Pivotal Health Care is a family of retirement communities dedicated to providing quality and innovative senior living communities. We focus on enriching the lives of our residents through purpose, passion & joy in life! Here at Pivotal, we believe our team members are a vital role in our communities success! If you're in search of a family based organization with a culture of care and you have the passion for providing quality services to seniors - keep reading!

Our beautiful, 5 star, boutique style communities offer several levels of living including: independent living, assisted living, short-term rehab, and long-term care. With our smaller boutique style model, we are able to strive to have favorable staff to resident ratios which allows our team members to have the time to build meaningful relationships with our residents.

Role:

We are seeking a dedicated LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse to join our Linden Woods Village in Gladstone 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:

• 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.

Pivotal Health Care's family of Retirement Communities include:

• Colonial Village, Overland Park, KS
• Maggie's Place, 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

Pivotal Health Care is 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. The Pivotal Health Care family of companies is proud to be a tobacco-free campus, including but not limited to electronic cigarettes. Pivotal Health Care follows CMS and CDC protocols when considering COVID-19 vaccination.

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