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About The Position
Recovery Network of Programs, Inc. (RNP) is a private, nonprofit social service agency serving the Greater Bridgeport Community and Fairfield County since 1972. Its mission is to support people living with substance use and mental health disorders and homelessness in a recovery environment grounded in compassion, dignity, and respect. The LPN floats among First Step, Center for Human Services, Kinsella Treatment Center, Horizons, and New Prospects. First Step is a CARF-accredited, DPH-licensed, 27-bed residential detoxification program in Bridgeport for adults aged 18 and older experiencing addiction to alcohol, opiates, and/or benzodiazepines. The program provides medically monitored detoxification, counseling, therapy, case management, continuing-care referrals, and medical management. The position is scheduled for eight-hour shifts Monday through Friday, with Saturday and Sunday work as needed. The LPN provides nursing care, medication administration and documentation, admission assessments, observation, and related clinical recordkeeping in accordance with nursing practices, program policies, and applicable regulations.
Requirements
- Licensed Practical Nurse degree.
- Current State of Connecticut Nurse’s License.
- Substantial specialized judgment and skill in observation, care, and counsel of the ill.
- Ability to work under minimum supervision and take initiative.
- Considerable knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations regarding client confidentiality.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships.
- Ability to work flexible hours as needed.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to project a professional image.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in detoxification or a similar community-based substance abuse treatment organization.
- Valid Connecticut driver’s license may be required.
Responsibilities
- Dispense, document, and report medication doses in accordance with approved nursing techniques, program policies and procedures, and applicable federal and state regulations.
- Complete nursing assessments for patients seeking admission to the program.
- Maintain medication documentation and accurate medication counts.
- Prepare and account for prescribed medication orders.
- Verify, update, record, and file doctors’ orders and dosage levels in client records.
- Ensure clients receive a required history and physical examination and necessary emergency medical or prenatal care.
- Obtain vital signs as ordered by a physician.
- Observe clients, record significant conditions and reactions, and notify a supervisor or physician about client conditions, reactions to drugs or treatments, and significant incidents.
- Participate in staff, treatment-team, and medication-change meetings, as well as quality assurance and improvement activities.
- Obtain PPD records and/or administer PPD tests to clients, and maintain records of results.
- Maintain the daily census log, 24-hour shift report, Medication Administration Record, and vital-sign documents.
- Perform other appropriate duties as deemed necessary by the supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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