Licensed Practical Nurse (All Boroughs)

Centers Plan for Healthy Living's goal is to create the ultimate healthcare experience that provides our members, their families, healthcare decision makers, and general caregivers with the guidance and plans they need for healthy living.
JOB SUMMARY:
Perform under the direction of a Registered Nurse in following the Plan of Care for individual clients. Competent in assessing client physical and psychological status changes and reporting findings to the Registered Nurse.
JOB DUTIES/KNOWLEDGE:

• Provides skilled nursing to clients including, but not limited to treatment, medication administration, and treatment as directed by Registered Nurse and the Physician’s Plan of care in accordance with Agency policies and procedures.
• Promotes and maintains client health through teaching and appropriate rehabilitative measures under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
• Helps to achieve and maintain continuity of client care by completes exchanging information with other health professionals regarding patient care issues.
• Completes clinical progress notes and follows client care plan as developed by the Registered Nurse and according to Agency policies and procedures.
• Documents and reprints all changes in physical and behavioral status, all accidents, incidents, events, and injuries.
• Follows agency protocols, policies, and procedures regarding infection control and disposal of biomedical waste.
• Attends case conferences, meets with quality improvement coordinator(s), and communicates regularly with the COC as requested.
• Provides for client safety, and responds to any signs of neglect or abuse by alerting the COC or PSM immediately.
• Regularly updates personnel records and responds to requests made by the HR department.
• Keeps abreast of changes and trends affecting nursing care and licensed nurse function(s), and attends mandate in-service classes as required by DOH and Agency policy.
• Performs other duties as assigned by COC, PSC, or PSM.

Centers Plan For Healthy Living is committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of our workforce to create opportunities for our employees and our business. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law and will not be denied employment.