The Licensed Practical Nurse provides direct resident care under the direction and supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse, in accordance with the NYS Nurse Practice Act, hospital policies, and the standards set by Nursing Services and the Nursing Practice Council.
Qualifications
Education/Skills Required
Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Currently licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse in New York State.
Previous experience preferred.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work with other healthcare team members.
Meets requirements of physical/pre-placement screening.
As applicable, the individual has training/competency in attending to the special needs and/or behaviors appropriate to the age of the patients for which care is being provided.
Neighborhoods+Healthcare workers and relocating professionals typically choose between downtown apartments, established city neighborhoods, or expansive suburban lots. Downtown Plattsburgh offers walkability and historic Victorian-era apartments near restaurants, the Saranac River, and SUNY Plattsburgh. Plattsburgh Northwest provides suburban subdivisions with medium single-family homes and apartment complexes, while Cumberland Head is sought after for quiet lakefront living with sweeping views of Lake Champlain. Nearby surrounding towns like Peru, Beekmantown, Morrisonville, and Chazy provide rural acreage and family-friendly subdivisions with straightforward driving commutes into the city center.
Healthcare workers and relocating professionals typically choose between downtown apartments, established city neighborhoods, or expansive suburban lots. Downtown Plattsburgh offers walkability and historic Victorian-era apartments near restaurants, the Saranac River, and SUNY Plattsburgh.
Plattsburgh Northwest provides suburban subdivisions with medium single-family homes and apartment complexes, while Cumberland Head is sought after for quiet lakefront living with sweeping views of Lake Champlain. Nearby surrounding towns like Peru, Beekmantown, Morrisonville, and Chazy provide rural acreage and family-friendly subdivisions with straightforward driving commutes into the city center.
Getting around+Plattsburgh is an exceptionally drivable community where nurses encounter minimal daily traffic, quick cross-town travel times, and easy hospital parking. Personal vehicles are the primary way to get around, and reliable snow tires are a necessity for winter shift travel on icy lakefront routes. Clinton County Public Transit provides local bus connections across town, while regional transit options include Amtrak service connecting toward Montreal and Albany, as well as flights from Plattsburgh International Airport.
Plattsburgh is an exceptionally drivable community where nurses encounter minimal daily traffic, quick cross-town travel times, and easy hospital parking. Personal vehicles are the primary way to get around, and reliable snow tires are a necessity for winter shift travel on icy lakefront routes.
Clinton County Public Transit provides local bus connections across town, while regional transit options include Amtrak service connecting toward Montreal and Albany, as well as flights from Plattsburgh International Airport.
Outdoors+Recreational life revolves around Lake Champlain, offering private and public boat launches, kayaking, lake swimming, and waterfront trails along the Saranac River. Point au Roche State Park provides scenic shoreline trails and year-round outdoor spaces, while nearby Ausable Chasm features canyon hiking and paddling. When winter arrives, Lake Champlain hosts active ice fishing, and outdoor enthusiasts make the short drive into the Adirondack Mountains to hike the Adirondack 46er peaks or hit trails near Saranac Lake and Lake Placid.
Recreational life revolves around Lake Champlain, offering private and public boat launches, kayaking, lake swimming, and waterfront trails along the Saranac River. Point au Roche State Park provides scenic shoreline trails and year-round outdoor spaces, while nearby Ausable Chasm features canyon hiking and paddling.
When winter arrives, Lake Champlain hosts active ice fishing, and outdoor enthusiasts make the short drive into the Adirondack Mountains to hike the Adirondack 46er peaks or hit trails near Saranac Lake and Lake Placid.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh sits along the western shoreline of Lake Champlain against the backdrop of the northern Adirondacks, offering relocating nurses a tranquil, outdoor-oriented lifestyle with easy access to major regional hubs. As the commercial center of Clinton County, the city hosts a regional medical center, SUNY Plattsburgh, and a walkable downtown featuring independent restaurants, craft breweries, and preserved Victorian architecture along the Saranac River. Daily commutes are refreshingly free of gridlock, with Clinton County Public Transit, Amtrak, and Plattsburgh International Airport serving the area. Residents enjoy kayaking Lake Champlain, hiking Point au Roche State Park and Ausable Chasm, and exploring the Adirondack Coast Wine Trail, with Montreal just an hour north and Burlington right across the water. Housing ranges from downtown apartments and suburban single-family homes in Plattsburgh Northwest to scenic waterfront properties on Cumberland Head and quiet acreage in Peru and Beekmantown. The essential trade-off is the North Country winter, demanding reliable snow tires and solid home heating. For nurses seeking an unpretentious, community-driven city with direct mountain and water recreation, Plattsburgh offers a distinctive lakeside home base.
