Licensed Practical Nurse (Hiring Bonus $1,500.00)

Description

At Rise, we believe that everyone deserves opportunities to live a life filled with purpose and pride. In our employment, housing, and life-enrichment services, we support people to set and achieve their personal goals. As a nonprofit, every Rise team member is driven by our mission. That shared commitment is the foundation of a workplace that embraces a culture of learning and growth by offering extensive training, competitive salaries, and a fun work environment. We are an inspiring leader in disability services that wants to make a real difference in people’s lives!

Position Summary

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) will provide medical support services and organize the medical department and ensure compliance with 245D regulations. The LPN will also promote the inclusion of each person served within the community and provide training and support services to persons served. Support services include positive approaches to learning, systematic instruction, behavioral intervention, case management, and self-care interventions.

This position is ideal for an experienced LPN seeking daytime hours, a fixed Monday to Friday schedule, and weekends and major holidays off.

Essential Duties

Key Expectations

• Standards of Excellence Commitment: All Rise employees are expected to commit to, sign and follow-through on Rise’s Standards of Excellence. Refer to “Standards of Excellence Commitment” document. In the Employee Handbook.
• Person-Centered Practices: Learn and consistently perform person-centered practices: Identify those things that are important to people who receive support; implement strategies to assure they are present in day-to-day life. Identify areas where change can happen without permission. Act on those areas.
• Communication: All Rise employees are expected to communicate effectively with other staff, external stakeholders and people we serve in a respectful and timely manner. This includes but is not limited to reading and responding to email in a timely manner, answering and responding to phone calls and voicemails, foster open communication; listening to others; preparing professional written communications as needed.
• Safety: Participate in the development of a safe and healthy workplace. Comply with safety policies and procedures and adhere to safe work practices. Comply with state motor vehicle laws and regulations. Take reasonable care to ensure your own, co-workers and persons served safety and health. Report any hazards, injuries or illnesses immediately to your supervisor. Will not place others at risk by any act or omission or interfere with safety equipment. Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Communication – Speak clearly; listen to others; write effectively; establish relationships; act with integrity; establish trust.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with site contacts and maintain business partner’s expectations for productivity, quality, etc.
• Ensure medications and treatments are accurately administered according to physician’s orders and proper procedure.
• Complete documentation of medications administered, treatments provided, and individual illness/ injury is completed in a timely fashion.
• Ensure emergency health care needs are responded to appropriately and emergency medical care is sought as deemed necessary.
• Ensure new medication orders are communicated to program staff, as necessary.
• Ensure medical procedures are performed in accordance with physician orders, including gastronomy feedings.
• Under the supervision of the RN, will instruct staff in proper performance of medical procedures and will monitor compliance.
• Communicate clear, accurate, pertinent, and complete information regarding individuals health status/needs to staff, group homes, and to guardians according to program policies and procedures.
• In consultation with RN, make decisions and arrangements for individuals whom become ill during the workday.
• Carry out therapeutic aspects of programming (recommended by OT & PT) in the community and work setting.
• Provide case management services to assigned caseload. Including maintaining case records, providing active treatment, and maintaining regular communication with team members.
• Document Care Plan outcomes and objectives daily.
• Provide direct support for the individuals in this program including lifting and transferring adults to/from wheelchairs (two-person lifts) and assisting with personal cares.?
• Continually inspire personal growth in the people we support by working on personal goals and implementing person-centered practi