LPN

Description

*Sign-On Bonus $1,500-$2,500*

Position Title: Lpn

POSITION REPORTS TO: Nurse Manager

Position

SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Nurse Manager, provides nursing care to ensure

client receives optimum, quality, cost effective care.

Position Description

• Promotes an atmosphere of professionalism, cooperation, respect, and dignity in all communication/interaction with clients, their families, and colleagues.

• Facilitates the orderly performance of the agency's functions by observing policies and standards of conduct.

• Assist clients to ensure the prescribed plan of care is followed.

• Administer medication in conformance with policy and procedures.

• Observe each client for possible signs of intoxication prior to dispensing.

• Observe each client for possible medication side effects and notifies NM/designee immediately.

• Maintains accurate accounting of all medication received and dispensed.

• Document and maintain client medical records adhering to institutional and regulatory agency mandates.

• Performs tasks and

responsibilities within the framework of casefinding, health teaching, health counseling, and provision of supportive to or restorative care under the direction of the registered professional nurse.

• Performs

duties and tasks within their scope of practice

• Role model for staff and clients

• All other

duties as assigned by the Nurse Manager.

• Maintain good working relationships with all employees.

Participate In Job Training And

Education Programs, Meetings and Committees.

• Attend mandatory in-service annually.

• Participate in various committees and meetings as requested.

• Attend seminars to further professional development.

Job Competency

? Current NYS LPN License

? Current NYS Infection Control Certificate

? Minimum one year

experience as an LPN, preferably in a substance abuse treatment program

? Excellent written and oral communication

skills.

? Ability to interact effectively with all populations served.

? Ability to speak, read and write the English language.

? Proficiency with computers.

Job

Requirements/setting

• Must possess sight and digital senses or prosthetics that will enable the

essential functions of the job to be completed.

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Requirements

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