LPN / LVN

Position Title: Licensed Professional Nurse / LVN

Hourly: $25.50-$28.50

Supplemental pay types:

• Differential pay
• Overtime pay

Schedule: 11 hour shifts (Days 6:45a - 7p) / (Nights 6:45p-7a)

Bi-Weekly Rotation

Week 1: Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat.

Week 2: Sun, Wed, Thurs.

Who we are:

When you work at Carillon Senior Living, you'll notice that it's more than a place to retire, it's a thriving community of seniors who are passionate about West Texas values, the Lubbock community and all things Texas Tech. It's a uniquely uplifting community where active older adults enjoy vibrant living, rewarding opportunities, exceptional hospitality, and great friendships. We just celebrated 50 years of serving Lubbock and West Texas as a trusted senior living community. You won't find our unique combination of an all-inclusive lifestyle, superior hospitality, and beautiful location anywhere else. We are currently seeking an experienced Licensed Professional Nurse to join our Health Center team. If you're looking for a different perspective on healthcare and senior living come join us today!

You will enjoy:

• Comprehensive health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Accident insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Supplemental life insurance
• Personal life insurance
• Paid time off starting at 128 hours your first year
• Tuition reimbursement & scholarship opportunities
• Access to a 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with a Carillon match
• Employee Referral Program resulting in $300 for each successful employment referral
• Offering Everyday Pay!
• Your personal and professional growth is important to us, so we provide continual professional training and career advancement opportunities.
• You will enjoy being part of a great team in a fun, engaging work environment!

Who you are:

• Graduate of an accredited school of vocational nursing
• Maintains a current license with the Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners for Vocational Nursing
• Have a current card for the successful completion of Basic Cardiac Life Support (CPR - Healthcare Provider)
• At least one-year experience as charge nurse in a geriatric setting preferred
• Has effective communication skills, both oral and written
• Utilizes the nursing process to deliver nursing care to an individual or group of residents and accepts assigned responsibilities as an accountable member of the Carillon team
• Works as a team and assist all other department members when needed
• Able to work cooperatively with other healthcare professionals and other departments within the system
• Able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists and to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in writing, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Communicates with internal and external contacts in a professional manner
• Shows the ability to demonstrate initiative by actively seeking additional duties, as well as accepting and performing all other duties as assigned
• Able to maintain a professional relationship with physicians, patients, visitors, and staff by demonstrating appropriate interpersonal skills and demeanor
• Possesses knowledge of and implements infection control and universal precaution practices

Summary:

The Licensed Professional Nurse provides direct nursing care to residents and delegates and supervises the care provided by our Quality of Life Specialists/Resident Assistants.

Essential Job Duties:

• Accurately and precisely administers medications/treatment and documents all medications in accordance with department procedures and expected practices
• Informs physician, nurse manager, or responsible party/family of changes in resident's condition or incidents when appropriate
• Ensures each resident's Care Plan is followed to meet the residents' needs and state requirements
• Supervises and assists assigned Certified Nurse Aides and other nursing staff, delegating assignments and ensuring completion
• Makes walking rounds with departing nurse and frequently throughout shift including visual and physical assessments, controlled drug counts, and thorough and complete report
• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor
• Ensures all transfer, discharge, and admission information is complete according to policy and practice
• Completes all duties on shift task sheet, monthly summaries, and quarterly assessments
• Recognizes, reports, and charts potentially serious clinical manifestations and administers and documents treatment within the scope of authority and practice

Wellness Focus:

Carillon Senior Living employees are expected to promote a healthy community culture for all residents and employees. This is a whole-person approach to health and wellness which includes eight dimensions of wellness: Emotional, Environmental, Health Services, Intellectual, Physical, Social, Spiritual and Vocational. Through these efforts we can ensure and exceed residents' wellness needs relating to their mind, body and soul, which may also have a positive effect on the employees, as a result.

HOSPITALITY FOCUS:

Carillon Senior Living fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises as a guide for our interpersonal interactions with residents, co-workers, and guests:

• We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.
• We treat everyone with courteous respect.
• We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.
• We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
• We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
• We embrace and value our differences.
• We make residents, employees and guests feel important.
• We ask, "Is there anything else I can do for you?"
• We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
• We pay attention to details.