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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Housing **$1000.00 Sign-On Bonus**
At To The Rescue, our purpose is to improve the quality of lives through personalized and skilled services, specifically designed for each individual or organization.
Summary of position/objective:
An LPN provides services to individuals with medical needs
who have developmental disabilities, brain injuries and/or mental illness receiving
Daily services.
Essential Duties and
Responsibilities:
Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions. The duties include, but are not limited to, the
following:
- Adheres to and upholds To The
Rescue’s values and policies
- Manages day to day activities of
each member assigned to your caseload to maintain and ensure that all supports
for essential life services and entitlement programs are met
- Provides medical supports related
to tracheostomy cares, colostomy cares, ostomy cares, wound cares, medication
management, seizure supports etc
- Complete documentation timely to
ensure billing of services
- Ensures all current goals and
ongoing supports are provided as stated in the members plan
- Observes and supervises members’
activities
- Attends training seminars,
in-service sessions, and staff meetings
- Ensures the health and safety of members
by monitoring activities, supervising, and intervening in crisis situations
- Honors all aspects of the Member
Rights and adhere to all policies of confidentiality
- Always represents To The Rescue in a
positive and professional manner to all members, co-workers, interdisciplinary
teams, and the general public
- Performs additional duties as
assigned
Competencies/Qualifications/Education:
- Graduate of accredited school of professional nursing
- Current LPN/RN license to practice in the state of Iowa
- CNA License
- Must
be 18 years of age or older
- Communication proficiency
- Patience
- Writing
skills
- Ability to apply principles of
logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
- Have working knowledge of privacy
laws and regulations
- Ability to respond well under
pressure
Certificates/Licenses/Registration:
The employee must provide and
maintain a valid driver's license the entire duration of their employment, and
must be eligible for the agency’s vehicle insurance.
Work Hours:
Hours are varied depending on the
needs of the organization. This may include, but is not limited to days,
nights, weekends, and holidays dependent upon business need. Asleep overnight shifts include
sleep hours and working hours. Typical
sleep time hours for sleep overnight shifts are limited to 11:00 PM to 6:00 AM.
There may be times when staff will need to be awake during all overnight shift
related hours based on member needs. Employees working awake overnight
shifts are expected to be awake the entire shift and receive a shift
differential.
Work Environment:
The work environment is variable,
anywhere from office setting to a hospital/clinic to out in the community.
Physical Demand:
The physical demands described
here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions. While performing the duties of
this job, the employee is regularly required to hear and speak. The employee is
frequently required to sit, stand, walk, reach, and occasionally lift up to 80
pounds.
Travel:
Frequent travel within a 25-mile
radius is expected for this position. Occasionally travel beyond a 25-mile
radius may be required.
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
IND-IA
To The Rescue is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran.