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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Nexus Indian Oaks - Manteno, IL

Description

Nexus Family Healing is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). The LPN provides medical services, procedures and protocols that promote resident health and well-being.

Our LPN role also offers perks of working in a well-established youth residential setting, including lighter workloads, more consistent hours and more flexible scheduling options, as well as lighter triage responsibilities, with more focus on medication administration. Most of all, you can join a team that truly cares! Apply today!

Nexus Family Healing is a national nonprofit with over 50 years of experience restoring hope for children and families through mental health services, foster care, adoption, and residential treatment. At Nexus Family Healing in Manteno, IL, youth in residential care attend Safe Harbor School, an accredited special education program for grades 612, offering individualized curricula with transferable credits upon discharge.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Work Schedule & Salary:

Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours per week
Pay rate: $30-33 per hour
Onsite: Manteno, IL

Benefits:

Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
Multiple options for health insurance coverage
No-cost life insurance
Short/long-term disability insurance
401k match
NEW Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
NEW Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
NEW Carrot Fertility Benefit
Tuition assistance and training opportunities
Advancement pathways and internal promotion
And much more!

Position Summary: The LPN provides medical services, procedures and protocols that promote resident health and well-being.

Primary responsibilities:

Client Centered Medical Care

Monitor acute and chronic medical conditions of clients; provides treatment or consultation as needed

Gather relevant information and assess client status in the event of an emergency situation

Provide appropriate care and/or treatment and directs others as necessary while collaborating to provide and facilitate a referral to higher level of care when appropriate

As needed additional client responsibilities:

Assist with all aspects of the client admissions, and nursing assessments with exception to medical exam

Assess pertinent client data and determines which areas need to be communicated with the physician

Collect and maintain clients medical data and ensure that medical records are current and accurate including client height and weight

Collaborate with appropriate team members regarding medical aspects of client admissions

Coordinate necessary follow-up appointments and/or referrals with interdisciplinary teams and communicates medical concerns

Treatment Team Collaboration

Serve as a resource to staff and other interdisciplinary teams regarding client medical concerns

Collaborate with the treatment staff to develop individual client treatment plans

Promotes client health & well-being

Perform centered health care services, in accordance with the Nexus policies, procedures and protocols

Complete all required training that are department role specific and facility
-wide requirements

Maintain and stay apprised with training and certifications (online training, internal and external, in-person training, CPR certifications, nursing license, first aid and safety, medication administration, and infection control etc.

Participate in internal training opportunities with community partners

Client Confidentiality

Ensure client information remains confidential and compliant with Nexus policies involving client privacy, informed consent and confidentiality standards for clients and their families

Implement, monitor and coordinator the administration of client medications

Verify, count, and administer medication

Educate clients on medication side effects, adverse effects, and drug interactions

Monitor clients daily for side effects, adverse effects and or drug interactions

Ensure client prescriptions are filled and the appropriate amount is maintained through each clients stay within the resident milieu

Documentation of medication administration in electronic health record

Monitor medication logbooks for completion and accuracy as needed

Requirements:

Required Education and Licensure:

Graduate of an accredited school of Practical Nursing
2+ years experience in a clinic and/or hospital environment
Valid drivers license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements
Must successfully pass an IL DCFS criminal background check.

Preferred Education and Experience:

4+ years experience in a clinic and/or hospital environment

ICARE Values & Behavioral Competencies:

Innovation:
Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches.
Compassion:
Listening, honoring differences, and…


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