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- Specialty: LTC, Outpatient
- Pay $1,800 weekly gross // $45
- Tentative Start Date: 10/23/2023
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: Nights 5×8-Hour (08:00 – 16:30)
- Employment Type: Travel
JOB SUMMARY
The LPN partners with our residents and other care providers to create a safe and comfortable therapeutic environment by providing direct and indirect care.
Units include
3 East is a 31-bed specialized unit, working with Alzheimers/dementia residents, and tailoring care to meet their needs. Key aspects of this unit are the use of both verbal and non-verbal communication techniques, understanding the difficult behaviors that are sometimes associated with residents that have Alzheimer’s/Dementia, as well as understanding that these behaviors can be valid communications. It provides needed care to those residents needing long term placement in a home-like environment.
The Transitional Rehabilitation Unit occupies the second floor of d’Youville Pavilion. This 42-bed unit provides short-term, skilled nursing and rehab services to patients recovering from fractures, joint replacements, back surgery, stroke, and other illnesses or injuries of a short-term nature where a rehab approach might be beneficial. Nursing services often include IV therapy, wound care and geriatric assessment and management.
3 West is a 42-bed long-term care unit. It provides needed care to those residents needing long term placement in a home-like environment.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education:
- Graduate of Maine State Board approved LPN course
- Need valid State of Maine Licensed Practical Nurse license
Experience:
- 1-3 years previous LPN experience preferred
- Will consider new LPN’s with relevant work experience
Other Skills Required:
- Medical terminology preferred
- Strong teamwork and communication skills required.
- The ability to work well within a team of other care providers
- Flexibility required to coverage 24 hours/day, 7 days per week
- Flexibility to float to other units as needed