GeriatricsSkilled NursingLong-term CarePost-acute Care
Posted Jul 31
Unit and setting
Long Term Care
License
RN license
Term
Permanent
Do you qualify?
License
Currently licensed/registered in applicable State. Must maintain an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing throughout employment.
Certification
CPR certification upon hire or obtain during orientation. CPR certification must remain current during employment.After hire
Education
Nursing diploma (associate's or bachelor's degree in nursing)
Also asks
Advanced knowledge in field of practice
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Make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
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Knowledgeable of practices and procedures as well as the laws, regulations, and guidelines governing functions in the post acute care facility
Also asks
Implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the department
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Understand and follow company policies including harassment and compliance procedures
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Displays integrity and professionalism by adhering to Life Care's Code of Conduct and completes mandatory Code of Conduct and other appropriate compliance training
Preferred
Experience
One (1) year geriatric nursing experience preferred
Right now the file on this employer is mostly location: city, state, and the facility name on the door. Pay ranges, scheduling norms, residency paths, and day-to-day unit detail are not in the material we have, so those answers still…
The RN Unit Care Coordinator is responsible for supervising, implementing, coordinating, and managing patient care through interpersonal contact with patients, families, nursing staff, and others on his/her respective unit in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and Life Care standards.
Education, Experience, and Licensure
Requirements
Nursing diploma (associate's or bachelor's degree in nursing)
Currently licensed/registered in applicable State. Must maintain an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing throughout employment.
One (1) year geriatric nursing experience preferred
CPR certification upon hire or obtain during orientation. CPR certification must remain current during employment.
Specific Job
Requirements
Advanced knowledge in field of practice
Make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
Knowledgeable of practices and procedures as well as the laws, regulations, and guidelines governing functions in the post acute care facility
Implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the department
Perform proficiently in all competency areas including but not limited to: patient rights, and safety and sanitation
Maintains professional working relationships with all associates, vendors, etc.
Maintains confidentiality of all proprietary and/or confidential information
Understand and follow company policies including harassment and compliance procedures
Displays integrity and professionalism by adhering to Life Care's Code of Conduct and completes mandatory Code of Conduct and other appropriate compliance training
Essential Functions
Effectively direct the daily functions of unit nurses and CNAs to provide leadership on the floor
Chart appropriately, accurately, and in a timely manner
Provide, manage, and coordinate patient care and services through interpersonal contact which allows patients to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well being
Accurately prepare and administer medication as ordered by a physician
Respond in a leadership capacity to emergency situations related to patient and staff safety
Coordinate patient care plans and services
Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards patients
Assist in the evacuation of patients
Demonstrate dependable, regular attendance
Concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment
Communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team
Sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours
Read, write, speak, and understand the English language
Neighborhoods+Collins Hill is the area relocators on local forums most often name for a practical mix of housing plus Mall of Georgia and other retail hubs. Downtown Lawrenceville is the walkable historic-square pocket—older homes, renovated houses, and some townhomes, with listings often in the high $300,000s to about $400,000—close to Lawrenceville Lawn but with tighter streets. Sugarloaf and south Lawrenceville are suburban 1990s–2010s townhomes, apartments, and single-family streets aimed at shopping and I-85/Sugarloaf Parkway access. Tribble Mill and east Lawrenceville skew to larger 2000s–2010s HOA subdivisions with pools, playgrounds, and sidewalks, with drives toward Loganville, Snellville, and I-85.
Collins Hill is the area relocators on local forums most often name for a practical mix of housing plus Mall of Georgia and other retail hubs. Downtown Lawrenceville is the walkable historic-square pocket—older homes, renovated houses, and some townhomes, with listings often in the high $300,000s to about $400,000—close to Lawrenceville Lawn but with tighter streets.
Sugarloaf and south Lawrenceville are suburban 1990s–2010s townhomes, apartments, and single-family streets aimed at shopping and I-85/Sugarloaf Parkway access. Tribble Mill and east Lawrenceville skew to larger 2000s–2010s HOA subdivisions with pools, playgrounds, and sidewalks, with drives toward Loganville, Snellville, and I-85.
Getting around+U.S. News reports an average commute of about 31.43 minutes. Everyday driving uses Scenic Highway, GA-316, Sugarloaf Parkway, and I-85; downtown streets are narrower with limited parking that even movers flag. Northside Hospital’s network is a major local employer, and a 2025–2026 update cites a new urgent care plus a direct ramp to Northside Hospital, which matters more for nurses than the Atlanta reverse commute. Public transit is described as limited and Atlanta-bound traffic as a standing con, so hospital shifts are realistically car-dependent.
U.S. News reports an average commute of about 31.43 minutes. Everyday driving uses Scenic Highway, GA-316, Sugarloaf Parkway, and I-85; downtown streets are narrower with limited parking that even movers flag.
Northside Hospital’s network is a major local employer, and a 2025–2026 update cites a new urgent care plus a direct ramp to Northside Hospital, which matters more for nurses than the Atlanta reverse commute. Public transit is described as limited and Atlanta-bound traffic as a standing con, so hospital shifts are realistically car-dependent.
Outdoors+Rhodes Jordan Park is the in-town staple: a scenic loop around a large fishing lake, plus tennis, basketball, trails, and sports fields. Tribble Mill Park, often named a Gwinnett hidden gem, spans more than 700 acres of lakes, hiking, and biking on the east side. Collins Hill Golf Club is minutes away; Lawrenceville Lawn sits beside the downtown square; HYRO Dog Park opened in 2024. Sugarloaf and east-side subdivisions add neighborhood greenspaces, county sports fields, and youth-sports access.
Rhodes Jordan Park is the in-town staple: a scenic loop around a large fishing lake, plus tennis, basketball, trails, and sports fields. Tribble Mill Park, often named a Gwinnett hidden gem, spans more than 700 acres of lakes, hiking, and biking on the east side.
Collins Hill Golf Club is minutes away; Lawrenceville Lawn sits beside the downtown square; HYRO Dog Park opened in 2024. Sugarloaf and east-side subdivisions add neighborhood greenspaces, county sports fields, and youth-sports access.
Lawrenceville is Gwinnett’s county seat and metro Atlanta’s oldest city (1821), 30 miles northeast of downtown. Northside Hospital’s network, community colleges, and medical training centers are major employers, so nurses can live near work rather than reverse-commute. Life is car-first: about 31-minute average drives on GA-316, Scenic Highway, Sugarloaf Parkway, and I-85, plus a new direct ramp to Northside—offset by Atlanta-bound traffic and little transit. Personality sits on the historic square: Boulder Creek Coffeehouse, Universal Joint, McCray’s rooftop, Aurora Theater, and Lawrenceville Lawn. Relocators actually settle in Collins Hill, Sugarloaf/south, and Tribble Mill/east, from older half-acre lots to 2000s HOA subdivisions with pools. Home medians run roughly $365k–$376k (many 1970–1999 houses need work); rents are cited around $1,650–$2,000+. Rhodes Jordan’s lake trail and 700-acre Tribble Mill Park carry outdoor life. Tradeoffs: real diversity and parks versus address-dependent schools, allergies, and aging housing. Verify zoning, budget a car, walk the square.
