LCS Senior Living
Nurse - Residential Health Services Job at LCS Senior Living in Wheaton
LCS Senior Living, Wheaton, IL, US
Are you a compassionate nurse looking for a role that offers work-life balance and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact? Join our vibrant Independent Living community, where your focus will be on wellness and connection, not high-intensity clinical care. Apply today and discover a nursing role that values your expertise and your time. What makes this role unique?
- Consistent Schedule: Enjoy a predictable Monday-Friday schedule with no weekend shifts.
- Light Nursing Duties: Minimal hands-on clinical care; your role emphasizes supporting independence and enhancing quality of life.
- Resident-Centered Support: Assist residents in connecting with services, accompany them to community doctor visits, and provide wellness education to promote healthy living.
- Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a dedicated team in a warm, welcoming community setting.
- Evaluates the physical, emotional, and social needs of residents
- Maintains or improves independence through directing and educating residents, advising on appropriate adaptive equipment use
- Assess resident's cognitive and physical abilities and recommends adaptation to living environment to reduce barriers of safety and well being
- Assists in the orientation of new residents' adjustment to community living
- Maintains appropriate and complete reports, records, physicians orders, care plans, and progress notes for residents. Assures confidentiality of resident information
- Maintains communication with physicians, families, and appropriate staff regarding resident status
- Assists residents and families by
- Offering support in dealing logistically and emotionally with the aging process and illness
- Provides accurate information and timely updates to residents and families
- Addresses questions and concerns promptly, or identifies appropriate parties/resources to do so
- Assist and stimulates residents to participate in social and creative activities
- Assists in coordinating services for resident being admitted to and discharged from Assisted Living, Health Center, and Hospital
- Monitors infections and accidents of residents and notifies families and physicians when appropriate
- Monitors private duty personnel in accordance with community policies and procedure, coordinates care with agency representatives
- Responds with urgency to emergent health issues of our residents
- Minimum two years clinical or case management experience with elderly population strongly preferred
- Current Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse with active license by State of Illinois
- Current CPR/BLS certificate
- Comprehensive understanding of the English Language; must be able to read, write, and communicate in English
- Able to walk long distances 50% of the work day
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 30 lbs
- Must be able to push a wheelchair occupied by a resident weighing up to 200 lbs. independently
- Must be able to safely respond to emergent situations throughout the entire Independent Living building
- Up to 21 days per year of PTO
- Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision
- Employee Assistance Program