Job Description

Job description

Position:  Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Location:  Lehigh Valley, PA

Type:  Temporary to Permanent 

Pay Rate:  up to $32.50/HR

Open Shifts:

• Monday-Friday: 8:00am-4:00pm
• Saturday and Sunday: 8:00am-8:00pm or every other weekend
• Saturday and Sunday: 8:00pm-8:00am or every other weekend
• Monday-Friday: 3:00pm-11:00pm

 Description

Oversee and provide health care/wellness services (both chronic and acute) to consumers with intellectual disabilities in their community homes. Observe and monitor consumers for health status, dietary needs, and for known or possible medical/health/psychiatric problems or issues. Investigate, intervene, and communicate as required or warranted. Provide skilled and timely response and good medical judgment in emergency situations. Review, and as necessary, follow up on needed or required consumer medical and health-related information.  Licensed Practical Nurse ( LPN ) availability is required at the following sites:

Responsibilities:

• The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) works from a recovery framework within the team providing health and wellness care, medication education, group psycho-education, therapeutic interventions (evidenced-based practices preferred), cultural competence, and trauma-informed care to help individuals obtain their recovery goals.
• Provision of assistance to residents who are unable to self-administer medication. Supervised self-administered medication when indicated. Injection of medication when prescribed. Participation in the education of residents regarding their medications, including assisting residents who are unable to self-administer medication to become able to do so.
• Participation in multi-disciplinary treatment team meetings as assigned.
• Participation in Quality Improvement Program as assigned.
• Timely reporting of all crises and unusual incidents to the Nurse Manager and Program Director (Immediately if indicated; otherwise within 24 hours). Immediate reporting of psychiatric and medical crises to the Psychiatrist.
• Compliance with all internal and external requirements and regulations regarding record keeping and recording.
• Observance of Universal Precautions in administering medications, disposing of needles, handling waste products, etc.
• Provision of direct service to residents, including assistance with personal hygiene, bathing/showering, and all other tasks of daily living as needed.
• Leading activities with residents, including educational, social, and leisure programs for which residents’ input is elicited. Participating in community integration activities as needed.
• Regular and relevant documentation in clinical chart and utilizes other designated forms.
• Attendance at all meetings and training sessions as assigned.
• Reporting of all non-emergent shift and shift personnel problems to Nurse Manager and/or Program Director in a timely and accurate manner.
• In the event of a staff call out, works to secure appropriate coverage via existing team members or other contracted/approved temporary staff organizations.

 Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear others and accurately interpret speech and sounds. Frequently required to stand; walk; climb and descend stairs. Required to use hands and arms to reach, hold and carry objects. Required to sit; stand, maintain balance; occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception & ability to adjust optical focus for reading, driving, general observation, and all safety needs.

LPN Requirements:

• LPN + at least 2 years MH experience preferred.
• Must have the current nursing license required;
• Valid driver’s license required
• Must have own transportation 
• Position requires occasional lifting, and transferring of individuals with an average weight of 150 pounds.

Skills Required:

The Licensed Practical Nurse must have excellent verbal/written communication skills and work well with people; good, creative problem-solving skills; excellent clinical nursing skills including assessment, knowledge of behavioral health systems, and community resources; ability to work independently, and be flexible/adaptive in handling changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment; computer skills required. 

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