LPN - Temporary
Federal Way, Washington
Posted Aug 12
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- Memory Care
- Contract
- 13 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Term
- 13 weeks · Local Contract
- On the floor
- Precepting expected
- Practice
- QuickMAR charting
- Setting
- Long Term Care
- Accepts
- LPN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Washington is $44/hr, across 572 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
GenCare Lifestyle @ Steel Lake in Federal Way is a Premier Senior Independent/Assisted Living/Memory Care Community. We have an immediate opening for an LPN for a TEMPORARY 90 DAY position in our Memory Care. MUST HAVE AN LPN NURSING DEGREE and experience in Memory Care to be considered for this position.
CORE
Responsibilities
Administer medications and treatments safely while managing physician orders, medication supplies, audits, and monthly reconciliation processes. Monitor residents for changes in condition, implement and update care plans, communicate concerns promptly, and ensure appropriate follow-up. Maintain accurate, timely, and survey-ready clinical documentation in EMAR/QuickMAR, including charting, treatments, incidents, and care plan updates.
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Coordinate physician orders, pharmacy services, outside providers, and transitions of care to ensure continuity and accurate implementation of treatment plans. Lead and support caregivers and medication technicians by providing education, clinical guidance, and oversight of resident care and delegated tasks. Manage incidents by completing thorough investigations and documentation, notifying appropriate parties, evaluating for abuse or neglect, and promoting a safe environment.
Support admissions by reviewing care plans, educating staff on resident needs, and identifying gaps in services or documentation. Foster effective communication with residents, families, providers, leadership, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care. Maintain compliance with nursing standards, state regulations, GenCare policies, resident rights, and serve as a Whole Life Living Champion promoting resident engagement and wellness.
Salary is highly competitive and dependent on experience.
All qualified and interested applicants are encouraged to email a resume.
All offers of employment are contingent upon the candidate passing a background check, reference check and meeting minimum requirements and providing all required employment documentation.
Sourced from GenCare Lifestyle’s careers page.
Requirements
- LPN
Place
- City
- Federal Way, Washington
- Median rent
- $1,797/mo
- Local household income
- $86,909/yr
- State price level
- 7% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Washington index 107.0, where 100 is the national average.
Federal Way sits between Seattle and Tacoma along Puget Sound, offering a suburban Pacific Northwest lifestyle with easy access to both cities. The area features the Pacific Bonsai Museum and Wild Waves theme park, plus nearby Dash Point State Park for beach access. A practical home base for nurses who want quieter living without straying far from major metro hospitals.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
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You walk into GenCare Lifestyle at Steel Lake in Federal Way, a senior community that runs Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care together. If you are an LPN with Memory Care experience, the concrete opening on record is a…
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