LPN

This full time non exempt position provides care to adolescents in a behavioral health care setting and requires flexible scheduling.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides nursing care to residents and consults with agency clinical and medical staff, as well as other health professionals, regarding care and treatment.
• Provides initial and regular care to maintain compliance with federal, state, licensing, contractual, COA requirements, and Wernle Policies and procedures.
• Ensures all resident receive treatment as prescribed.
• Develops, implements, and maintains efficient systems and day to day operations for treatment and all other aspects of health services.
• Develops policy and procedures for various health care activities.
• Supervises and participates in ordering, maintenance, and distribution of inventory and medical supplies.
• Provides supervision and coordination in scheduling, medications, and transportation for residents’ off campus health care appointments and off campus visits.
• Supervises the initialization and maintenance of residents’ health care records.
• Provides emergency care and oversees the application of first aid.
• Supervises and provides administration of medication.
• Administrates basic first aid and general medical checks.
• Assist physician in examinations and or treatments of residents.
• Obtain resident’s monthly scheduled blood draws.
• Maintain and update immunizations as recommended by current health standards.
• Administer TB tests to resident and staff and maintain records of them.
• Models appropriate communication and behaviors with staff and residents
• Monitors behaviors and responds to irregularities or problems, which may include administration appropriate forms of consequences, including, but limited to, use of de-escalation techniques and initiating and/or participating in physical restraints(as defined by Therapeutic Crisis Intervention), when necessary, may also participate in obtaining a PRN medication to assist in protecting residents and others from harm.
• Develops and maintains positive relationship with external customers, families, residents, and employees.
• Performs administrative duties, including, but not limited to, inventorying and stocking supplies, filing and cleans equipment.
• Supervises, initialization, and maintenance of residents’ health care records.
• Attends and participates in treatment reviews, clinical meetings, and other meetings as required.
• Assists in development, planning, and facilitation of training programs for staff development, especially, but not limited to policies and procedures.
• Provides emergency care and oversees the application of first aid.
• Obtains thirty-two (32) hours of continuing education credits per year.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Educations and Experience:

• Nursing License
• Minimum of 21 years of age
• At least 1 year nursing experience
• Valid Driving license