LPN, Full-Time

Location Information
Savannah Square is a beautiful community in Savannah, GA, with more than 190 units offering independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing care.

Key Responsibilities

Are you an LPN with a passion for caring for older adults? Would you enjoy a Full-Time role with a PHENOMENAL TEAM within a beautiful, gated Savannah senior living community?

At this time, we are seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our TEAM!

Responsibilities

• Institutes appropriate nursing intervention which might be required to stabilize a resident's condition and/or prevent complication.
• Makes daily resident rounds to interview physical and emotional status and to implement any required nursing interventions.
• Responds to resident and family concerns and ensures that each concern is documented and a resolution is initiated or communicated to appropriate staff.
• Coordinates admission, discharge and transfer of residents.
• Obtains report from nurse he or she is relieving, provides report to nurse coming on duty and keeps the charge nurse or others (as appropriate) informed about the status of residents and related matters.
• Prepares, administer and documents medications following accepted practices.
• Consults with licensed or registered nurse, physician or licensed independent practitioner.
• Clarifies any order or treatment regimen believed to be inaccurate, ineffective or contraindicated by consulting with the appropriate licensed practitioner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Current Licensed L.P.N., preferably with experience in long-term care of geriatric nursing.
• 2-4 Years of experience required.
• Current CPR certification and additional certification in nursing specialty desired.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables.

Shift/Hours
Daytime

Our Core Values

• We Put People First
• We Act With Integrity
• We Mind the Business
• We Listen, Then Act Decisively
• We Work to be Our Best

Five Star Senior Living and Ageility are operating divisions of AlerisLife, a provider of an evolving portfolio of residential and lifestyle services to older adults who want to live life to the fullest. We are approximately 10,000 team members serving in 29 states as well as our corporate AlerisLife headquarters located outside of Boston. Together, we're assembling a suite of best-in-class products and services to inspire joyful living in a growing range of settings.

In addition, Five Star expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, ancestry, sex, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity and expression (including transgender), sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, military status, certain criminal records, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), HIV testing, a personal admission to a facility for the care and treatment of a mentally ill person and taking of parental leave or membership in any other category protected by applicable law. We will not tolerate harassment of employees in the workplace, or in other settings in which employees may find themselves in connection with their employment. Improper interference with the ability of Five Star's employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination harassment or retaliation, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any federal, state, or local law is prohibited and will not be tolerated.