LPN: Full-Time, Direct Care

THE ARC OF THE OZARKS • Springfield, MO

3d • $28 - $31

About The Position

Full-Time LPN at The Arc of the Ozarks! Low Ratios. Real Impact. At The Arc of the Ozarks, our LPNs build meaningful relationships through extended, one-on-one time with each client. This is not your typical LPN role. You will support medically fragile clients in a low-ratio, supportive environment with 12-hour shifts. Experience a rewarding career as you empower individuals with disabilities to live more independent, fulfilling lives. This is not just a job. It is a purpose. At The Arc of the Ozarks, your work truly matters. Join a team of dedicated professionals helping individuals with disabilities grow, thrive, and live more independently. What you do here changes lives, including your own.

Requirements

• Current Missouri LPN license & registration
• Ability to complete required paid training during your first 2 weeks
• Possession of a current license and registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse issued by the State of Missouri.
• Ability to exercise good judgement and discretion.
• Ability to work varied and flexible hours, accept and adapt to changes in assignments, methods, policies, etc.
• Ability to work with and respect persons with disabilities and advocate for their rights.
• Ability to learn and apply crisis intervention and behavior support techniques.
• Ability to administer oral, rectal, vaginal, optic, ophthalmic, nasal, topical medications and insulin injections
• Ability to teach basic skills and model adaptive behaviors at home and in the community.
• Ability to maintain a safe, clean and agreeable environment for the persons served.
• Ability to accurately report and record observations.
• Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
• Ability to stand, stoop, lift up to 50 lbs, and pull and push items.
• Ability to pass with satisfactory performance CPR, First Aid, and Behavior Intervention training.
• Ability to maintain a record of punctuality and attendance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with individuals with developmental disabilities preferred (not required)
• Previous experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with daily living activities (dressing, bathing, hygiene, meals, housekeeping, laundry)
• Administering medications & monitoring medical needs
• Providing training and support to promote independence
• Documenting and reporting observations
• Collaborating with families and the support team
• Provides the medical needs and care of individuals with developmental disabilities in the residential program.
• Provides training and supports to assigned persons served in dressing, bathing, personal hygiene, house cleaning, laundry, and other activities of daily living and all medical issue.
• Assisting with the purchasing of groceries, training in food preparation, administering medications, and assist in the management of personal funds.
• Assists in the implementation of personal plans; contributes to the development and maintenance of a therapeutic environment; and establishes effective interpersonal relationships with each person served, their parents and/or guardians, and other members of the support team.
• Observing and reporting information concerning the physical, mental, and behavioral condition of the persons served and for assisting in the maintenance of necessary records and reports to document these observations.
• Conducts nursing duties with respect and dignity towards all persons served.
• Implements outcomes and strategies of individual personal plans under the supervision of the LPN Program Supervisor, Team Manager, the Program Supervisor, or other staff members; provides supports as identified in the personal plans; attends review meetings when assigned.
• Monitors the application of all physicians’ orders including but not limited to treatments, procedures, labs, appointments, specialized diets, and adaptive equipment for each person served.
• Takes appropriate action in case of fire and/or disaster.
• Encourages the development and maintenance of a safe environment for individuals served in a home setting including developing plans for evacuation assistance in case of emergency, using proper on-call notification.
• Assists persons served in securing and effectively managing funds; ensuring the individuals’ choices of how these funds are spent, budgeting, etc.
• Assists in the orientation of new employees.
• Provides support to persons served in dressing, bathing, personal hygiene, house cleaning, laundry, transfers, lifts, positioning/repositioning, other activities of daily living, and community outings.
• Assists with the purchasing of groceries, medical, and cleaning supplies; supports persons served in preparing their own meals.
• Provides support to persons served in maintaining a safe and clean environment in their home and encourages persons served to become active participants in their community.
• Supports persons served in participating in varied meaningful vocational, domestic, and leisure activities in the community of their choosing.
• Observes, reports, and assists in recording changes in the physical, emotional, behavioral status of persons served and documents progress on the outcomes listed in personal plans
• Administers oral, rectal, vaginal, optic, ophthalmic, nasal, and topical medications, after certification by The Arc of the Ozarks and Missouri State officials.
• Assists in providing basic health care for persons served; takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiration, and applies simple dressings when necessary.
• Provide more advanced medical care as medically necessary, or as instructed by Physician and/or RN Program Supervisor/ LPN Program Supervisor

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, and more!
• Paid training & professional certifications (CPR/First Aid, MANDT, Med Aide, more)
• Retirement plan with 4% match after 1 year
• Opportunities for annual pay increases
• Growth & promotion opportunities within The Arc
• Supportive, mission-driven work culture

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees