Licensed Practical Nurse (Nurse)
EASTER SEALS SOUTH FLORIDA INC•Kendall, FL
•Onsite
About The Position
Provide personal care, administer medication, treatments, maintain vital signs, maintain ongoing health assessments, assist with hygienic upkeep of participants, and lead health maintenance programs.
Requirements
- Must possess an active Licensed Practical Nurse licensing.
- Must possess CPR/ First Aid Certification.
- Ability to act quickly and calmly in a stressful and/or emergency situation.
- Ability to effectively communicate verbally with a diverse population.
- Ability to promote teamwork and build effective relationships.
- Ability to take initiative and meet objectives.
- Ability to physically assist participants in care such as pushing and manipulating wheelchairs, bathing assistance, dressing assistance, transferring assistance and during emergency situations
- Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding personal information of participants and staff
- Required competencies: Compassion, Customer Focus, Ethics and Values, Patience, Humor, Composure, Work/Life Balance, Informing, Self-Development, Approachability, Interpersonal Savvy Perseverance and Dealing with Ambiguity.
Nice To Haves
- High School Diploma or GED preferred.
Responsibilities
- Administer medications and perform treatments as noted in participant care plans or as directed by Nurse Manager or Center Director.
- Store medical equipment and medications appropriately.
- Assist participants in all areas of toileting and personal care. Assess physically and document assessments.
- Administer an oral hygiene program with those participants designated by the Nurse Manager or Center Director.
- Assist and supervise participants personal hygiene, including changing clothes, providing nail care, and providing hair care as necessary.
- Be familiar with participant health status and report any unusual occurrences to the Nurse Manager and Center Director.
- Attend care plan meetings as scheduled.
- Lead health maintenance programs, assess and assure ongoing hydration program.
- Assist with daily activities.
- Monitor participants special diets, as needed.
- Assist participants with meals and snacks including, but not limited to, assisting with setup, coaching participants, feeding, etc. Routinely assess and document appetite, functioning level of self-feeding, etc.
- Assist in loading and unloading vans.
- Monitor room and walk with wanderers.
- Understand the needs of aging adults and adults with disabilities and their caregivers.
- Document participants progress. Forward care plan goals. Maintain current nursing/progress notes.
- Practice environmental safety and sanitation.
- Attend in-services and other trainings as required.
- Ensure the safety of all staff, volunteers, visitors and individuals receiving services at Easter Seals:
- Act in compliance with Medical and Non-Medical Emergency Procedures.
- Assist individuals in evacuating building during emergency situations to include but not limited to: fire drills and external disaster drills. Specific duties to be assigned by immediate supervisor.
- Assume assigned responsibility for non-clinical duties during disaster and/or drills including but not limited to safety of files/office areas, closure of doors.
- Participate in continuous agency wide quality and performance improvement and comply with all Quality Improvement requirements.
- Other job-related duties as assigned.
- Other related duties as necessary to ensure the smooth running and efficiency of Easter Seals South Florida as a whole.
- Adhere to the use of Universal Health & Safety Precautions as applicable
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
