PT LPN-Respite Care Lenox
About this role
Job DetailsJob Location: New York, NY 10039Position Type: Part TimeEducation Level: High SchoolSalary Range: $27.00 - $31.25 HourlyTravel Percentage: NoneJob Shift: AnyJob Category: Nonprofit - Social Services
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) – Medical Respite Program
We are seeking a compassionate, organized, and clinically strong Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our Medical Respite Program on a part-time basis. This role supports residents in a short-term residential setting by providing direct nursing care, administering medications and treatments, monitoring health status, and helping promote a safe, respectful, and person-centered care environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an LPN who is committed to serving medically vulnerable individuals and working as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Why Join Us
Meaningful work supporting residents in a medical respite setting
Part-time schedule of 20 hours per week
Collaborative interdisciplinary care environment
Opportunity to contribute to continuity of care and recovery
Schedule
Tuesday and Thursday 4:30pm-8:30pm; Saturday and Sunday 10am-4pm (20 Hours)
Key Responsibilities
Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with medical orders, policy, and scope of practice
Monitor residents’ health status and promptly report changes in condition
Document care accurately, including medication administration, treatments, and nursing notes
Support admissions, transfers, and discharges, including health-related documentation and resident education
Provide routine nursing support, including vital signs, symptom monitoring, and basic treatment support
Follow infection prevention, safety, and resident care protocols
Collaborate with residents, families, providers, pharmacies, hospitals, and interdisciplinary staff
Qualifications
Qualifications
Current New York State Licensed Practical Nurse license required
Graduate of a state-approved practical nursing program
Experience in medical respite, residential care, shelter-based care, hospital, rehabilitation, long-term care, home care, or a similar clinical setting preferred
Experience with medication administration, wound and skin care, chronic disease support, and clinical documentation preferred
Strong communication, documentation, and teamwork skills
Commitment to resident dignity, confidentiality, and person-centered care
Comunilife is an EEO employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Company at a glance
For 37 years, Comunilife (started in 1989) has been committed to improving the quality of life and creating a healthier tomorrow for New Yorkers with special needs in the Hispanic and broader communities, by providing culturally competent health and human services and a continuum of affordable and supportive housing. In 2025, Comunilife met the needs of more than 4,000 low-income and vulnerable New Yorkers. Roughly 90% of our clients have incomes below the federal poverty line; 90% are African-American or Latino; and 50% have Spanish as their primary (or sole) language. All struggle with profound challenges, i.e. chronic homelessness; HIV/AIDS and other major medical issues; serious mental illnesses and substance abuse.
Comunilife’s affordable and supportive housing programs address the need for safe, affordable, service enriched housing for a low-income population that has difficulty maintaining stable housing. A majority of our housing clients have a history of homelessness and/or long-term hospitalizations. Many are living with mental illness, HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses. Comunilife has 2,829 apartments/units in 13 supportive residences, 3 low-income apartment buildings and 1,068 scatter site apartments in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan. Our Medical Respite program provides short-term supportive housing and case management services to multiply-challenged patients leaving hospital care without a viable home in which to recuperate.
Comunilife is a leader in the field of Latina adolescent suicide prevention. Our Life is Precious™ Program, which opened in 2008, provides non-clinical services to girls’ ages 12 to 17 in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Poughkeepsie, Yonkers, Hempstead, and Amsterdam. Activities include academic support, creative arts therapies, music lessons, wellness activities and concrete family services, are designed to reduce the risk factors associated with Latina adolescent suicide.
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