LPN (Shoreham)

Overview

Maintains optimal health care for ICF individuals by administering medication and medical treatments, and monitoring health status. Coordinates the delivery of primary and specialized medical services under the direction of the RN and serves as medical services advocate for each individual. Practices and promotes the agency’s mission statement in every interaction. Provide ongoing support to people in becoming active participants in every aspect of their lives and to ensure that a high quality of life is maintained.

Responsibilities

• Community and promotes Citizen’s mission statement in every interaction through family and community engagement; Citizens supports people to live the life they choose to live.

• Administers medication and treatments to residents by following doctor’s orders to ensure individual’s health needs are met and maintained.  Consults with Registered Nurses and/or physicians regarding special medical needs or procedures.

• Coordinates and ensures scheduling of individuals outside medical appointments by tracking monthly appointments, contacting providers, ensuring staffing coverage and accompanying residents and staff to ensure health needs are met in a timely manner.

• Review residents' health status by meeting daily with staff and supervisor. Communicates both verbally and in writing, all medical information to staff and records to ensure the needs of individuals are met. 

• Ensures the residents' health by monitoring status (i.e. taking temperature, blood samples), performing tests/procedures, and following up to provide residents with maximum health.

• Participates as a member of the inter-disciplinary team by attending meetings and following through on staff recommendations to ensure residents' medical needs are met.

• Ensures adequate supply of medical supplies and medications are on hand by filling out necessary medical forms, monitoring and ordering current supplies to ensure adequate supplies and medications are available for residents.

• Utilizes medical databases to ensure timely, comprehensive and accurate medical reports.

• Completes monthly vital signs and weight monitoring of consumers and reports concerns to RN and MD.

• Weekly reviewed med storage to make sure no expired medication, stored properly, always enough medication on site.

• Maintains scripts as per policy.

• Ensure that work-related safety procedures are in place and are being adhered to by   Observance of an unsafe act or a potentially hazardous work environment must be immediately reported to the supervisor and/or safety committee.

• Reports and documents any events/activities that may hinder the health, safety and well-being of the person that resides there (i.e., allegations of abuse, injuries, broken equipment, etc.)

• Report to the Justice Center as a mandated reporter if there is reasonable cause to suspect abuse or neglect. Additionally, we must follow all agency incident policy and procedures.

• Adheres to Federal and New York State regulations, agency policy and procedures, the employee handbook and agency and program training requirements.

• Arrivals at work by the start of scheduled shift adheres to agency policy and procedures in regard to call offs and overtime to ensure quality support is provided to people each day.

• Successfully completes and maintains annual training and any other training that is necessary for your position.

• Performs other duties as requested by supervisor.

• Values and Embraces Diversity in backgrounds and experiences for every person in every community. Strive to create an open, inclusive environment in which every employee can flourish.
• Demonstrates a commitment to understanding cultural differences and supports a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Qualifications

Must be a NYS licensed practical nurse.  CPR, fire safety training, and medication knowledge are required.  Six months of hospital or long-term care experience, preferably working with the ID population.