Job Description:

Licensed Practical Nurse LPN

Overview

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Licensed Practical Nurse - Memory Care Wing

Shift Type: Full-Time

Shift: Various

Schedule: flexible options available

Location: Avamere at Rio Rancho - 1000 Riverview Dr. SE Rio Rancho, NM 87124

We offer a strong, exciting team environment with group decision making culture! Whether you are fresh out of school, looking to improve your skills, or wanting to grow in your career, let Avamere Rio Rancho help. Being a LPN is hard, fast paced, exciting and overall rewarding. You get the chance to make a difference every day in the lives of those you serve. If you have a passion for helping others, then look no further, we would love to have you join the Avamere Family.

Employee Perks:

Tuition assistance, up to $6,000/year
• Mentorship opportunities


• Career Development


• Employee assistance program featuring counseling services, financial coaching, free legal services, and more


• Generous employee referral program


• Paid time off/sick leave (rolls over annnually)


• 401K retirement plan with employer match


• Comprehensive benefits package with medical coverage, voluntary dental, vision, and life insurance, short-term disability, and AD&D coverage

The primary responsibility of this position is to provide direct nursing care to the residents, and to supervise the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants.

Details

• 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.


• Review resident care plans for appropriate resident goals, problems, approaches and revisions based on nursing needs.


• 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.


• Develop and maintain rapport with nursing staff, other department personnel, residents, family members, and all other individuals involved in resident’s care.


• Participate in facility surveys by authorized government agencies.

• 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.

Facility Information

Amidst scenic desert landscapes and the Sandia Mountains you’ll find Avamere at Rio Rancho in New Mexico. This location features 122 rooms and offers independent and assisted living services, memory care, and respite care. Amenities include 24-hour staff, life enrichment programs, and an extensive activities calendar, so residents can truly enjoy the “land of enchantment.” Their engaging employee culture fosters trust and fun through their team, residents, and those just stopping by for a visit.

Get to know more about Avamere at Rio Rancho on their blog and on Facebook.  

The Avamere Family of Companies takes a holistic approach to post-acute care. We have designed a service that combines all of healthcare companies and healthcare professionals tied by the common goal of providing seamless care and support for all of our patients.

As a part of the Avamere Family of Companies, we embrace our mission “to enhance the life of everyone we serve.” Being a part of Avamere provides us with comprehensive clinical resources such as therapy, home health, and hospice care to best serve our Independent and Assisted Living residents.  The Avamere Family of Companies takes a holistic approach to post-acute care. We have designed a service that combines all of healthcare companies and healthcare professionals tied by the common goal of providing seamless care and support for all of our patients and residents.