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SalaryMentor Community Services, a part of the Sevita family, provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here we believe every person has the right to live well, and everyone deserves to have a fulfilling career. You’ll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us all every day. Join us today, and experience a career well lived.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
This is a fantastic role to continue your nursing career path and work within a setting that offers variety and rewarding challenges. You will have large impact by providing nursing services, training, and supports to address the medical or psychiatric needs of tender aged youth in an outpatient clinic environment.
Monday thru Friday - Business Hours
Holidays and weekends off
Salary: $33.00 Hourly
- Provides basic care and medical treatment to individuals receiving services.
- Completes health assessments and provides input of health diagnosis to Psychiatrist or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for the development of the care plan. Follows-up on all orders and monitors and ensures follow through on individual’s medical/dental appointments.
- Monitors and records medications in a timely manner; acts as a liaison to pharmacy. Reviews medication error forms, analyzes errors and makes recommendations for procedural changes. Administers medication as required.
- Oversees and monitors staffs who administer medication. Conducts quality assurance checks on health care records.
- Provides emergency coverage and/or care for individuals receiving services.
- Maintains confidentiality, respects human rights and practices universal precautions in accordance with Sevita policy. Upholds policy and procedure development related to health care.
- Works with external agencies to coordinate services and ensure consistent treatment of clients.
- Administers, tracks, and maintains log for staff and individual’s testing.
- Provides training for staff including medication administration, universal precautions and infection control.
- Performs other duties as required
Qualifications:
- Associate’s Degree in Nursing or related field, or a graduate of an accredited LPN program.
- One year of experience working with population served in a nursing capacity.
- Current state LPN or LVN License.
- Current driver's license, car registration, and auto insurance.
- Additional certifications as required by state licensing regulations such as CPR/FA and HIV/AIDS certification, BBP, and ACT training.
- Ability to effectively communicate with staff, individuals served, and families.
- You will make a difference every day and help to provide quality of life enhancing services to the individuals we serve.
Why Join Us?
- Full-time position (40 hours/week)
- Full compensation/benefits package plus 401(k) with company match.
- Generous Paid time off and holiday pay.
- "On-Demand Pay"- get paid for the days you work without waiting for payday! All employees have the option to access their pay as soon as they earn it through their employee app - no fees and super easy!
- Complex work adding value to the organization’s mission alongside a great team of co-workers.
- Enjoy job security with nationwide career development and advancement opportunities.
We have meaningful work for you – come join our team – Apply Today!
Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face.
We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.
Sevita is committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace that values and respects the unique talents, experiences, and perspectives of our employees and the people we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
