Licensed Practical Nurse/VOA37
Company: Volunteers of America Chesapeake
Location: Washington
Posted on: May 6, 2024
Job Description:
The Licensed Practical Nurse will:
- provide direct support and nursing care to people with
disabilities for routine health care, conduct various assessments,
address minor illnesses/injuries and ensure proper follow-up and
documentation.
- participate in the ISP planning and monitoring as needed and
supplement the services of the RN as needed.
- provide requested training for DSP as required and may provide
newly hired LPNs with "shadowing" training.
- make referrals to other medical professionals and facilities as
appropriate.
- oversee services to people supported as well as the activities,
meetings, and specific healthcare needs.
- attend staff meetings and trainings.
- provide program support.
Requirements
- Be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing with
registration and license (LPN) to practice nursing in the District
of Columbia and one year nursing experience.
- Be able to read, write, and speak the English language and have
the ability to communicate effectively with the people to whom
services are provided.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules,
operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to perform basic computer and office equipment
skills.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-to-one and
small group situations to people supported, families, guardians,
and other medical professionals.
- Ability to coordinate and/or prioritize needs of different
program sites.
- Ability to document all healthcare and medical needs as
required by all licensing and monitoring entities.Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to
perform the essential functions as defined in this job
description.
Preferred selection may be given to candidates who have:
- Experience in a residential setting serving people with
intellectual/developmental disabilities or with other types of
special needs populations (rehabilitation settings, nursing homes,
psychiatric hospitals, other behavioral health settings,
etc.);
- Experience in working with people who are medically fragile
and/or have physical limitations; and/or
- Experience in working with Evans Class Monitors, Quality Trust,
HRLA, DOH, PCR, DDS, DDA in the District of Columbia.Note: A bona
fide occupation exception may be established for this position
based upon sex/gender when it is necessary to ensure that the needs
of the people supported are adequately met.
New Employees must successfully complete:
- All Volunteers of America Chesapeake orientation
components
- All requirements as defined by the DC DDA and other monitoring
entitiesNote: All employees must maintain all on-going training,
certifications, and be otherwise compliant and in good standing
with all program requirements as a condition of continued
employment. Additionally, all LPN Coordinators will keep their
registrations and license(s) in good standing at all times.
OTHER:
- Acceptable background checks in the following:
- Standard company pre-employment checks
- District of Columbia Department of Health Criminal Background
Check (DCDOHCBC)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Fingerprint
- Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Exclusion Checks
- Negative Drug Screening
- Annual Negative TB Screening and Health Certificate
clearance
- CPR/First Aid Certification must be acquired and maintained in
good standing once employed
- Driving: Employees must be privileged to drive according to the
criteria set forth by VOAC MVR guidelines. Employees must be
approved to drive by the VOAC Baseline Criteria and Driver
designation review criteria listed below.
- Possess a valid driver's license in jurisdiction of residence
and have been licensed for at least 3 years
- The Recommended Driver age is between the ages of 25 and 70 to
transport people receiving services in company vehicles. (Drivers
between the ages of 21 and 25, in order to drive a company vehicle,
must have a clean MVR. These staff members are NOT permitted to
drive 15 passenger vans.)
- Company vehicles may include cars, mini-vans, trucks,
wheelchair accessible vans and 12 & 15-passenger vans.
- RNs are not permitted to drive their own car to transport
people receiving services.PRINCIPLE ACTIVITIES:
- Be available, on-call, as scheduled, for nursing consultation
and/or treatment of minor illnesses or injuries and render nursing
assistance in medical emergencies.
- Develop rapport with each person receiving nursing care.
Demonstrate respectful interactions at all times.
- Participate in the pre-admission evaluation, program design and
placement of each person admitted to the program.
- Prepare, as required, Medication History at admission and
perform periodic re-evaluation, monthly medication administration
review and quarterly systems review.
- May participate as a member of the IDT providing general health
counseling, family planning, general sex education and personal
hygiene at the appropriate. developmental level of each individual
person.
- Provide clarification of presented information in a method best
understood by the person and his/her family.
- Provide appropriate in-service training for program staff in
basic health care and hygiene skills.
- Coordinate medical appoints, transportation and follow-up.
- Provide instruction to staff as related to medical care -
operate side-by-side with direct support professionals.
- Assess, plan and follow-up on medical issues noted with people
to include location of needed medical resources in the community,
as appropriate.
- Complete the following specific on-going tasks:
- Review and document in the staff log book for health concerns
and complaints.
- Make appropriate entries in nursing notes relating to
individual care.
- Review medication administration instructions on Medication
Administration/Observation. Record for correct transcription.
- Review Medication Administration/Observation Record routinely
and file in the appropriate files.
- Audit medical books as required.
- Review weight gain/loss monthly, including arrangements with
dieticians/nutritionists and record monitoring compliance with
recommended diet.
- Prepare medical summaries and attend ISP meetings as
needed.
- Complete annual assessments as needed.
- Communicate with RN regarding each person's medical needs
including routine medical needs and emergency treatments.
- Reviews Health Passport to make sure information is
correct.
- Composes monthly nursing report.
- Provide appropriate in-service training to staff in basic
health care and hygiene skills.
- Supervise and support DSPs in the provision of medical support
for the person.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Volunteers of America
Chesapeake's policies and procedures.
- Be knowledgeable of the rules and regulations of the relevant
service environments including ICFs, Waiver, and Res Hab and adhere
to the program guiding principles.
- Contribute meaningfully during internal audits and external
monitoring visits including: Evans Class Monitors, Quality Trust,
HRLA, DOH, PCR, DDS, DDA in the District of Columbia.
- Complete all necessary requirements related to MCIS-generated
issues within the designated timeframes.
- Perform other duties as assigned. Please note this job
description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive
listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required
of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and
activities may change at any time with or without notice.PHYSICAL
REQUIREMENTS:
The physical requirements described below are representative of
those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential duties of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made
to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
duties.
- The ability to safely operate a motor vehicle to transport
oneself, people and program supplies as necessary.
- The ability to operate office equipment requiring continuous or
repetitive hand/arm movement.
- The ability to remain in a sitting position for extended
periods of time.
- The physical ability to travel to assigned locations, stand,
stoop, bend, reach, pull, push, lift, grasp, climb, talk, see, hear
and perform basic and light home maintenance activities, and
operate office equipment.
- The physical ability to move and lift light objects up to 30
pounds such as mail, supplies, files, and equipment.
- The physical ability to lift, transfer, carry, push, pull a
person served when required through routine assistance or during an
emergency.EFFECT ON END RESULT:
- To ensure needs of the person supported, as identified by the
IDT, are met and individual satisfaction is achieved.
- To ensure that the program is operated in compliance within the
Scope of Work, Volunteers of America Chesapeake's policies and
procedures, licensing and ICF/ Medicaid waiver regulationsOTHER
DUTIES:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or
contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with
or without notice.
Keywords: Volunteers of America Chesapeake, Arlington , Licensed Practical Nurse/VOA37, Healthcare , Washington, Virginia
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