Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Cooperstown, New York

You'll be an LPN on the skilled nursing team at Cooperstown Center in Cooperstown, NY. Centers Health Care is long-term care.

Eligibility: Sign-on bonus

Posted Sep 24 · New grads welcomed

Shift and hours: Evening shift $0.75 shift differential for Evening Shift!
Unit and setting: Rehab to join our skilled nursing team in Cooperstown, NY.skilled nursing residents
License: LPN licensevalid LPN state license
Term: Permanent

Do you qualify?

New grads: Welcomed We are hiring GPN's!
License: valid LPN state license Valid LPN State license.
Also asks: in good standing with the state registry Must be in good standing with State Registry.
Also asks: works well as a team member Must be able to work as a team member.

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What it pays

Pay differential: $0.75 shift differential for Evening Shift! $0.75 shift differential for Evening Shift!
Sign-on bonus: $5,000
Extra pay: $0.75 shift differential for evening shiftworking evening shift
Bonus: $5,000 sign-on bonus Now offering a $5,000 Sign-On Bonus!!
Pay reviews: daily pay through a third-party provider We now offer Daily Pay through a trusted third-party provider giving you faster access to your earnings.

The role and schedule

Day to day: collecting required information from new admissions Collecting required information from new Residents to be admitted.
Day to day: vitals and temperature checks Recording health details of Residents; including vitals & temperature.
Day to day: medications and injections Administering medications and injections to Residents as needed.
Day to day: wound care and bedsore dressings Treating and dressing wounds and bedsores as needed.
Day to day: supervising CNAs when required May be required to supervise Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs).
Day to day: help with dressing and personal hygiene Helps Residents get dressed & take care of personal hygiene.
Day to day: monitoring food and fluid intake and output Monitors Residents’ food and liquid intake and output.
Details: 174-bed rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is a 174-bed rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility

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Preceptors and orientation

RN Rehab Unit Manager duties include mentoring less experienced nurses.

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Flexible scheduling praised; same-day/daily pay promoted as work perk.

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Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is now hiring Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) to join our skilled nursing team in Cooperstown, NY.

New higher Rates!! $0.75

shift differential for Evening Shift!

Now offering a $5,000 Sign-On Bonus!!

We are hiring GPN's!

We now offer Daily Pay through a trusted third-party provider giving you faster access to your earnings.

Duties

Collecting required information from new Residents to be admitted.

Recording health details of Residents; including vitals & temperature.

Administering medications and injections to Residents as needed.

Treating and dressing wounds and bedsores as needed.

May be required to supervise Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs).

Helps Residents get dressed & take care of personal hygiene.

Monitors Residents’ food and liquid intake and output.

Requirements

Must be able to work as a team member.

Valid LPN State license.

Must be in good standing with State Registry.

About us

Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is a 174-bed rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility located in the heart of the Mohawk Valley and just minutes away from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Cooperstown Center is committed to ensuring the highest quality of life for all our residents, helping each to get stronger, healthier, and happier. We’re a community of friends, neighbors, and family living life to the fullest, and we want all residents to leave Cooperstown Center with dignity and independence. Cooperstown Center is a proud member of the Centers Health Care Consortium.

Equal Opportunity Employer –M/F/D/V

What's around it?

In Cooperstown, NY

Cooperstown, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 8% above the US average

Median rent: $1,223/mo
Household income: $76,000/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Cooperstown, NY

NeighborhoodsWithin Cooperstown, living revolves around the historic Village center along Main Street and the residential lanes flanking Otsego Lake, where nineteenth-century single-family homes dominate. Due to limited inventory in the village, many medical staff and professionals live in adjacent rural hamlets such as Fly Creek, Hartwick, Middlefield, and Milford, or north toward Springfield and Richfield Springs. Those desiring more conventional rental complexes or college-town amenities often settle south in Oneonta, commuting along the Route 28 corridor.

Within Cooperstown, living revolves around the historic Village center along Main Street and the residential lanes flanking Otsego Lake, where nineteenth-century single-family homes dominate. Due to limited inventory in the village, many medical staff and professionals live in adjacent rural hamlets such as Fly Creek, Hartwick, Middlefield, and Milford, or north toward Springfield and Richfield Springs.

Those desiring more conventional rental complexes or college-town amenities often settle south in Oneonta, commuting along the Route 28 corridor.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: cooperstownbrokers.com Source 2: areavibes.com Source 3: facebook.com

Getting aroundCommutes directly within Cooperstown village are exceptionally short and easily walkable or bikeable in fair weather. Regional travel relies almost exclusively on personal vehicles via two-lane rural highways such as Route 28, which connects south to Oneonta, and Route 80 along Otsego Lake. Winter driving conditions can bring slick, unlit country roads and heavy snowfall, requiring dependable all-wheel drive, though typical rush-hour gridlock is virtually nonexistent outside of summer tourist bottlenecks.

Commutes directly within Cooperstown village are exceptionally short and easily walkable or bikeable in fair weather. Regional travel relies almost exclusively on personal vehicles via two-lane rural highways such as Route 28, which connects south to Oneonta, and Route 80 along Otsego Lake.

Winter driving conditions can bring slick, unlit country roads and heavy snowfall, requiring dependable all-wheel drive, though typical rush-hour gridlock is virtually nonexistent outside of summer tourist bottlenecks.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: areavibes.com Source 2: gabsmall.com Source 3: cooperstownbrokers.com

OutdoorsOutdoor recreation centers on Otsego Lake, which provides swimming, sailing, and boating, alongside hiking and camping at Glimmerglass State Park. The village also marks the headwaters of the Susquehanna River, offering extensive flatwater paddling opportunities. The surrounding Otsego County landscape features rolling farmland and forest trails suitable for trail running and mountain biking in summer, followed by snowshoeing and cross-country skiing during upstate winters.

Outdoor recreation centers on Otsego Lake, which provides swimming, sailing, and boating, alongside hiking and camping at Glimmerglass State Park. The village also marks the headwaters of the Susquehanna River, offering extensive flatwater paddling opportunities.

The surrounding Otsego County landscape features rolling farmland and forest trails suitable for trail running and mountain biking in summer, followed by snowshoeing and cross-country skiing during upstate winters.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: thisiscooperstown.com Source 2: iloveny.com Source 3: gabsmall.com

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Living in Cooperstown

Cooperstown offers healthcare professionals a rare blend of small-town pastoral serenity and world-class cultural institutions. Nestled at the southern tip of Otsego Lake, this village of fewer than two thousand residents is globally recognized for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Doubleday Field, yet its daily rhythm is shaped by quiet natural beauty and historic charm. Outside of work, clinicians unwind with paddle trips on the Susquehanna River headwaters, performances at the Alice Busch Opera Theater during the Glimmerglass Festival, and dinners on the lakeside deck of The Hawkeye Bar & Grill at the Otesaga Resort Hotel. Relocating here does entail distinct rural upstate tradeoffs. Long-term housing within the village proper is competitive due to seasonal tourism, driving many professionals to outlying hamlets like Fly Creek, Hartwick, or the college town of Oneonta down Route 28. Winters are undeniably harsh and snowy, and regional errands require a reliable car. For nurses seeking an unhurried, close-knit lakeside lifestyle steeped in arts, history, and outdoor recreation, Cooperstown delivers a singular upstate experience.

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As of 2026Source 1: thisiscooperstown.com Source 2: cooperstownbrokers.com Source 3: iloveny.com Source 4: gabsmall.com

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Cooperstown, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.