What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse position at Living Well Disability Services?
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Earn up to $1,000 incentive as a New Employee with
Living Well Disability Services!
Locations:
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Little Canada, MN
Maplewood, MN
Mendota Heights, MN
South St. Paul, MN
Make Lives Better. Including Your Own.
What’s the difference between a job and a meaningful, rewarding career? The people you serve. When you work at Living Well Disability Services, you’re able to assist people with disabilities to live their best life.
Who we are: Living Well Disability Services delivers exceptional services that transform the lives of people impacted by intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities. Services are available to people in their own home, their family’s home or in one of our 37 group homes throughout the 10-county region. We offer a broad spectrum of services to people with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, multiple sclerosis, autism, and brain injury. These may be complicated by a variety of chronic health conditions. Innovation in service, accessibility, wellness, and technology help people pursue their goals and live as independently as possible.
We care deeply for our employees and the people we serve and therefore require new employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the health and safety of all (while following all applicable laws).
Primary Function
Provide assessment of health status, direct nursing and health support to people receiving services, and provide direction to staff in addressing health concerns and safety to assure accurate intervention and follow up.
We are looking for Part-Time or Full-Time Nurses with Flexible Schedules.
Essential Job Functions
- Provide nursing and health care support to people receiving services within the scope of nursing practice.
- Coordinate the development, implementation, evaluation and documentation of health care plans in accordance with interdisciplinary team recommendations.
- Coordinate internal and external health consultation related services to meet individual outcomes.
- Consult with internal and external health care providers to coordinate services to meet individual outcomes.
- Provide direction and supervision of unlicensed staff regarding health related issues within the scope of nursing practice.
- Receive clinical consultation from a nurse consultant. Communicate nursing concerns to the nurse consultant.
- Provide consistent, accurate and effective verbal and written communication with staff, organizational support services, families, and outside professionals to assure continuity of care and to fully meet each person’s specific health care needs in a professional and confidential manner.
- Communicate respectfully and confidentially with internal and external colleagues. Communicate in accordance with chain of command.
- Work directly and effectively with people receiving services, staff and others as needed to provide optimal health care to each person.
- Work to assure that a safe, healthy living and working environment is provided.
- Continue to further clinical knowledge and skills by completing continuing education activities.
Skills & Requirements:
- License as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or/ a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Minnesota .
- Driver’s License and reliable transportation.
- Proficient in managing health services for people who have disabilities and other related conditions.
- The ability to effectively teach, train and mentor staff to provide effective healthcare services to people.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as an effective member of multiple teams.
- Previous experience & proficiency in managing health services for people who have disabilities and other related conditions including the ability to effectively teach, train and mentor staff to provide effective healthcare services to people.
Benefits Information:
Full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits:
- Generous Paid time off (PTO)
- Medical
- Dental insurance
- Vision
- Long-term disability
- Life insurance
We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer
