program. * Flexible Spending Accounts & CERA: Medical FSA, Dependent Care FSA and CERA (Commuter Expense Reimbursement Account). * Professional Development: Opportunities for growth and development within the company. * Voluntary Benefits: Life insurance, disability coverage, supplemental hospital, accident and critical illness coverage, Legal Services, Pet Insurance, discount programs and more.
Responsibilities
* Complete required record keeping in regard to your role in admitting, transferring and discharging residents. * Coordinate with nursing staff and support personnel daily to plan the shifts’ services, programs and activities to ensure the resident’s total regimen of care is maintained. * Prepare and administer medications and review medication cards for completeness and accuracy. * Review resident care plans for appropriate resident goals, problems, approaches and revisions based on nursing needs. * Plan, organize, develop, implement and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures that are necessary for providing quality care. * Provide leadership to nursing personnel and make daily rounds of your unit to ensure staff is providing direct care in accordance with resident’s care plan and wishes. * Participate in facility surveys by authorized government agencies. * Chart nurses’ notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided to the resident and resident’s response to care.
Qualifications
* Must possess a nursing degree from an accredited college or university. * Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an LPN in this state. * Knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations and guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities. * Experience with Electronic Medical Records and computer documentation systems. * Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines. * Must speak, read, and write English fluently * Must have an active CPR/BLS certification
Avamere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify