Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) / Registered Nurse (RN)
Quest Inc.•Tampa, FL
•Onsite
About The Position
Quest, Inc. makes a difference in the lives of nearly 600 people each day. For over 60 years, Quest, Inc. has been committed to enriching the lives of individuals with disabilities by providing a path to independence, community inclusion, and empowerment. We are a trusted name in offering compassionate, quality support services, and we invite you to be a part of our team.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited nursing school for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)/Registered Nurses (RN) required
- Current unrestricted license as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Florida required
- Florida Driver’s License with no more than two moving violations in the past three years
- Able to work in the US and not require Visa Sponsorship from our company now or in the future
- Effectively communicate at all levels, write, and speak English using acceptable grammar, punctuation, and spelling, understand and follow multi-steps written and verbal instructions
Responsibilities
- Complies with nursing policies and procedures to ensure nursing standards are met. Promotes optimal health for clients
- Administers medications and treatments per physician’s orders and in accordance with state and federal guidelines
- Administer medications via all routes, without restriction, including controlled substances
- Must be able to assist clients with all health and medical devices, including but not limited to glasses, hearing devices, tracheotomies, G/J tubes, colostomies, urostomies, apnea monitors, CPAP machines, ventilators, oxygen, oxygen concentrators, nebulizer machines, suction devices, suctioning toothbrushes, etc.
- Monitors clients for seizures, medication side effects, signs, and symptoms of illness, and provides necessary nursing interventions
- Informs the physician of health status change/accidents, and injuries of clients. Notifies Director of Nursing or Health Care Coordinator of emergency situations
- Assists with quality assurance reviews, files documents in charts, and purges charts
- Assists with Respiratory Therapy and IV Therapy as needed to include pushing IV medications and mixing of IV medications
- Assists with clinical evaluations and assessment of medication administration and /or understanding of medical procedures of clients
- Attends and participates in meetings and trainings
- Ensures client’s mealtime procedures and therapeutic positioning procedures, including client transfers, are followed
- Reports to work for scheduled shifts. May be scheduled to work other shifts, holidays, and weekends to provide nursing coverage
- Reports to work during inclement weather to provide nursing coverage and assist with emergency procedures
- Participates in outings and appointments, including, but not limited to, loading, and unloading clients on and off vehicles, monitoring clients during transport, and assisting clients during outings
Benefits
- medical insurance includes an HRA, premium discounts, wellness credits, free virtual visits, free Minute Clinic visits, free imaging, and surgery
- dental and vision plans
- company-paid life and disability insurance coverage
- long-term disability at no cost to you
- short-term disability
- 401(k) with a company match
- voluntary accident and hospitalization coverage
- flexible spending accounts (FSA)
- confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- tuition assistance and tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
