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Job Description

Description :

Summary : Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is responsible for performing essential care for our members in our nursing supported group homes under the direction of the Chief Nursing Officer and NSGH Administrator. This is a safety sensitive position. Essential functions : Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Health benefits after 60 days

• Responsible for Members which includes :
• Provide for the safety, emotional and physical needs of all members
• Ensure members are clean, well-groomed and dressed age appropriately and correctly for the season and environmental conditions
• Transportation to and from day program as needed
• Position and re-position every 1 hour while awake and every 2 hours while asleep and as needed
• Help members cook meals and to eat as needed
• Ensure daily that members are being emotionally and physically stimulated to the best of their ability
• Assist with showering members to ensure a complete shower is given as needed
• Responsibility for Medical Aspects of Care which includes :
• Responsibility to the Nursing Supported Group Home Manager and Chief Nursing Officer for reporting all medical aspects of care and changes in conditions regarding the members in the home
• Performing routine nursing duties, including :
• Taking a recording temperature, pulse, and blood pressure
• Comfort, grooming, and hygiene needs
• Diet management
• Collecting specimens
• Patient activities
• Passing medications
• Reordering medications as needed (or ensuring Nursing Services Director is aware and needs to reorder)
• Assisting in direct care of members to include, but not be limited to :

a. Showering members b. Changing / Repositioning members c. Cooking meals d. Assisting in cleaning the home e. Assisting in doing laundry

3. Responsibility to the Company which includes :

Other 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. Competencies : These competencies are required to perform the essential functions of this position.

Minimum Qualifications :

Job Requirements : For HR use only

Physical Context / Work Environment Frequency / Extent of Use / Exposure per shift that are necessary to perform the essential functions of this position with or without accommodations. Rare 0-15% - Crouching, Crawling Frequent 40-70% - Standing, Walking, Sitting, Stooping, Reaching, Handling Continual >

70% - Visual, Hearing, Talking

Requirements :