What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Practical Nurse Weekend Program position at Epic Healthcare?
**Job Title:** Licensed Practical Nurse - Weekend Program
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the Weekend Program at Epic Healthcare provides compassionate and quality care to residents while collaborating with healthcare teams. This role includes monitoring patient vitals, administering treatments, and updating nursing care plans to ensure optimal resident health and rehabilitation.
**About Us:** EPIC Rehabilitation and Nursing at White Plains is a 5-Star skilled nursing & rehabilitation center opened in 2020 in the heart of White Plains. Our overriding goal is to rehabilitate patients and successfully return them to their lives. For those who have come to reside permanently, we aim to create the best possible environment while optimizing their quality of life.
**Responsibilities:**
* Provide daily support to the unit leadership & respond appropriately/timely to resident/family needs within the LPN scope of practice
* Use nursing process, judgment, & skills to set priorities necessary to deliver quality direct resident care & make decisions promoting the safety/quality direct care to resident's
* Perform/administer standard nursing treatments and/or medications & observes resident for desired or unwanted effects
* Communicate & collaborate with appropriate member(s) within the care team to revise/update the Nursing Care Plan or any pertinent findings including lab/test results, incidents, &/or concerns
* Monitor & document vitals, treatments administered, & residents' responses
* Prepare, organize, oversee, monitor, & evaluate delivery of care of resident CNA assignments & activities, considering the category of needs & competency of personnel
**Requirements:**
* Graduate of an approved school of Nursing
* Licensed & currently registered in good standing in New York as an LPN
* Dedicated to providing extraordinary, clinically sound, & compassionate care
* Must possess a spirit of cooperation, caring & enthusiasm to create an atmosphere conducive to rehabilitation & optimal resident health
* Genuinely interested in helping ill, injured, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, & sometimes challenging residents
* Have excellent communication, customer service, & organization skills
* Work well under pressure & willing to work harmoniously with all staff
**Benefits:*
Excellence in Benefits
✓ Competitive salary
✓ Comprehensive benefits package
✓ Paid time off and holidays
✓ Opportunities for professional growth and development
✓ Recognition and rewards programs
