Life Care Center of Ooltewah

Nursing Home · Ooltewah, TN

3
open roles, live count: 4.5
Google rating

On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting: Nursing Home
Shifts hiring now: Days 1

Benefits

Competitive salary stated; 401K; direct deposit; medical, dental, and vision; shift differentials; LifeMatters 24/7 counseling app; FIT FOR LIFE wellness; Employee Assistance Program; sign-on bonuses for full-time Unit Care Coordinators ($5,000 RN / $3,500 LPN).

What stands out

Experienced nurses
Full-time Unit Care Coordinator roles list a $5,000 sign-on for RNs and $3,500 for LPNs, with shift differentials on top.
As of 2026Source: lcca.com
Experienced nurses
As Unit Care Coordinator you supervise unit nurses and CNAs, coordinate care plans, give meds, and hold floor leadership.
As of 2026Source: lcca.com
New graduates
Graduate Nurse roles are posted for this building, and the employer states advancement paths through education.
As of 2026Source 1: indeed.com Source 2: lcca.com
Moving here
You land in small-town Ooltewah less than 20 miles from downtown Chattanooga, in a no-state-income-tax state.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

More about working here

Experienced nurses
Day-to-day skilled nursing here includes wound care, IV therapy, post-surgical care, medication management, and infection management.
Source: lcca.com
Experienced nurses
Benefits called out include medical, dental, and vision, 401K, direct deposit, LifeMatters 24/7 counseling, FIT FOR LIFE wellness, and an EAP.
As of 2026Source: lcca.com
New graduates
Inpatient and outpatient rehab with physical, occupational, and speech therapy runs alongside the long-term care units.
Source: lcca.com

Working conditions

Scheduling: Shift differentials offered; specific shift patterns or self-scheduling not stated.; As of 2026Source: lcca.com
Charge opportunities: Unit Care Coordinator (RN/LPN) roles direct daily functions of unit nurses and CNAs and provide floor leadership.; As of 2026Source: lcca.com
Pay and benefits: $3,500 Sign On Bonus for Full Time Unit Care Coordinator (LPN); As of 2026Source: lcca.com
Pay and benefits: $5,000 Sign-On Bonus for Full Time Unit Care Coordinator (RN); As of 2026Source: lcca.com
Pay and benefits: Shift differentials offered (amount not stated); As of 2026Source: lcca.com
Pay and benefits: Competitive salary stated; 401K; direct deposit; medical, dental & vision insurance; As of 2026Source: lcca.com

Starting out and growing here

Career development: Employer states opportunities through education and advancement for personal and career growth.; As of 2026Source: lcca.com

Who they are

You would step into Life Care Center of Ooltewah at 5911 Snow Hill Road, a skilled nursing and rehab building in small-town Ooltewah less than 20 miles from downtown Chattanooga.

Nursing Home · Ooltewah, TN
Hiring days
Sign-on bonus · 3 roles

More about Life Care Center of Ooltewah

The work is long-term and post-acute: wound care, IV therapy, post-surgical care, medication and infection management, with inpatient and outpatient PT, OT, and speech on the same campus. If you take a Unit Care Coordinator role, you supervise unit nurses and CNAs, coordinate care plans, give meds, and hold floor leadership. Full-time postings list a $5,000 sign-on for RN coordinators and $3,500 for LPN coordinators, plus shift differentials. Benefits called out include medical, dental, and vision, 401K, direct deposit, a LifeMatters 24/7 counseling app, FIT FOR LIFE wellness, and an Employee Assistance Program. Graduate Nurse roles have also been posted here. Growth is described in broad terms—opportunities through education and advancement—without a formal residency spelled out. One honest caveat: while a tiny Glassdoor sample for this building is glowing, parent company Life Care Centers of America sits near 3.0/5 across thousands of reviews, with some staff citing management and workload strain.

Employer states opportunities through education and advancement for personal and career growth.

Working here

Culture and working life

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Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

Very limited Glassdoor sample highly positive: Single rating of 5.0 with 100% saying they would recommend to a friend.; As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Parent-company management and culture concerns: Parent Life Care Centers of America dietitian reviews cite poor management, overwork, and unfair practices; overall ~3.0/5 across thousands of reviews.; As of 2024Source: indeed.com

What to weigh

Parent company Life Care Centers of America sits around 3.0/5 across thousands of reviews, with dietitian feedback citing poor management, overwork, and unfair practices.

As of 2024Source: indeed.com

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Aug 21, 2026
Website: lcca.com ↗

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The units

A closer look at the units

Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.

Nurse Managers & Supervisors1 open
Skilled Nursing / Long-term Care
24-hour skilled nursing care including wound care, IV therapy, post-surgical care, medication management, infection management.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcca.com
Rehabilitation (PT/OT/Speech)
Inpatient and outpatient rehab with physical, occupational, and speech therapy; outcome-oriented treatment programs.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcca.com
Unit-based nursing (Unit Care Coordinator LPN/RN)
Unit Care Coordinators supervise unit nurses and CNAs, coordinate care plans, administer meds; 1 year geriatric nursing preferred.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcca.com