LPN CVPH Skilled Nursing Facility
Plattsburgh, NY - USA
Job Summary
Join our team providing skilled nursing care to middle-aged and older adults in a supportive setting that offers a mix of short-stay and long-term care.
What Youll Do
- Provide direct resident care under the direction of a Registered Professional Nurse.
- Care for residents with a variety of needs including post-operative recovery sepsis complex wounds and long-term care needs.
- Provide skilled nursing care including wound care wound vacs and antibiotic therapy.
- Collaborate with nursing therapy and other members of the healthcare team.
- Work within a larger healthcare organization with strong clinical support and access to hospital-based resources.
About the Unit
- Serves a diverse population of middle-aged and older adults.
- Includes both short-stay and long-term residents with short-stay stays generally ranging from 16 weeks.
- Provides skilled nursing wound care antibiotic therapy and rehabilitation services through PT OT and Speech.
- Convenient access to CVPH clinical resources including the Vascular Team Rapid Response and Respiratory Therapy.
- Located just two floors from the Emergency Department providing close access to additional hospital support when needed.
What Were Looking For
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- Current New York State LPN license.
- Previous experience preferred.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Ability to meet physical/pre-placement screening requirements.
All qualified applicants including internal and external candidates will be considered equally.
This is a bargaining union position.About Company
Care You Can Trust. Close to Home. UVM Health is a nonprofit, academic health system rooted in rural communities across Vermont and northern New York, committed to building a healthier, more equitable tomorrow.