The Wellness Nurse (LPN/LVN) supports resident health, monitors care needs, and ensures medication safety and clinical compliance in a senior living environment.
Posted Oct 3 · 1 year of experience
Pay
Not posted
Unit and setting
Senior Living supports resident healthsenior living residents
License
LPN or LVN licenseActive LPN/LVN license
Term
Permanent
Do you qualify?
License
Active LPN/LVN license
Experience
over one year in senior living or clinical settingsOver one year of experience in senior living or clinical settings
Also asks
strong assessment, documentation, and communication skillsStrong assessment, documentation, and communication skills
Also asks
knowledge of medication administration and complianceKnowledge of medication administration and compliance
Posted on LiveWell Homecare Agency’s careers page.
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Role Overview
The Wellness Nurse (LPN/LVN) supports resident health, monitors care needs, and ensures medication safety and clinical compliance in a senior living environment.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct wellness assessments and monitor health changes
Support medication management and perform MAR/TAR audits
Communicate with families, physicians, and care teams
Monitor incidents, falls, and follow-up care
Maintain documentation and ensure regulatory compliance
Support infection control and clinical quality initiatives
Train and support care team members
Qualifications & Skills
Active LPN/LVN license
Over one year of experience in senior living or clinical settings
Strong assessment, documentation, and communication skills
Knowledge of medication administration and compliance
Neighborhoods+Nurses and families are steered to lake-adjacent pockets—Palm Vista, Bucktown, and the stretches between—plus Old Metairie and Metairie Lakefront. Old Metairie is the walkable historic core: oak-lined streets, parks, boutiques along Metairie Road (the oldest local thoroughfare), a reputation for strong schools, and an average home value around $863K with listings from about $264K to $2.9M. Metairie Lakefront means more spacious homes near Lake Pontchartrain (average value about $575K), a lakefront walking path, Lakeside Shopping Center, and Drago's Seafood. Veterans Boulevard is the contrasting commercial corridor; Greater New Orleans threads group Metairie with Lakeview, Gentilly, and Algiers as quieter than Uptown, Carrollton, or Black Pearl.
Nurses and families are steered to lake-adjacent pockets—Palm Vista, Bucktown, and the stretches between—plus Old Metairie and Metairie Lakefront. Old Metairie is the walkable historic core: oak-lined streets, parks, boutiques along Metairie Road (the oldest local thoroughfare), a reputation for strong schools, and an average home value around $863K with listings from about $264K to $2.9M. Metairie Lakefront means more spacious homes near Lake Pontchartrain (average value about $575K), a lakefront walking path, Lakeside Shopping Center, and Drago's Seafood.
Veterans Boulevard is the contrasting commercial corridor; Greater New Orleans threads group Metairie with Lakeview, Gentilly, and Algiers as quieter than Uptown, Carrollton, or Black Pearl.
Getting around+U.S. News puts the average Metairie commute at about 18.92 minutes. Jefferson Parish is described as having less traffic and easier parking than New Orleans, with a more neighborhood-scale feel. Metairie sits just west of New Orleans and minutes from the French Quarter, bordered by Kenner to the west and Elmwood, Harahan, River Ridge, and Jefferson to the south. These sources do not name hospital campuses, bus or streetcar lines, or parking at medical centers.
U.S. News puts the average Metairie commute at about 18.92 minutes. Jefferson Parish is described as having less traffic and easier parking than New Orleans, with a more neighborhood-scale feel.
Metairie sits just west of New Orleans and minutes from the French Quarter, bordered by Kenner to the west and Elmwood, Harahan, River Ridge, and Jefferson to the south. These sources do not name hospital campuses, bus or streetcar lines, or parking at medical centers.
Outdoors+Lafreniere Park is Metairie's signature green space for walks and weekend time. Metairie Lakefront adds a walking path on Lake Pontchartrain, the community's northern border, crossed by the longest continuous bridge over water in the world. Jefferson Parish outdoor life includes swamp tours, kayaking, fishing, and birding, with Grand Isle as the farther beach destination. A short drive into New Orleans opens City Park (live oaks, Storyland, Carousel Gardens, Big Lake bike/kayak/pedal-boat rentals), Audubon Park jogging and picnic loops, Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge and the Madere Marsh Boardwalk, and Audubon Zoo.
Lafreniere Park is Metairie's signature green space for walks and weekend time. Metairie Lakefront adds a walking path on Lake Pontchartrain, the community's northern border, crossed by the longest continuous bridge over water in the world.
Jefferson Parish outdoor life includes swamp tours, kayaking, fishing, and birding, with Grand Isle as the farther beach destination. A short drive into New Orleans opens City Park (live oaks, Storyland, Carousel Gardens, Big Lake bike/kayak/pedal-boat rentals), Audubon Park jogging and picnic loops, Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge and the Madere Marsh Boardwalk, and Audubon Zoo.
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 Metairie
Metairie is New Orleans' largest suburb—an unincorporated Jefferson Parish community of roughly 137,000–144,000 on Lake Pontchartrain—for people who want Louisiana food, festivals, and a short hop to the French Quarter without the city's full intensity. About 13.5% of residents work in healthcare; typical commute is under 19 minutes, with easier parking and less traffic than New Orleans proper. Old Metairie is the walkable oak-lined premium pocket along Metairie Road; Palm Vista, Bucktown, and the Lakefront are the family lake belt, with a Pontchartrain path, Drago's Seafood, and Lakeside Shopping Center. Daily life runs through Lafreniere Park, Family Gras, the 1,000-seat Jefferson Performing Arts Center, and Bayou Oak Food Park. Haynes Academy and Old Metairie's schools are local draws; median homes sit around $300,000–$313,000, though Old Metairie averages far higher. Tradeoff: quieter, convenient, and festival-rich, with culture that is not in your face—you drive into the city when you want the volume.
