LPN Direct Care - I/DD Residential

ACCES Employment; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group in Poughkeepsie, NY seeks a Licensed Practical Nurse to support individuals with IDD in an IRA setting. The role involves health monitoring, medication administration, and coordinating medical care.

You will work with direct support professionals, document in eVero and QuickMar, assist with ADLs, nutrition, wound care, and ensure a safe environment.

Schedule: Sundays-Thursday 8am-4pm; Pay rate: $29.50/hour; 40 hours per week.

Qualifications

• LPN license in New York state.

Responsibilities

• Monitor health status and vital signs; report changes to RN/physician.

Skills

Health monitoring

Medication administration

Documentation

Nutrition management

Wound care

Direct care

ADLs support

Life plan participation

DSP training

Safety protocols

Transportation

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse

IDD population experience

Tools

eVero

QuickMar

Job description

Location: Poughkeepsie, NY

Pay Rate: $29.50 per hour

Hours: Sunday-Thursday 8:00AM-4:00PM (40hrs.)

OVERVIEW OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position will work in an Individualized Residential Alternative (IRA) setting where they will monitor health status, administer medications, and perform specialized medical treatments in a home-like setting. This position will work alongside direct support professionals where they will be part of the daily staff to individual staffing ratio sharing other daily residential duties.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

• Health Monitoring: Regularly check vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration) and observe for changes in condition, reporting findings to an RN or physician.

• Medication Administration: Administer daily oral medications, injections, g-tube/j-tube feedings (as assigned), and provide treatments as prescribed. Follow all AMAP procedures and guidelines including checking for expired medications and items are stored correctly

• Medical appointments: coordinate and attend medical appointments to ensure the highest quality of care for individuals. Complete all follow up to any appointments the LPN in ration attends.

• Documentation: Maintain accurate, up-to-date documentation in eVero and QuickMar including DA logs, medication administration records (MAR), nurse’s notes, encounters, and medical reports.

• Nutrition: Assist with creating menus, cooking healthy meals and portion control.

• Wound Care: Complete wound care as needed, turning and positioning, and check adaptive equipment.

• Direct care/ADLS : Assist individuals with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) such as personal hygiene, bathing, dressing, feeding and nail care. (Core Competency 4,5)

• Person Centered Planning: Attend Life Plan and clinical meetings.

• Training: Train Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) in health-related tasks, medication administration, and safety protocols.

• Safe Environment : Maintain a safe, clean environment by following universal precautions. Ensures the overall safety of individuals, colleagues and self (Core Competency 5).

• OPWDD certifications : Become certified and maintain all required ratio ready trainings.

• Advocacy - assists individuals with achieving desired personal outcomes. (Core Competency 1)

• Household Maintenance: ensures routine household maintenance gets completed as needed, which may include meal preparation, leaning, laundry, etc. (Core Competency 5, 6).

• Independent Living Skills Development - helps individuals develop skills needed to decrease support needed from others and increase independence (Core Competency 6).

• Mentor- serves as a role model, demonstrating appropriate social interactions and implementing approved crisis intervention techniques and strategies as needed (Core Competency 3).

• Transportation - provides transportation for to various sites in the community utilizing an agency vehicle (Core Competency 7).

• Maintains LPN licensure

• Performs other duties as needed or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES:

• Licensed Practical Nurse

• 2-5 years of previous nursing experience with IDD individuals with co-occurring behavioral health challenges or hospital nursing and/or nursing home experience.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Self - Starter

• Strong organizational skills

• Excellent problem solving and time management skills

• Assist in instructing staff in medical procedures and healthy lifestyle

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Licensed Practical Nurse

• 2-5 years of previous nursing experience with IDD population or hospital nursing and/or nursing home experience.

• Experience as direct support professional preferred.
  

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:

• Must be capable to sit or stand in front of a computer for long-periods of time

• Able to work in open space floor plan

• Must be capable to move throughout work day and follow people served throughout community

• Work alongside co-workers within 3 feet

• Must be able to move in tight spaces

• Occasional lifting of 25 pounds or more