Schedule is: 40 hours-Monday 1p-9p, Tuesday 8a-4p, Wednesday 1-9p, Thursday 8a-4p, Friday 11a-7p
Starting pay is $35/hour, weekend shift differentials available. $3,000 sign-on bonus paid at 60, 90, 120 days!
LifeStream is an equal-opportunity employer.
SUMMARY
- Reports to and works under the supervision of the Residential Coordinator of the assigned home/s for day to day duties. Reports to and works under the supervision of the RN Coordinator for clinical duties. Responsible for ensuring the delivery of quality health care for individuals supported in agency programs. Coordinates health care and health maintenance, providing in-services to staff, and being a medical resource to them as well. The LPN will encourage and facilitate participant choice and support those choices using all available resources.
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- Responsibilities
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- LEAD
- LPN: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions to include the following:
1. Health Care Coordination
- Assess all individual’s medical regimes to ensure that all individuals are referred for and receive health services, which will maximize health and safety.
- Ensures that all consumers are referred for and receive services which assist with achieving set goals and maximize physical and emotional well-being.
- Provide direct care duties to maintain the highest level of care standards.
- Maintenance of medical charts, medication ordering regime and other medical supply inventory
- 2. Training
- Identify areas of clinical development needed for program staff and coordinate trainings to address any needs identified.
- Participate in the training of new LPN hires per the discretion of RN, consistent with Nurse Mentorship Program.
- 3. Quality Assurance
- Attend all required meetings and maintain required licensures.
- Coordinate health care needs of individuals served and assure that delivery of these services occurs in a timely fashion.
- Work scheduled floor hours.
- Accompany all consumers to doctor’s appointments when needed.
- Review medication administration systems on a monthly basis with the development of an action plan, to be completed with Residential Manager in a timely manner.
- 4. Administrative
- Ensure that all required medical documentation is completed within a timely fashion and according to established guidelines and reflect the progress and interest of each individual served.
- Maintain open and effective communication with DDS/MRC Service Coordinators, parents, guardians, employees, other managers, vendors, and community.
- Effective communication of all programs needs reported to Residential Coordinator and Nursing Coordinator in a timely manner.
- Report any suspicions of abuse or neglect to DPPC as a mandated reporter.
A full Lead LPN job description is available upon interview.
