RN/LPN Medically Complex Home (Full-Time)

ChildServe; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement with company match

Generous PTO accrual

PTO front-loaded 16 hours

Job summary

ChildServe in Des Moines, IA, is seeking an RN/LPN to provide professional nursing care to residents with personal care and skill development. With low patient ratios, you will build meaningful connections and participate in activities that enhance residents' lives.

This complex medical home emphasizes a warm, home-like environment, a supportive team, and community involvement. The role offers schedule consistency and opportunities to advance nursing practice within a pediatric-focused setting.

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 chauffeurs license
• Ability to communicate effectively in reading, writing and speaking English.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care within the scope of practice and resident care plan.
• Provide nursing oversight of medical care delivered by RA/CMA and training to residents, families, and staff.
• Communicate effectively with residents, physicians, families, school personnel, and ChildServe staff to assess and meet care needs.
• Assist residents in achieving independence in personal cares, meals, household tasks, and life skills.
• Interact with coworkers with mutual respect and maintain positive relationships.

Skills

RN/LPN license

BLS certification

Mobility

English communication

Job description

As an RN/LPN, 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.

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.

Schedule

• 3 shifts per week, 6am-6pm, every 3rdweekend
• Benefit eligible, including medical, dental, vision plans, retirement with company match and generous PTO accrual, including 16 hours of PTO front-loaded

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.

Make a Difference Every Day at ChildServe

• ChildServe partners with families to help children with special healthcare needs live a great life.
• ChildServe is a leading pediatric healthcare provider with Iowa's only children's specialty hospital, offering a variety of services and programs to meet each child's unique needs.
• ChildServe's four key specialty areas include: complex medical care, pediatric rehabilitation, autism and behavioral health, and community-based services. With a coordinated approach to care delivery, services are interwoven and streamlined, so families can address their child's needs in one location.
• Established in 1928, ChildServe proudly provides more than 30 pediatric specialty services to nearly 6,000 children in Iowa each year.

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

ChildServe is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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