Description

Abor Acres recently won the World's Best Culture award! We strive to ensure that our employees and residents feel valued, welcomed and appreciated! We offer great benefits and comparative salaries! 

Arbor Acres Offers an Excellent Benefit Package

• Competitive Salary Additional Shift & Weekend Differentials
• Less stress environment (due to high Nurse/CNA to resident ratio)
• Free employee meals 1 to 2 depending on shift.
• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Retirement Plan Arbor Acres contributes double up to 6%
• PTO, PTO Sell Back
• Employee Scholarship Fund & Tuition Reimbursement
• Onsite Medial Clinic & Fitness Center
• And many other great benefits

Please check out the position below. This is a wonderful opportunity to join our team!

Position Description

Hourly Rates: LPN: $27.50 - $32.75 / RN: $32.00 - $38.25

We are searching for a LPN/RN to join our team! Our LPNs/RNs provide nursing care to residents according to physicians order and in conformance with recognized nursing techniques and procedures in our Assisted Living, Memory Care and/or Skilled departments. Our residents are considered low-acuity. Since we have a lower than average nurse to resident ratio, we strongly encourage our nurses to develop a good rapport with the residents. Building excellent relationships is a standard at Arbor Acres Retirement Community (Winston-Salem).

LPN/RN Duties and Responsibilities

1. Directs, instructs, teaches, coaches, corrects and disciplines as appropriate the RAs and Medical Unit Secretaries in order to develop an effective team and assure the quality of work performed.
2. Verifies identity of residents receiving medications, mixes or assembles drugs, administers drugs to resident, observes ingestion and records n MAR.
3. Maintains up-to-date medical records of care given. Documents reasons for which prescribed drugs are not administered, i.e. resident away from building, etc.
4. Performs tasks as assigned, including but not limited to, the following:

• dresses wounds, gives enemas and douches
• applies hot and cold compresses as needed
• operates EKG, suctioning equipment and O₂ equipment
• obtains specimens for laboratory
• performs venipuncture

5. Performs duties and/or tasks that may be assigned on an as-needed basis by the Director of Nursing or another authorized supervisor.

LPN/RN Typical Physical Demands

1. Must be able to lift 30 lbs. without mechanical assistance.
2. Must be able to push residents that weigh up to 200 lbs. in a wheelchair.
3. Must be able to turn, bend, stoop and stretch in order to assist patients/residents.
4. Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time.
5. Must be able to successfully complete the WorkSTEPS Functional Testing program. This program assists in determining whether applicants/employees are able to safely perform essential job functions.

Minimum Education

1. Graduation from a recognized LPN or RN course of study approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.

License and/or Certification Required

1. License to practice nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
2. Must have valid and active North Carolina Driver's license.

This job description is not intended as an all-inclusive list of essential functions which the individual holding this position may be required to perform. The individual may be required to perform additional tasks at the discretion of any authorized supervisor. Arbor Acres reserves the right to change or modify this job description at any time with or without notice.

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