LVN Charge Nurse; Assisted Living/Weekdays
Amarillo, Texas
Posted Sep 1
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- Memory Care
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Weekends
- No weekends
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Charge shifts · Precepting expected · On call
- Setting
- Assisted Living
- Accepts
- LVN
More role details
- Experience
- mid-level
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Texas is $35/hr, across 709 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
We are looking for exceptional *LVN Charge Nurse *for our outstanding Assisted Living community that specializes in Memory Care. This position is for weekdays and on call evenings. No weekends. This position is a supervisor role and oversees the caregivers.
Our focus is to maximize the potential of every life we touch by living our mission of _*“its all about life”*_creating an elegant community where our residents are surrounded by joy and love with the highest standards of care, service and environment. If you are a person who has a deep compassion for and a desire to serve seniors, who thrives in a senior living environment, are blessed with an abundance of patience and understanding for the elderly, then we would like to hear from you.
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Requirements
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- Must have a valid LVN license in good standing with the State of Texas Board of Nursing
- The LVN that we choose must be able to demonstrate compassion, friendliness, and looking at being part of a team
Responsibilities include
- Follow Physician Orders/communicate effectively with physician's and families
- Document and follow up/Staffing/scheduling and mentoring staff
- Pass Medications
We are a drug-free community and you must be able to pass a drug test and a criminal background check prior to hire. Please submit a resume for review. The Cottages is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Type: Full-time Pay: From $55,000.00 per year
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Physical Setting
- Nursing home
License/
Certification
- LVN license in the State of Texas (Required)
Work Location: In person
Sourced from a public job board.
Requirements
- *
- Must have a valid LVN license in good standing with the State of Texas Board of Nursing
- The LVN that we choose must be able to demonstrate compassion, friendliness, and looking at being part of a team
Place
- City
- Amarillo, Texas
- Median rent
- $1,092/mo
- Local household income
- $65,912/yr
- Metro price level
- 8% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Amarillo area index 91.8, where 100 is the national average.
Amarillo sits high on the Texas Panhandle, where big skies and Route 66 nostalgia meet working-class grit. RNs who prefer open roads over crowded metros will appreciate the laid-back pace and easy highway access. Nearby Palo Duro Canyon and the iconic Cadillac Ranch add regional character to this plains city.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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