PRN Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Location: Jackson, TN – Ingram Home
Employment Type: PRN (as needed)
Compensation: $27.50 per hour
About the Role
Provide professional care to service users aimed at preventing disease and maintaining good health. Join our team to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and those facing mental health and substance use challenges.
Responsibilities
- Provide holistic nursing care to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Assist the Registered Nurse in delivering quality nursing services to persons supported
- Provide health-related training to unlicensed personnel
- Administer medications and treatments or assist the person supported with medication administration
- Assist with ensuring preventative and routine medical appointments are scheduled
- Conduct medication closet assessments
- Collect health-related data
- 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
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited licensed nurse program
- Current nursing license with no restrictions to practice nursing
- Current CPR Certification or eligibility to obtain certification
- Ability to communicate effectively with Interdisciplinary Team Members, the people supported, and their families
- Ability to work independently, be organized, and prioritize work tasks
Physical Requirements
- Ability to regularly lift 20 pounds and lift a minimum of 40 pounds
- Ability to pull a minimum of 25 pounds
- Ability to squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, climb, and stoop
- Ability to regularly stand and walk
- Proficiency in CPR from the floor level
- Vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision
- Ability to communicate effectively
Benefits
- Payactiv: Early access to the money you’ve earned from hours already worked, before payday
- Employee perks and discount program: Savings on various products and services
- Paid Time Off: Available for full-time employees only
- Health/Insurance: Available for full-time employees only
- 401(k) retirement savings program
- Wellbeing Programs: Physical, emotional, and financial support
- Chronic Disease management programs: For hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
- Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities
Note: Contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for the above benefits.
Pre-Employment Screening
- Complete criminal background check
- Name checked in the 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)
- For positions requiring driving: Proof of driver’s license, driver’s insurance, and vehicle
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.