Licensed Practical Nurse - East Williamsburgh
Listed on 2025-12-06
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, LPN/LVN
Licensed Practical Nurse - East Williamsburg
Nursing
- East Williamsburg, 249 Varet St, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
Title: Licensed Practical Nurse – East Williamsburg Men's Shelter
Schedule
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Monday - Friday 8am
-12pm
Position Overview:
Reporting to the Assistant Director of Nursing Embedded Services and Nurse Manager for Embedded Nursing for nursing related supervisions. Indirectly reporting to the Director of Nursing Operations (DNO). Reports to the Program Director of designated Shelter for client assignments, daily tasks, and workshop scheduling. The LPN will provide educational resources and workshops for chronic health conditions and serve as a health promotion agent to improve health outcomes within transitional and permanent housing programs.
MedicationManagement
- Receiving and reviewing medications
- Assists with calling for refills
- Assuring safe storage of medications
- Ensuring that clients have appropriate supplies and access to medications
- Monitoring client reactions for side effects and reporting to prescribing provider
- Provides nursing screening of all new clients
- Assists in connecting psychiatric, medical and substance abuse problems to appropriate providers
- Participates in weekly clinical meetings with medical staff, shelter case management, & administrative staff
- Communicates regularly with on-site psychiatric and medical providers, case managers and on-site operations & administrative staff
- Communicates with off-site psychiatric providers as necessary and appropriate
- Administers medications ordered by the providers
- Administers injections ordered by providers
- Provides medication teaching as needed
- Assists clients with self-administer medications
- Provides ongoing health education and support to clients
- Maintains documentation in compliance with agency policies and procedures
- Assist with tele-psychiatry operations as scheduled with tele-psychiatry provider at Project Renewal
- Assist with Primary Care Clinic, Residential, Substance Use Program coverage as needed
New York State licensed LPN
ExperienceWorking with homeless individuals preferred.
Preferred Skills- Communication: Must have excellent oral and listening skills.
- Interpersonal skills: Must have the ability to interface with clients as well as all levels of staff.
- Computer skills: Must have knowledge Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel.
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