Description

Prairie Vista Village is an innovative, beautiful, 5 star, boutique style senior living community. Our mission is simple: to enrich the lives of our residents through purpose, passion & joy in life!  Our Community offers several levels of living including: independent living, assisted living, short-term rehab, and long-term care.

In addition to our commitment to provide quality care to our residents, we are also committed to providing a great work environment for our Team Members.

Shifts: In general we offer 4, 8 and 12 hour shifts for our RN and LPN positions. We have openings for full-time (30 hours weekly) and part-time (up to 29 hours weekly) positions.

• Days: 6am-2:30 pm
• Evenings: 2pm-10:30pm
• Nights: 10pm-6:30am

Benefits: We value and are grateful for our Team Members. Below is a snapshot of our benefits to foster health and happiness for our team:

• Health, Dental, & Vision Care Plans with company cost share (full-time only)
• Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that includes counseling sessions for Team Members and their Family.
• 401(k) with company match
• PTO
• Holiday Premium Pay
• Volunteer Time Off
• Competitive Wages & Shift Differentials
• Referral Bonus
• Service Award Bonus
• Career Path Development
• Tuition Assistance & Certification Course Payment
• Fun & engaging team environment

If you're in search of a family based organization with a culture of care and you have a passion for seniors - keep reading!

Role:

We are seeking a dedicated LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse to join our team! The LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse plans, organizes, and assists in the provision of direct and indirect resident care following established policies and procedures. Orients, instructs, and supervises personnel. Has the ability to communicate effectively and advocate for Elder centered/directed care to team members, families, physicians, allied health professionals and the at large community.

Responsibilities:

• The LPN ensures provision of quality nursing care in accordance with Federal, State, and Company requirements based on acuity of residents.
• The LPN makes daily rounds to see all residents to ascertain condition and comfort.
• The LPN follows safety policies in performing nursing care.
• The LPN initiates procedures to protect resident from injury and infection.
• The LPN performs resident assessments as condition warrants, specifically in regards to admissions, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and instituting appropriate interventions.
• The LPN develops, implements, and evaluates plans of care to include, but not be limited to, recognition of spiritual, emotional, psychosocial, and functional factors.
• The LPN implements restorative nursing care in the area of self-care deficits relating to activities of daily living.
• The LPN encourages and assists residents in self-care and group activities.
• The LPN initiates emergency measures according to community facility policy and within standards of nursing practice.
• The LPN implements nursing interventions as indicated by the Residents Plan of Care or as ordered by the Physician.
• The LPN communicates with the Physician as indicated by resident needs or status and assure follow-through; maintain hand-off communications with oncoming shift regarding resident care needs.
• The LPN maintains acceptable standards of nursing practice.
• The LPN maintains all documentation as required by Federal and State regulations, and community facility policy.
• The LPN monitors inventory of supplies, equipment and/or medications to meet resident needs.
• The LPN assists in the evaluation and development of nursing procedures, and in orienting and educating of nursing staff.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Must be a graduate from an accredited school, be currently licensed in state of which applying without encumbrance, be responsible for maintaining professional licensure and CEU requirements.
• Preferably 1-2 years of previous nursing experience as a Charge Nurse in Long Term Care and/or a Skilled Nursing Facility.
• Ability to assess and implement interventions for resident care based on standards of nursing practice and principles of nursing care.
• Must be currently CPR certified.

Our Community is a part of a family of Retirement Communities which include:

• Colonial Village, Overland Park, KS
• Maggie’s Place of Colonial Village, Overland Park, KS
• Westchester Village, Lenexa KS
• Linden Woods Village, Gladstone, MO
• Prairie Vista Village, Altoona, IA
• Terrace Glen Village, Marion, IA
• Cedar Ridge Village, West Des Moines, IA
• Northridge Village, Ames, IA
• Kennybrook Village, Grimes, IA
• Scenic Living Communities, Iowa Falls, IA

We are an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, marital status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability of any other characteristic protected by law. Our family of retirement communities are proud to be a tobacco-free campus, including but not limited to electronic cigarettes. We follow CMS and CDC protocols and guideline

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