Licensed Practical Nurse- Skilled Nursing
As a Licensed Practical Nurse, your main role will be to deliver nursing care to our residents within a warm, comfortable, and home-like environment.
- Shift and hours
- 3pm–11pm shift We currently have a 3pm -11pm Full-Time LPN opportunity available!
- Unit and setting
- Ridge Crest skilled Health Center · Skilled Nursing as well as Ridge Crest, a skilled Health Center where we provide our residents with quality care and services.
- License
- LPN license Current state license as an LPN and CPR certificationCurrent state LPN license
- Term
- Permanent We currently have a 3pm -11pm Full-Time LPN opportunity available!Full-time
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current state LPN license Current state license as an LPN and CPR certification
- Certification
- CPR certification
- Also asks
- Graduate of an approved LPN program (per state requirements)
Preferred
- Experience
- 1 to 2 years of experience working as a nurse Minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience working as a nurse preferred
- Experience
- Experience working with the elderly, paid or volunteer Previous experience working with the elderly in a paid or volunteer position is highly desirable
What it pays
- Night differential
- Generous Shift Differentials 2nd Shift $5; 3rd shift $6 and weekend $2 Generous Shift Differentials 2nd Shift $5; 3rd shift $6 and weekend $2
- Extra pay
- 2nd shift $5
- Extra pay
- 3rd shift $6
- Extra pay
- Weekend $2
- Bonus
- Associate Referral Bonus Program
- Eligibility
- Eligibility may vary by employment status *Eligibility may vary by employment status
Benefits
- Benefits8 holidays & 3 floating holidays8 holidays & 3 floating holidays
- BenefitsDiscounted Meal ProgramDiscounted Meal Program
- BenefitsPaid Training & Company-provided UniformsPaid Training & Company-provided Uniforms
- BenefitsAssociate Referral Bonus ProgramAssociate Referral Bonus Program
- BenefitsPhysical & Mental Health Wellness ProgramsPhysical & Mental Health Wellness Programs
- Benefits401k Retirement Plan with Company Match (eligibility may vary by employment status)401k Retirement Plan with Company Match*
More benefits (15)
- BenefitsMedical, Vision & Dental BenefitsMedical, Vision & Dental Benefits*
- BenefitsTuition Reimbursement ProgramTuition Reimbursement Program*
- BenefitsVacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time OffVacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off*
- Paid training
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Referral program
- 401k retirement plan with company match
- Referral bonus program
- Company-provided uniforms
The role and schedule
- Floating
- Floats to other units
- Day to day
- Assess, communicate and document residents' status Accurately assesses, communicates, and documents residents’ status.
- Day to day
- Observe and report significant changes in resident behavior and health Observes and reports any significant changes in resident behavior and health to the Resident Care Director, physician, family, RCAs, and Executive Director per state regulations.
- Day to day
- Direct and supervise daily work assignments of Resident Care Assistants Direct and supervise the daily work assignments of the Resident Care Assistants.
- Day to day
- Mentor, guide and direct Lead Resident Care Assistants Closely mentors, guides, and direct the Lead Resident Care Assistants in all aspects of their job.
- Day to day
- Coordinate care needs with community providers Coordinates care needs with community providers via an effective case management process.
- Day to day
- Balance service demands with supporting resident independence Effectively balance service demands with supporting resident independence.
- Day to day
- Recognize and assist in preventing elder abuse, neglect and exploitation Recognizes and assists in the prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (financial and other) and reports to appropriate sources per state regulations.
- Day to day
- Respond to emergencies and personal emergency response system calls Responds to emergencies and personal emergency response system and knows when to call for backup.
- Hours stated
- 3pm -11pm Full-Time LPN opportunity
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Holidays
- 8 holidays & 3 floating holidays
The workplace
- Address
- 100 Redding Road, Redding, CT, 06896
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Original listing
Posted on Benchmark Senior Living’s careers page.
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Posted Monday, September 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
This position is in Redding, CT
Join, stay, and grow with Benchmark. Connect with your calling.
Meadow Ridge is the premier life care retirement community in Fairfield County, located on 136 acres in beautiful Redding, Connecticut. Our goal, every day, is to make our residents feel at home, because when they are with us at Meadow Ridge, it is their home. In this unique and enriching environment, we offer Independent and Assisted Living apartment homes, as well as Ridge Crest, a skilled Health Center where we provide our residents with quality care and services.
Ridge Crest, our 5-star Medicare rated short- and long-term nursing center, received the highest rating from US News & World Report and is recognized as a Center of Excellence in Wound Management by Wound Care Specialists. Recognition by these distinguished institutions is a testament to the quality of care we provide.
We are looking for a compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our team! As a Licensed Practical Nurse, your main role will be to deliver nursing care to our residents within a warm, comfortable, and home-like environment. You will be part of a team of dedicated, like-minded individuals whose support and camaraderie build community, and where long-lasting relationships with both associates and residents await.
We currently have a 3pm -11pm Full-Time LPN opportunity available!
Hourly Wage Range $35 - $39
Generous
- Shift Differentials 2nd Shift $5; 3rd shift $6 and weekend $2
If you possess dedication to assisting others, take immense pride in your work, and are looking for a remarkable company that aligns with those values, then this opportunity is made for you!
Responsibilities
Accurately assesses, communicates, and documents residents’ status. Observes and reports any significant changes in resident behavior and health to the Resident Care Director, physician, family, RCAs, and Executive Director per state regulations. Direct and supervise the daily work assignments of the Resident Care Assistants.
Closely mentors, guides, and direct the Lead Resident Care Assistants in all aspects of their job. Coordinates care needs with community providers via an effective case management process. Effectively balance service demands with supporting resident independence.
Recognizes and assists in the prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (financial and other) and reports to appropriate sources per state regulations. Responds to emergencies and personal emergency response system and knows when to call for backup.
Requirements
Current state license as an LPN and CPR certification Graduate of an approved LPN program (per state requirements) Minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience working as a nurse preferred Previous experience working with the elderly in a paid or volunteer position is highly desirable
As a community associate at Benchmark, you will have access to a variety of benefits including, but not limited to, the following:
- 8 holidays & 3 floating holidays
- Discounted Meal Program
- Paid Training & Company-provided Uniforms
- Associate Referral Bonus Program
- Physical & Mental Health Wellness Programs
- 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match*
- Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits*
- Tuition Reimbursement Program*
- Vacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off*
*Eligibility may vary by employment status
Benchmark Senior Living is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We embrace and encourage our associates’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our associates unique.
- Job Details
- Job Family
- Nursing
- Job Function
- Nurse
- Pay Type
- Hourly
- Employment Indicator
- Community
- Hiring Min Rate
- 35 USD
- Hiring Max Rate
- 39 USD
Meadow Ridge, 100 Redding Road, Redding, Connecticut, United States of America, Norwalk, CT, USA, Redding, CT 06896, USA, Danbury, CT, USA, Bridgeport, CT, USA
What's around it?
Redding, CT
Living costs about 4% above the US average