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Licensed Practical Nurse

Ernest Health

Mishawaka, Indiana

LPN

Posted Aug 25

Unit
Rehab

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Role

Term
Permanent
Setting
Rehab
Accepts
LPN

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About this role

Overview

Licensed Practical Nurse - Full Time - Mishawaka, Indiana (South Bend area)

We are seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to join our team of passionate patient caregivers!

Rehabilitation Hospital of Northern Indiana in Mishawaka, Indiana (South Bend area) is a cutting-edge inpatient rehabilitation facility focused on helping patients reclaim their lives after serious injuries or illnesses. We provide intensive rehab care for stroke survivors, individuals with brain or spinal cord injuries, multiple trauma, and other debilitating conditions. Our hospital’s expert team – including board-certified rehabilitation physicians (physiatrists), therapists, and nurses – work together to deliver personalized therapy programs aimed at restoring mobility, communication, and daily living skills.

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With a state-of-the-art therapy gym and a compassionate approach to care, we offer an ideal setting for healing and improvement. Fully accredited and consistently praised for our patient outcomes, Rehabilitation Hospital of Northern Indiana proudly serves patients across the region with high-quality, individualized rehabilitative care.

As a participating hospital of Ernest Health, we offer robust recognition, wellness, and retention programs. These programs focus to enhance the employees’ work experience, recognize, and celebrate achievements. We also encourage employees to share their work experience through “My Ernest Journey” and through our Engagement Survey, where our approach is “You Spoke, We Listened”. These platforms provide additional avenues for employees to give feedback about their work experience and share what is important to them.

Our hospital offers comprehensive benefits, designed to support your health and financial well-being.

Benefits

  • PPO and High Deductible Medical Plan options
  • Flexible Spending and Health Savings Account options available
  • Dental and Vision coverage
  • 401K with employer matching
  • Life insurance
  • Short-and-long term disability

Wellness & Work Life Balance

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Wellness Program with quarterly wellness challenges with participation incentives
  • Earned Time Off - start accruing vacation time on start date

Professional Growth

Continuing education opportunities and reimbursement

Qualifications

Required

Skills

  • Current state license as a Licensed Practical Nurse required
  • Current CPR certification required
  • One (1) year recent experience in acute care setting preferred

Additional Qualifications/

Skills

Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures. Demonstrates awareness of current Infection Control requirements and practices Demonstrates clinical proficiency utilizing policies, procedures, and guidelines Demonstrates appropriate use of supplies and equipment Demonstrates general computer skills including: data entry, word processing, email, and record management. Effective organizational and time management skills. Effective written and verbal communication skills. Ability to maintain proper levels of confidentiality. Ability to work closely and professionally with others. Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.

Responsibilities

Under the direction of a registered nurse, provides general nursing care to patients. Integrates the hospital’s mission and “Guiding Principles” into daily practice.

Sourced from Ernest Health’s careers page.

Requirements

  • Required
  • Current state license as a Licensed Practical Nurse required
  • Current CPR certification required
  • One (1) year recent experience in acute care setting preferred
  • Additional Qualifications/
  • Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.
  • Demonstrates awareness of current Infection Control requirements and practices
  • Demonstrates clinical proficiency utilizing policies, procedures, and guidelines
  • Demonstrates appropriate use of supplies and equipment
  • Demonstrates general computer skills including: data entry, word processing, email, and record management.
  • Effective organizational and time management skills.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to maintain proper levels of confidentiality.
  • Ability to work closely and professionally with others.
  • Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.

Benefits highlights

  • Wellness program
  • Health savings account
  • Disability insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k) matching

Place

City
Mishawaka, Indiana
Median rent
$1,070/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$54,291/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
7% below the national average

Mishawaka area index 92.9, where 100 is the national average.

Mishawaka sits along the St. Joseph River in northern Indiana, adjacent to South Bend. Known locally as the 'Princess City,' it offers a small-town feel with easy access to larger metro amenities. A practical, family-friendly base for nurses seeking community and affordability in the Midwest.

Map showing the location of Mishawaka, IN
Approximate location in Mishawaka, IN. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.

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