Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

Schaffner L.Y.F.E. Center is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to join our team! The ideal candidate for this position should be experienced in nursing with an emphasis on child and adolescent needs.

Responsibilities :

• Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available
• Diligently oversee medication administration processes according to regulatory requirements
• Provide overall nursing administration to staff in the administration of medication or treatment to clients in residential services
• Provide on-call services for Residential nursing and / or medication management services
• Will assure staff remain updated with client medical information
• Will ensure all nursing / medical supplies are ordered and maintained as required
• Will oversee and / or assist in the development and / or revision of nursing and health related policies and procedures.
• Develops and presents medication monitoring training to direct support staff as needed
• Responsible for preventing client abuse by adhering to all policies and procedures, attending periodic training, reporting suspicious and inappropriate behavior, and following mandatory abuse reporting requirements
• Monitor chronic health conditions of residents
• Attendance at meetings per prior arrangement, and participation as an interdisciplinary team member
• Ensuring that all relevant organization policies, procedures, and practices continually meet regulatory, licensure, and accreditation standards concerning storage, dispensing, administration, and disposal of medications
• Closely monitor supply of all residents’ medication to ensure adequate supply. Obtain refills from the pharmacy as necessary to prevent lapses in medications
• Meet with residents as needed to ensure all medical needs are being addressed
• Providing trainings as necessary including, but not limited to, infection control, first aid, CPR, medication administration, and agency medical policies and procedures, medical emergencies, recognition of common medical issues, hygiene, handling of special medical needs, poison control, and communicable diseases
• Provide training to the residential staff on all medications, including reason for prescribing, side effects, desired outcomes, and dosage information
• Provide staff training on individual medical needs that residents have, i.e. asthma, allergies, etc
• Providing or arranging for staff trainings on specific client health issues as related to the needs of specific clients.

Ex : diabetes, epilepsy, scabies, lice, etc.)

• Review staff medical documentation and review medication error reports
• Provides weekly report to the Director regarding refills, dosage and changes in prescription.

Qualifications :

• Minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Nursing, (Bachelor’s Degree preferred)
• Currently licensed to practice by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• A valid Pennsylvania driver's license and insurance
• Must receive child abuse, FBI, and Pennsylvania State Police criminal background clearance
• 4+ years of previous experience as an LPN (preferred)

Skills and Knowledge :

• Critical thinking skills-uses a logical systematic method for organizing and analyzing information
• Communication skills-verbal and non-verbal communication in both telephone and face-to-face contacts
• Ability to collaborate with others to bring about the best client outcomes
• Demonstrates knowledge of community resources
• Ability to complete paperwork in a timely manner
• Practices excellent organizational skills
• Practices and models conflict resolution skills
• Ability to collect and analyze outcome data
• Demonstrates cultural sensitivity to LYFE’s clients and families
• Knowledge of and adherence to current confidentiality practices
• Ability to develop and maintain relevant networks of key contacts
• Adept prioritization and time management abilities
• Ability to maintain composure in the face of unexpected challenges, surprises and trying circumstances

Company Description

L.Y.F.E. promotes respect and positive behavior with all residents who enter the Shelter Program. Residents are encouraged to perform self-calming techniques any time he or she feels the onset of out-of-control behavior.

Inform your child’s case manager of ways they have to calm themselves so that he / she may inform the Direct Care Staff.

Our Community Commitments outline the positive, neutral, and negative behaviors that may occur. Positive behaviors are those actions that promote our commitments and safety.

Neutral behaviors are those that have little to no consequence to yourself or others in a good or bad way. The majority of behaviors anyone does is typically neutral.

Negative behaviors are those that work against our commitments or safety.

Company Description

L.Y.F.E. promotes respect and positive behavior with all residents who enter the Shelter Program. Residents are encouraged to perform self-calming techniques any time he or she feels the onset of out-of-control behavior.

Inform your child’s case manager of ways they have to calm themselves so that he / she may inform the Direct Care Staff.

r n r nOur Community Commitments outline the positive, neutral, and negative behaviors that may occur. Positive behaviors are those actions that promote our commitments and safety.

Neutral behaviors are those that have little to no consequence to yourself or others in a good or bad way. The majority of behaviors anyone does is typically neutral.

Negative behaviors are those that work against our commitments or safety.