Licensed Practical Nurse / LPN
About the role
We are hiring for: Licensed Practical Nurse / LPN Type: Regular. If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services! Provides prescribed medical treatment and personal care and services to persons with disabilities in residential homes and/or vocational centers at a single business location. Relies on knowledge, experience, and judgment to accomplish tasks in combination with clinical supervision from the registered nurse and direction from the Registered Nurse and/or Administrator. RHA helps individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes. For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.
Responsibilities
- Provide holistic nursing care to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Observe, assist with gathering health related data, and report the health needs or the people we support to the registered nurse
- Coordinate preventative and routine medical care for people supported
- Document nursing care provided
- Assist physicians with on-site medical clinics where applicable
- Provide health related trainings to unlicensed personnel according to state regulations
- Conduct medication pass observations in the home to ensure staff competency according to state regulations
- Conduct medication closest assessments
- Perform quality assurance checks and observations to ensure unlicensed personnel are performing health related tasks as assigned according to state regulations
- Observe for and report any abnormal health related findings to the physician
- Communicate with physicians, pharmacies, medical suppliers, and the Interdisciplinary Team
- Advocate for the people supported and assist with developing community supports to promote optimal health for the people supported
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited licensed nurse program
- Current LPN license with no restrictions to practice nursing
- Current CPR Certification or eligibility to certify for CPR
- Ability to communicate effectively with Interdisciplinary Team Members, as well as the people supported and their families
- Ability to work independently, be organized, and possess the ability to prioritize work tasks
- Physical requirements: ability to regularly lift 20 pounds; must be able to lift a minimum of 40 pounds; must be able to pull a minimum of 25 pounds; must be able to squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, climb, and stoop; must be able to regularly stand and walk; must be able to demonstrate proficiency in CPR from the floor level
- Vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision
- Must be able to communicate