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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Status: PRN
Schedule: Sunday
Shift: NOC Shift
Location: Avamere Crestview of Portland - SW Portland, Oregon
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Join Our Team as an LPN at Avamere Crestview of Portland - SW Portland!
We are looking for a compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide high-quality care to our residents at Avamere Crestview of Portland. In this role, you’ll support the nursing team, manage patient care plans, and ensure our residents receive the best care possible in a comfortable and supportive environment.
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 regards 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.
- 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.
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.
- Must chart nurses’ notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided to the resident and resident’s response to care.
- 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
