LPN Direct Care - I/DD Residential

About the role

This position is located in Poughkeepsie, NY and offers a pay rate of $29.50 per hour, working Sunday-Thursday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (40 hours per week).

Responsibilities

• Health Monitoring: Regularly check vital signs and observe for changes in condition, reporting findings to an RN or physician.
• Meditation Administration: Administer daily oral medications, injections, g-tube/j-tube feedings (as assigned), and provide treatments as prescribed.
• Follow all AMAP procedures and guidelines including checking for expired medications and storing items correctly.
• Coordinate and attend medical appointments to ensure the highest quality of care for individuals.
• Complete all follow-up to appointments attended by the LPN in charge.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date documentation in eVero and QuickMar including DA logs, MAR, nurse’s notes, encounters, and medical reports.
• Nutrition: Assist with creating menus, cooking healthy meals and portion control.
• Wound Care: Complete wound care as needed, turning and positioning, and check adaptive equipment.
• Direct Care/ADLS: Assist individuals with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) such as personal hygiene, bathing, dressing, feeding, and nail care.
• Person-Centered Planning: Attend Life Plan and clinical meetings.
• Training: Train Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) in health-related tasks, medication administration, and safety protocols.
• Safe Environment: Maintain a safe, clean environment by following universal precautions and ensuring the overall safety of individuals, colleagues, and self.
• OPWDD certifications: Become certified and maintain all required trainings.
• Advocacy: Assists individuals with achieving desired personal outcomes.
• Household Maintenance: Ensures routine household maintenance gets completed as needed, which may include meal preparation, cleaning, etc.
• Independent Living Skills Development: Helps individuals develop skills needed to decrease support needed from others and increase independence.
• Mentor: Serves as a role model, demonstrating appropriate social interactions and implementing approved crisis intervention techniques and strategies as needed.
• Transportation: Provides transportation for to various sites in the community utilizing an agency vehicle.
• Maintains LPN licensure.
• Performs other duties as needed or assigned.

Requirements

• Licensed Practical Nurse with 2-5 years of previous nursing experience with IDD individuals or hospital nursing and/or nursing home experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter with strong organizational skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and time management skills.
• Experience as a direct support professional preferred.

Qualifications

• Physical characteristics: Must be capable of sitting or standing for long periods, moving throughout the workday, and working in an open space floor plan. Ability to lift 25 pounds or more occasionally.

Attributes

• Ability to work in close proximity to co-workers within 3 feet.
• Capable of moving in tight spaces.