WhiteBird2

I was wondering if anyone in Pennsylvania would be able to answer my question. I am an RN who LOVES LTC/ Assisted Living. I worked as a CNA for 6 years and loved it. Now that I am an RN all of the jobs in LTC that I get are management/administrative. I want to perform the job duties of at least an LPN because then I can be with the residents and patients a lot more. Do I have to go back to an LPN school or take the LPN exam? Can I be hired as an LPN while only holding an RN license (I would still be held to the standard of an RN though I think but I just want the job of an LPN)? I contacted the state board and they said find this info on our website and my husband, who is an RN also, searched and searched and cannot find anything.

Thanks everyone! Your advice is the same my family has been telling me. I suppose I could get a PRN hospital job to keep up/ train for new skills. I am in a management position because I worked for the company for 5 years and when I graduated RN school last year the person in my position was let go. So I am lacking in hands on skills but training and teaching about/ working with Alzheimers patients is my passion. I love what I do. I am just unsure of what would happen if my company would go out of business what I would be able to do without on the floor experience.

Right now I am working the perfect job as a Resident Service's Director at a senior living facility. I am essentially the Director of Nursing and I help train and teach new employees. I also do some nursing tasks. I work m-f 8-430 and no holidays or weekends and it is across the street from my house. The problem is I just graduated RN school last May and I don't have a job that offers hands on experience. I love my job but everyone tells me everyday that I am wasting my time. I have some interviews lined up for hospital jobs but it makes me sad thinking about leaving my dream job and schedule. I also have 2 children so the schedule and distance are so great and I won't see a job like that in nursing for a long time. So I guess I am just looking for advice from seasoned professionals.