Part-Time / Licensed Practical Nurse / LPN
About the Role
We are seeking an outgoing and energetic Licensed Practical Nurse who wants to make a difference in the lives of others. As a nurse with RHA, you will have an opportunity to practice holistic nursing and to positively impact the lives of others by providing healthcare oversight and monitoring for the people we serve. To provide professional care to service users, aimed at preventing disease and maintaining good health care.
Pay
$30.42/hr
Schedule
Every weekend, 8a–8p
Responsibilities
- Provide health-related training to the staff and people supported
- Provide routine nursing assessments
- Assist with ensuring preventative and routine medical appointments are scheduled
- Be an active participant in each individual's person-centered plan to help them reach their fullest potential
- Interact with staff at the RHA office as well as in the residential homes
- Assist RN and professional staff in delivering quality nursing services to persons supported
- Administer specified medications
- Remove expired medications from circulation and access
- Take historical information and record persons' supported vital signs
- Observe person's supported mannerisms and report adverse reactions to medication or treatment as needed
- Advocate for individuals with IDD
- Participate as an intricate part of the interdisciplinary team for the people we support
- Demonstrate excellent listening and communication skills, pick up on nonverbal communication, and be eager to work on nonstandard nursing assignments
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited nursing program
- Valid state Licensed Practical Nurse certification
- Experience working with individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities preferred
- Valid driver's license and auto insurance
- Ability to lift between 20 and 50 pounds and provide CPR after certification
- Ability to pass a background check and drug screen
- Ability to remain calm in crisis situations
Pre-Employment Screening
- Complete criminal background
- Name checked in the registries (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
- Drug testing
- Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements
- Proof of employment history or references (if required)
- Positions that require driving: Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals
Benefits
- Payactiv: early access to the money you've earned from hours you've already worked, before payday!
- Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
- Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
- Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
- 401(k) retirement savings program
- Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
- Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
- Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities
- Contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits
About RHA
At RHA Health Services, we help 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.
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