Licensed Practical Nurse

Elwyn; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Paid Time Off

Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision

Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay

Paid On-the-Job Training

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Advancement Opportunities

Flexible Schedules

Retirement Savings Plan

Job summary

Elwyn's nursing services support residents in Elwyn's residential programs and community services. The LPN delivers medical case management, medication administration, routine and emergency care, and nursing care planning within a multidisciplinary team.

As an LPN in Pennsylvania, you will follow the health care manager's guidance while aligning with Elwyn's standards and policies, ensuring compassionate, competent care for individuals with developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice as LPN in Pennsylvania.
• Current CPR certification.
• Completion of physical assessment course.
• Good interpersonal skills; experience with developmental disabilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide normalized, empathetic, therapeutic and preventative nursing care to clients in an assigned interdisciplinary setting.
• Work with the resident's Primary Care Physician and an interdisciplinary team.
• Perform duties within the scope of the Pennsylvania Practical Nurse Law and Elwyn policies.

Skills

CPR

Interpersonal skills

Physical assessment

Education

LPN licensed in PA

Job description

Overview

Join a Team That Changes Lives

For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we’re here to create real change – helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.

Now, we’re looking for passionate team members to join us. Here, your work will change lives – including your own. You’ll make an impact every day, find purpose in what you do, and grow in a career that truly matters.

At Elwyn, we take care of you while you care for others. We offer:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
• Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay
• Paid On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
• Flexible Schedules
• Retirement Savings Plan

Job Description

Elwyn' s Nursing services are provided for those individuals who live either in Elwyn's residential programs, including Media Campus, or in Community Residential Services in Delaware, Chester and Philadelphia counties. The nursing team is led by a Health Care Coordinator who works in conjunction with the resident's Primary Care Physician and an interdisciplinary team to ensure that the residents are living a healthy life. If necessary, 24-hour nursing care can be provided, and decreasing levels of service are available to residents who function more independently.

Nursing services at Elwyn include:

• Medical case management
• Medication administration
• Routine and emergency care
• Nursing care planning and assessments
• Treatment as ordered by the Primary Care Physician

PRIMARY FUNCTION

As a member of interdisciplinary team, the nurse provides normalized, empathetic, therapeutic and preventative nursing care to clients in an assigned interdisciplinary setting at Elwyn within the scope of the Pennsylvania Practical Nurse Law and in accordance with Pennsylvania DPW Department of Health's standards, IOC, and Elwyn's policies and procedures. Performs the following duties which are within your ability, training, license to perform.

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR – The Licensed Practical Nurse reports clinically to: the Department of Nursing, Health Care Manager; Administratively to Assigned Residential Unit, Residential Unit Manager.

CONTACTS – Elwyn personnel, Medical/Dental staff, clients, families, agency staff, visitors, and community agencies.

EDUCATION – Licensed to practice as LPN in Pennsylvania.

EXPERIENCE – Minimum of one year clinical experience in an acute care hospital, current CPR, completion of physical assessment course, history of good interpersonal skills, experience in developmental disabilities preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS – Ability to work in variety of environments and settings, flexible hours. Exposed to body wastes, discharges, odors and noises.

HAZARDS – Occasional exposure to hazards which may cause serious illness or injury (instruments, equipment, body waste, and infectious diseases).

Equal Opportunity Employer

Elwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Elwyn does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, pregnancy status, medical condition, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, sexual orientation or identity, age, national origin, citizenship, handicap status, marital or family status, mental or physical disability, perceived disability, military or veteran status, political activities or affiliations, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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