LPN Licensed Practical Nurse
Chicago, Illinois
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
- Shift
- Evenings
Posted Aug 15
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Evenings
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Long Term Care
- Accepts
- LPN
- Experience
- New graduates
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Sign-on bonus
- $5,000
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About this role
Bellwood Developmental Center an 82 bed ICF/DD Facility is looking for experienced, creative & dependable Full Time & Part Time Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) for Evening and Weekend Shifts to join our dynamic, caring, progressive and close-knit community. Competitive starting pay. $5,000 Sign on Bonus available!
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)
Responsibilities
Administer nursing care to intellectually and developmentally disabled patients
Diagnose and establish patient treatment plans
Monitor and report changes in patient symptoms or behavior
Communicate with collaborating physicians or specialists regarding patient care
Educate patients about health maintenance and disease prevention
Maintain accurate patient medical records
Provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family members
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)
Qualifications
Previous LPN experience providing health care services to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities preferred but not required
Previous LPN experience in nursing or other medical fields
Familiarity with medical software and equipment
Ability to build rapport with patients
Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)
Benefits
Bellwood Developmental Center offers the following Insurances and other benefits for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN):
Health
Dental
Vision
401k with Employer match
Life Insurance
Disability
Vacation
Sick
Other Benefits for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) available.
Sourced from Bellwood Developmental Center’s careers page.
Requirements
- Previous LPN experience providing health care services to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities preferred but not required
- Previous LPN experience in nursing or other medical fields
- Familiarity with medical software and equipment
- Ability to build rapport with patients
- Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
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- Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)
Benefits highlights
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) matching
Place
- City
- Chicago, Illinois
- Median rent
- $1,440/mo
- Local household income
- $77,902/yr
- Metro price level
- 4% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Chicago area index 103.6, where 100 is the national average.
Chicago runs about 4% above the national cost-of-living average, but your RN salary goes further in Logan Square two-flats than River North high-rises. Between shifts, bike the lakefront to Belmont Harbor, grab carnitas in La Villita, and clock in at Northwestern's Streeterville campus or UChicago in Hyde Park.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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