Full-Time, Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM (No weekends or holidays)
WHO ARE WE?
Come join our dedicated team at South Port Square, a wonderful place to work! South Port Square is a 40-acre campus in Port Charlotte close to Charlotte Harbor and Punta Gorda and is one of Florida’s best kept secrets! You’ll join a team with a strong work ethic, with management and co-workers who want to make a positive impact on our residents’ lives. These extraordinary leaders and role models will help you craft a long, satisfying, and fruitful senior living career at South Port Square. For over 30 years, South Port Square has been addressing the growing needs of the retiring and senior communities. Today, South Port Square is one of twelve retirement communities in Florida managed by LCS, the nation’s leading developer and manager of senior living communities. We continually strive to create an environment of trust and transparency by helping employees find a sense of purpose in their job and achieve their highest potential while providing hospitality to those who work and live at South Port Square. #Clinical
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Wellness Nurse is responsible for providing nursing triage, health education, and risk reduction strategies to maximize the resident’s health and quality of life as defined by the 8 Dimensions of Wellness.
Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a Wellness Nurse:
- Assists residents in achieving their health and wellness goals, within the framework of the 8 Dimensions of Wellness, personal choice, and mind-body-spirit.
- Provides support strategies and referrals for services to improve resident outcomes for chronic disease management and acute illness or injury. Acts as a resource for options and choices related to supportive strategies to improve health, function, and lifestyle. Develops a referral network of service providers in and outside the community in tandem with the Director of Resident Services.
- Participates in the collaborative care weekly meeting. Communicates and collaborates with the multi-disciplinary team to strategize for optimal resident outcomes, campus flow, and occupancy.
- Oversees the post-acute discharge planning and follow-up support process. Collaborates with health center and hospital staff to coordinate admissions, transfers, and discharges.
- When on duty, attends to medical emergency calls and partners with residents to prevent further incidents through risk reduction strategies. Completes incident reports as per community protocol.
- Provides annual updates for medical demographic information and advance directives.
- Organizes and facilitates vaccination clinics.
- Encourages utilization and supports provision of service with on-site healthcare practitioners.
- Partners with Community Life Director and Resident Services Director to plan, implement and evaluate Wellness Programming, health screenings, and health education opportunities.
- Pro-actively builds relationships with residents and seeks to establish trust, respect, and connection.
- Communicates effectively with families and staff. Fosters and drives measures to improve community culture.
- Maintains records appropriate for independent living and assures confidentiality of all resident information contained therein.
- Attends in-service training and educational sessions as assigned.
- Strives to achieve high levels of resident satisfaction. Uses sound judgement and strong organizational skills.
- Other duties as assigned by the Resident Services Director.
Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:
- Active LPN license for applicable state.
- Three years of experience in a related organization preferred.
- Has excellent observation and communication skills- both written and verbal.
- Is self-directed with the ability to work with little supervision.
- Is flexible and cooperative in fulfilling obligations.
- Ability to problem-solve, make ethical recommendations, and define appropriate boundaries.
- Complies with accepted professional standards and practice.
- Must be comfortable with using computers and have basic skills with computer platforms such as Word and Excel.
What We Offer:
- 401K with employer match
- Dental Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Daily Pay
- Extraordinary Rewards Program
- Fun, caring, inclusive work environment!
Many roles in the community may require that we ask about your vaccination status. This could include MMR, chicken pox, hepatitis, flu, and COVID-19 vaccine status.
Full Time No Weekends or Holidays
Salary: From $26.00 per hour
If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate, senior care professional who is passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply, we'd love to get to know you!
Background Screening Requirement: This position requires background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. For more information, please visit: https://info.flclearinghouse.com.
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Skills Required
- Active LPN license for the applicable state
- Three years of experience in a related organization
- Excellent written and verbal observation and communication skills
- Ability to work independently with little supervision
- Flexibility and cooperation in fulfilling obligations
- Ability to problem-solve, make ethical recommendations, and define appropriate boundaries
- Compliance with accepted professional standards and practices
- Comfort using computers, including basic Microsoft Word and Excel skills
- Background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse
Vi Living Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vi Living and has not been reviewed or approved by Vi Living.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage is complemented by optional protections such as life, disability, accident/critical illness, and hospital indemnity, plus access to mental‑health resources. Coverage typically begins the first day of the month after hire, reinforcing strong baseline healthcare support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, paid holidays, sick time where applicable, bereavement, jury duty, parental bonding, and caregiving leave create a broad time‑off portfolio. Some locations add paid volunteer time and anniversary holidays, extending flexibility for time away.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match anchors retirement readiness, supported by tools like FSAs and commuter benefits that aid overall financial planning. Access to a credit union and early wage access provide additional day‑to‑day financial support within the total rewards mix.
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What We Do
Vi is dedicated to providing quality environments, services, and programs to enrich the lives of older adults. Our goal is for our residents to continually experience the finest in senior living. Throughout Vi’s history, we have maintained our commitment to not only help seniors live independent lives on their terms, but also provide a nurturing environment for our employees to build fulfilling careers of service and care. Today, we support more than 2,900 employees in our corporate and community offices who are deeply committed to the care of our residents. The future success of Vi depends on maintaining a standard of excellence in all phases of resident services and relations.
Why Work With Us
At Vi, we go beyond words; respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion are the foundations of our culture. We're devoted to fostering an environment where every employee feels a genuine sense of belonging, appreciation, and empowerment.
