Career Opportunities at Roosevelt Care Center at Edison

Title: LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)

Location: 118 Parsonage Road, Edison
Description: Under direction, provides nursing care to residents in a long-term care facility.  Works under the auspices of the Registered Nurses/Nursing Supervisor.
Shift(s) Available: Part-time first (7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. - include every other weekend, plus one day), part-time second (3 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. - includes every other weekend, plus one day), part-time third (11 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. - includes every other weekend, plus one day).

Essential Job Functions:

• Provides direct care, such as administration of medications and treatments to assigned residents.
• Completes rounds as appropriate.
• Monitors residents’ condition and responds appropriately, notifying Clinical Coordinator or Nursing Supervisor as needed.
• Documents pertinent information regarding resident responses and nursing interventions in residents’ medical records.
• Monitors specific data such as medications, lab/diagnostic results and therapies.
• Assist in completion of MDS and care planning process under RN direction.
• Orients residents and their families to long-term care environment and maintains liaison with families.
• Participates in committees and conferences as well as orients and assists other clinical personnel.
• Initiates appropriate referrals to other departments, services and/or outside agencies for resident care.
• Gives comprehensive patient/resident care.
• Consults with supervisors and others regarding significant changes in residents’ conditions and relays appropriate information to succeeding shift.
• Ensures that medical and emergency equipment/devices, including alarms, are in
  operating condition, and are available and functioning.
• Participates in wound-care rounds.
• Assists in the orientation and training of new personnel.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection-control standards.
• Promotes adherence to Resident Bill of Rights.
• Attends and participates in required in-service training.
• Does related work as required.

Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current and valid New Jersey license as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English sufficiently to perform the job.
• Professional nursing experience in the area of employee health and risk management is preferred.
• One year’s experience in clinical nursing is preferred.

*Information on salary and benefit-packages available upon request.