ResCare Community Living is the industry leader when it comes to providing residential services and community living supports to youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Are you interested in a LVN position working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a group home or waiver home setting?
Join a team of passionate and caring people who make a difference in people’s lives. ResCare is a one of a kind company who not only offers the chance to change people’s lives but also offers educational, vocational and job placement for people of all ages and skill levels.
Job Details:
· Communicates health/nursing needs and/or recommendations to staff, other health providers and families.
· Coordinates hospital admissions, discharges, and follow-up as needed.
· Checks program/service areas on a frequent but not less than a quarterly basis to ensure the necessary medical/nursing supplies
are available and in ample supply.
· Assists on medical/health appointments as needed.
· Provides direct care services as needed within the treatment or habilitation environment
· Ensures the provisions of nursing/health services as outlined in the state and federal regulations and divisional directives.
· Ensures the provision of nursing/health services as ordered by physicians and other health professionals/consultants.
· Ensures the provision of nursing services/programs as outlined in the Service Plan.
· Ensures the provisions of needed adaptive equipment.
· Monitors individual health status through the provision of general nursing services as outlined/ordered.
· Monitors incidents involving individuals, ensures incident report is completed timely and accurately and examines the individual.
· Ensures aggressive management of individual health needs when indicated by adverse change in medical/health status of the
individual.
· Works closely with home/facility staff in consulting on psychotropic medications, side effects, and planning agenda for medication
reviews.
· Monitors height and weight of persons served.
· Administers and/or oversees medication/physical treatments as ordered by the physician and provides assessment of adverse
effects/results.
· Reports pertinent information and changes in individual health status to attending physician/ health professionals and to the Team
as needed in a timely manner.
· Screens ill individuals and refers to a physician if needed.
· Orders, reviews, monitor, and discontinue medication as ordered by physician. Dispose of unused medication per policy,
reporting adverse reactions.
· Assures that monthly Medication Administration Records (MAR’s) are in each individual’s record.
· Reports possible communicable diseases or infections and works closely with nursing staff and/or other health care professionals,
staff, and family in assessing and treating the situation.
· Ensures the routine documentation of individual health status in nurse’s notes.
· Transcribes or ensures the transcription of physician phone orders and other medically related reports, prior to filing in the
individual’s chart.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Supplemental Pay:
- Signing bonus
Work Location:
- One location
Work Remotely:
Source: Indeed.com
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