RN/LPN Complex Medical Home (PRN)

ChildServe; Johnston (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

ChildServe in Johnston, Iowa is seeking a dedicated RN or LPN to provide professional nursing care in a supportive, home-like environment. You'll work closely with residents to enhance their independence and quality of life, offering nursing oversight and participating in meaningful activities.

This role requires a valid nursing license in Iowa, BLS certification, and a commitment to effective communication with residents and staff. ChildServe is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.

Qualifications

• Current valid license as a RN or LPN in Iowa.
• Active BLS from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs, be mobile within the clinic areas, and frequently bend, lift, reach, and stand.
• Must be willing to obtain chauffeur's license.
• Ability to communicate effectively in (or through) reading, writing and speaking the English language.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a full range of nursing care based on the nursing process.
• Provide oversight of medical care and training to staff and families.
• Communicate effectively with all parties involved in resident care.
• Assist residents in personal care and life skills.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with colleagues.

Skills

Effective communication

Nursing care

Interpersonal relationships

Education

Current valid license as a RN or LPN in Iowa

Active BLS from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross

Job description

Our complex medical home offers a warm, nurturing space for children and young adults needing around-the-clock medical care. Featuring a spacious, home-like environment, caring staff, and a focus on community involvement and recreational activities, we create an inviting place where individuals with special healthcare needs can thrive. As an RN or LPN in this home, you will provide professional nursing care while supporting residents with personal care and skill development. With low patient ratios, you’ll have the chance to build meaningful connections and participate in enjoyable activities that enhance the lives of those we serve.

Schedule

PRN

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Within the nursing scope of practice, physician’s orders, and the resident’s care plan, makes decisions and delivers a full range of nursing care based on the fundamentals of the nursing process and maintains accurate, completed, and timely records as defined by nursing standards of practice and ChildServe policies and procedures.
• Provides nursing oversight of the medical care delivered by RA/CMA and training to resident, families, and staff as needed to help advance the skills and knowledge of all people associated with a resident’s care delivery.
• Communicates effectively, respectfully, and professionally with residents, physicians, families, school personnel, ChildServe staff, and others to assure assigned resident’s care needs are assessed, communicated, and met. Communication style establishes and maintains positive relationships.
• Assists the residents in becoming as independent as possible in personal cares, preparing meals, caring for the household, and other life skills areas.
• Interacts with coworkers based on mutual respect and trust and establishes and maintains positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues, supervisors, and ChildServe.

What You’ll Need

• Current valid license as a RN or LPN in Iowa.
• Active BLS from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs, be mobile within the clinic areas, and frequently bend, lift, reach, and stand.
• Must be willing to obtain chauffeurs license.
• Ability to communicate effectively in (or through) reading, writing and speaking the English language.

Child Serve is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

Child Serve is an Equal Opportunity Employer.