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Job Id:
646
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Pay Range: $33 - $35 per hour
Job ID # - 646
Position: LPN - ABI
Department: MA Residential
Department: MA Residential
Schedule: Per Diem
Pay Rate: $33.00 - $35.00
General Description
LPN works directly with the ABI Coordinator, Healthcare Supervisor and RN Manager to provide appropriate medical care to residents within the ABI Residential setting. The LPN participates in relevant training opportunities, oversees the health and wellness of individuals in concert with the RN Manager and Healthcare Supervisor. The LPN reports weekly, and as needed, to the RN Manager.
Minimum Qualifications
General Description
LPN works directly with the ABI Coordinator, Healthcare Supervisor and RN Manager to provide appropriate medical care to residents within the ABI Residential setting. The LPN participates in relevant training opportunities, oversees the health and wellness of individuals in concert with the RN Manager and Healthcare Supervisor. The LPN reports weekly, and as needed, to the RN Manager.
Minimum Qualifications
- LPN licensure in the state of MA
- Minimum of two years equivalent work experience with individuals with DD/ID and/or ABI
- Knowledge of community system serving adults with ABI
- Comprehensive knowledge of nursing care
- A safe driving record, current driver’s license, personal vehicle, and current motor vehicle liability insurance required
Job Responsibilities
This position reports directly to and receives support and supervision from the Director of Community Living and/or ABI Program Manager
- Administer all medication(s) and medical treatment(s) needed during the hours of support
- Provide as appropriate the services of a liaison to doctors, hospitals, and other support services
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule with some evening shifts and one weekend day required.
- Monitor supported individual’s health status
- Communicate effectively and professionally with all team member’s program including supported individual, family, and supervisor
- Implement goals as stated in the program
- Treat individual/family with dignity and respect
- Support individual in increasing or maintaining independence within their homes or communities
- Encourage human rights
- Support individual in achieving and maintaining personal well-being and safety
- Provide transportation as needed
- Respect the individual/family’s cultural norms
- Complete required documentation and reporting.
- Maintain required certifications (LPN licensure, CPR/AED for Healthcare Providers, Services/Supports, etc.).
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities, we invite you to apply today and join our dedicated team at The Arc of Bristol County!
Employment compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act:
The physical demands of this position are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is regularly required to use hands in order to handle or feel objects, tools, and controls; reach with hands or arms, stoop, kneel, talk, and hear. The employee is required to stand, walk, sit, and occasionally be required to lift/transfer up to 50/70 lbs. alone or occasionally up to 200lbs with the assistance of other staff. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
The physical demands of this position are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is regularly required to use hands in order to handle or feel objects, tools, and controls; reach with hands or arms, stoop, kneel, talk, and hear. The employee is required to stand, walk, sit, and occasionally be required to lift/transfer up to 50/70 lbs. alone or occasionally up to 200lbs with the assistance of other staff. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Pay Range: $33 - $35 per hour
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