LPN - 20 hours

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Administer prescribed medication and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques.
• Observe individuals, record significant conditions and reactions, and notify health care supervisor, program director, guardian, residential provider, and if necessary PCP of individual’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
• Respond to life saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.
• Take temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and or other vital signs to detect deviations and assess condition of individuals.
• Explain procedures and treatments to individuals to gain cooperation, understanding, and minimize apprehension.
• Maintain awareness of comfort and safety needs of individuals.
• Participate in department or program quality improvement activities.
• Arrange for orientation of newly hired staff concerning agency policy and procedures related to individual medical needs including toileting protocols, feeding protocols, special dietary needs, physical disabilities/medical concerns, and/or other medically necessary policies specific to the program or the individual.
• Participate in the Positive Behavior Support initiative and complete the Quality Behavior Curriculum.
• Participate in the RSP/Clinical Assessment process in cooperation with the core professional interdisciplinary team.
• Maintain updated information relative to each member’s current medications, PRN’s, side effects, diagnosis, annual physical, immunizations, physician’s authorizations, orders and treatments.
• Cooperate and interact with co-workers, clients, volunteers, and funders in a collaborative, courteous, empathic, and professional manner.
• Demonstrate willingness and ability to be part of team effort.
• Adhere to agency safety standards.
• Perform additional duties, or substitute for others as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Current LPN License.
• Minimum of one-year related experience.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and the internet.
• Successful completion of all state and agency mandated trainings including medication administration rules and regulations.
• Must be willing to authorize a Criminal History Background Check (CORI) and release of information concerning Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC), Department of Developmental Services (DDS), and other agencies.
• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands/fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop down, knee, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.

PAY

$5,000 Sign on Bonus for New Full Time LPN Hires!