LPN - Children's Residential

Oaks Integrated Care; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 35,817 - 38,572; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity for personal and career growth

Team-oriented environment

Supplemental Income

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join their children's residential program. The LPN will monitor and administer medication to adolescents with developmental disabilities, provide training to staff and families, and assess youths' conditions. The role includes completing nursing assessments, participating in treatment plan development, and ensuring health education. Candidates must have a valid NJ LPN license and three years of nursing experience with children. This position offers competitive pay and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Must have NJ Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) License.
• Three years of nursing experience with children.
• Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Complete nursing assessment report within 24 hours.
• Provide medication monitoring and emergency evaluations.
• Administer medications and provide educational support.
• Travel to three group homes within a 10-mile radius.

Skills

Medication education communication

Teaching coping skills

Advocacy for consumers

Crisis intervention

Education

NJ Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) License

3 years nursing experience with children

Job description

Pay or shift range: $26 USD to $28 USD. The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

Join our team today and immerse yourself in a rewarding career for years to come!

As an LPN, you will work within our children's residential program located in Burlington County, New Jersey. The children's residential programs provides a structured, safe environment for co-ed adolescents, ages 14-19 with developmental disabilities/mental illness.

The qualified candidate should have familiarity with medication and uses; ability to communicate medication education to staff; ability to teach coping skills and maintain trust; understand negative impact of mental illness and developmental disabilities; and have the ability to be an advocate for consumers.

Responsibilities:

• Complete nursing assessment report within 24 hours
• Provide medication monitoring
• Provide emergency evaluation as needed
• Participate in the development and revision of Treatment Plans
• Provide training to staff, consumers, and family members
• Administer medications
• Assess youth condition under direction of the APN and RN
• Provide educational and support to direct care staff on medication administration and side effects
• Provide injections of medication as needed and prescribed by physicians
• Provide weekly health, hygiene, and sex education to youth
• Monitor for accuracy of and confirm physician’s orders
• Coordinate and provide on-going assessments
• Assist in crisis intervention situations as needed
• Face to face health care monitoring
• Collaborate with healthcare providers
• Complete supporting documentation for all of the above duties
• Provide on call support 24 hours for emergencies
• Travel to 3 group homes within a 10 mile radius
• Supplemental Income
• Opportunity for personal and career growth, including supervision towards professional licensure for eligible candidates
• Team-oriented environment – we practice the FISH! Philosophy

Qualifications:

NJ Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) License;

3 years’ nursing experience with children

• Valid driver’s license.

All positions require a valid driver’s license in good standing and pre-employment drug screening. Oaks Integrated Care considers applicants for all positions without regard to: race; color; religion; sex; national origin; age; sexual orientation; marital or veteran status; the presence of a medical condition, genetic information or handicap, unrelated to performing the tasks of the job; or any other legally protected status.

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