Licensed Practical Nurse

Description

LPNs-Licensed Practical Nurses - Full Time

Brooklyn and Manhattan

Janian Medical Care, P.C., is an award-winning practice that partners with community-based organizations to provide healthcare to homeless and formerly homeless people in New York City. Janian is widely recognized as a leader in the development and delivery of on-site healthcare services within permanent supportive housing sites, transitional shelters, safe havens, drop-in-centers, and through street medicine. Janian offers staff a supportive work environment and expert supervision, which encourages clinical excellence and continued professional development. We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience, and excellent benefits.

Responsibilities

The central role of the LPN is to :

1. Manage and lead the medication management and on-site nursing program, which includes managing the medications, as well as the associated documentation, communication, and coordination needed to run the program. Duties to include :

• Checking medications into the system; maintaining accurate patient medication lists
• Maintaining a highly organized medication cart
• Maintaining an accurate and secure controlled substances drawer
• Anticipating needed refills
• Liaising frequently with pharmacy staff
• Updating orders in a timely manner, from on-site and off-site providers
• Dispensing medications to patients and documenting per agency policy

Additional nursing responsibilities included in the position are to :

2. Provide nursing care at the order of a Janian provider, and in some cases a non-Janian provider :

a. Observe, measure, record, and report clinical data relating to patient health status.

b. Administer injections, such as : Long Acting Injectable (LAI) medications, Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) implantations, and vaccines.

c. Assist patients with wound care.

d. Support client health behaviors and activities, including personal hygiene assistance.

e. Provide health support and teaching to clients, providing one-on-one counselling and running educational groups.

f. Maintain a patient-centered, harm reduction approach to patient interactions.

3. Support the primary care and psychiatry programs at the site, and work collaboratively with the site social work staff to :

a. Escort patients to healthcare appointments.

b. Compile patient health information by communicating with outside providers to coordinate care and obtain patient health information, reports, and consult notes.

c. Maintain medical office equipment and complete inventory of supplies, as needed.

d. Participate in staff meetings and other case conferencing meetings as scheduled.

e. Maintain a professional, working relationship with site staff.

Requirements