LPN

Job Description

Job Description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Complete quarterly nursing assessments and consumer-related paperwork.
• Assist in identifying consumers with complicated medical or psychiatric needs and provide appropriate level of nursing care within scope of program.
• Respond to consumer-specific needs such as teaching and support of medical conditions.
• Meet periodically with Treatment Team and program staff and management to provide and receive information about consumer progress.
• Maintain a consumer record and records system that would meet current regulations and HIPAA requirements.
• Communicate to staff when consumers have specific needs and changes.
• Coordinate and provide training for staff / consumers related to the needs of the consumers.
• Identify, respond to and follow-up with any medication variances that occur.
• Reports to or works in conjunction with waiver, RN.
• Assist staff and / or consumers with obtaining and following up with doctors / clinics refills when indicated.
• Obtain clarification from other providers regarding discrepancies and concerns.
• Review and approve medicals reports in Evolve.
• Offer and provide teaching and support related to any changes in medications.
• Participate in discharge planning when consumers enter a facility. Obtain discharge papers and medical records in a timely manner.
• Provide follow-up care to consumers after discharge / release from any facility.
• Maintain effective, cooperative communication within program as well as internal and external programs.
• Provide on-call support during non-business hours to staff reporting any consumer medication or medical concerns and assessing risk.
• Will attend in-service training sessions as required.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.
• Review HRSTS
• Monitor consumer appointments are completed on time.

Job Type : Full-time

Salary : $21.89 per hour

Weekly schedule :

Monday to Friday

License / Certification :

• LPN (Required)
6 days ago