Job Description
Experienced candidates may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $5,000.
United Health Services (UHS) is seeking full-time Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) to join our team at UHS Senior Living at Ideal in Endicott, New York. Successful LPN candidates will be eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus.
Shift: Night shifts available
Hours per week: 40
Salary range: $27.50/hour, depending on experience
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Position Overview
The successful LPN candidate will be an integral part of our care team at UHS Senior Living at Ideal. Working alongside a Medical Director and a team of RNs and allied health professionals, you will help deliver compassionate care for our senior patients in Ideal’s skilled nursing facility. This 150-bed facility provides patient care, medication management, and therapies 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Job Responsibilities
- Use clinical skills to observe and report changes to medical providers in a high-acuity environment
- Act as a team leader, overseeing care provided by CNAs in collaboration with the RN manager
- Communicate regularly with the RN Nurse Manager, Unit Coordinator, and/or Nursing Supervisor about residents’ conditions
- Use a working knowledge of pharmacology to safely administer medications according to policy
- Establish and maintain caring and collaborative relationships with residents and their families
- Actively engage in professional development and continuing nursing education
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Position Qualifications
Minimum Required:
- Successful completion of an accredited program of practical nursing (associate’s or certificate)
- Current New York State Practical Nurse License
- CPR certification within 3 months of hire
- Commitment to United Health Services’ Values of Compassion, Trust, Respect, Teamwork, and Innovation
Preferred:
- Previous long-term care or clinical experience
Employee Benefits at United Health Services
When you work at United Health Services, you become part of our family. We’re proud to offer competitive benefits and compensation to our employees who make an impact every day.
- Tuition reimbursement options to further your career and education, particularly in the nursing field (ASN or BSN)
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Voluntary benefits, including cancer, pet, and life insurance
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Paid time off
- Wellness program rewards and insurance discounts
- Employee Assistant Program (EAP) counseling and concierge services
About United Health Services
United Health Services is a not-for-profit healthcare system serving more than 500,000 people in Upstate New York’s Southern Tier region. We offer integrated healthcare services across 60 locations, including four hospitals, three walk-in centers, specialty care practices, and 22 primary care offices, in addition to home care services and senior living facilities. The United Health Services system employs more than 6,300 people and comprises 600+ providers who are all committed to providing and supporting the delivery of exceptional patient care.
United Health Services employees and providers are “LOVED!” This means we’re Living Our Values Every Day. Here, you’ll join a team that is dedicated to values-based, coordinated patient care. Every day, we outwardly live our Values of Compassion, Trust, Respect, Teamwork, and Innovation.
About UHS Senior Living at Ideal
UHS Senior Living at Ideal is a full-service senior living campus that provides long-term care and wellness services to elderly residents in Broome and surrounding counties. Ideal offers independent-living apartments, an adult care facility, an assisted living program, and skilled nursing care. Residents benefit from an activities program, dining services, social transportation, and therapy and personal care services as needed. In 2020, UHS received Senior Friendly recognition from the NICHE (Nurses Improving the Care of Health System Elders) team and faculty at the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, and in 2021, Ideal was named one of the Best Nursing Homes (35th in the nation) by Newsweek.
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United Health Services in an Equal Opportunity Employer.
United Health Services, Inc. and the members of the UHS System neither are affiliated with, sponsored, endorsed nor approved by, nor otherwise associated with, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS), UHS of Delaware, Inc. nor their affiliates, which can be found at www.uhsinc.com.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $27.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Physical setting:
- Long term care
- Nursing home
Standard shift:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Endicott, NY: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
License/Certification:
- CPR Certification (Preferred)
- LPN (Required)
Work Location: In person