LPN Respite Home Full time
LPN Respite Home Full time
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22-05-2025
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Vacancy
1 Vacancy
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22-05-2025
Job Description
Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Respite Home
Department: Clinical
Reports To: LPN Manager and Assistant Director of Family and Community Services
FLSA Status: NonExempt
Reports To: LPN Manager and Assistant Director of Family and Community Services
FLSA Status: NonExempt
This is a collective Bargaining position
Schedule: Monday Friday 3 pm 11 pm (40 hours)
Inclusive. Innovative. OpenHearted.
We are Care Champions. A team of adaptable collaborative diverse missiondriven individuals with a passion for purposeful innovation and service excellence. Our community commits itself to being inclusive and welcoming as we put the whole person at the center of everything we do.
Summary
Monitors the health safety and well being of participants in the respite home. Incumbent is responsible for overseeing and managing the medical and health care of program participants including providing direct nursing care. Incumbent reports issues to appropriate persons and handles emergencies according to Incompass and other applicable agencies guidelines. Incumbent must comply with applicable regulatory documentation and standards in the performance of nursing duties. This is a bargaining unit position.
Essential Job Functions
We are Care Champions. A team of adaptable collaborative diverse missiondriven individuals with a passion for purposeful innovation and service excellence. Our community commits itself to being inclusive and welcoming as we put the whole person at the center of everything we do.
Summary
Monitors the health safety and well being of participants in the respite home. Incumbent is responsible for overseeing and managing the medical and health care of program participants including providing direct nursing care. Incumbent reports issues to appropriate persons and handles emergencies according to Incompass and other applicable agencies guidelines. Incumbent must comply with applicable regulatory documentation and standards in the performance of nursing duties. This is a bargaining unit position.
Essential Job Functions
Monitors the health of program participants including preventative care and provides professional technical assistance regarding nursing care and medical treatment as needed.
Responsible for management and documentation as it relates to medical information referrals reports medication administration and data collection.
Responsible for the completion of medical record audits and review of medical tracking systems.
Provides oversight and assistance with the selfmedication assessment process.
Provides oversight of MAP and for the administration of medical treatments and staff training as needed including annual mandated staff training. Administration is done in accordance with Nurse Practioners Act as well as DDS and MAP regulations.
Provides assistance when needed regarding medication supplies and medical supplies as needed.
Orients and trains staff in understanding participants medical needs and in following prescribed programs and plans. Communicates with and trains staff to complete procedures as appropriate.
Provides leadership and support to team during medical crisis.
Ensures professional communication with families DSS clinicians and others for assigned participants.
Provides guidance to staff regarding medical emergencies and informs supervisor of all emergency treatments or 911 calls made.
Communicates with medical providers regarding major issues.
Completes nursing notes and documentation for encounters with individuals.
Attends meetings as assigned
Serves as a mandated reporter as required by the Disabled Persons Protection Commission.
Processes all human rights issues incident and accident reports in a timely manner according to agency policy/procedure. Ensures the human rights of program participants are safeguarded in all interventions.
Responsible for knowing and following agency departmental program and site policies and procedures as well as the bargaining unit personnel policies handbook and the collective bargaining agreement.
Fosters and maintains positive relationships with families participants and staff and informs supervisor of major and/or unresolved issues.
Acts in a manner consistent with organizational values program mission and service delivery goals. Serves as a resource and role model for staff.
Completes other duties as assigned by supervisor as they relate to the duties in this job description.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully the incumbent must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Acts in a manner consistent with organizational values program mission and service delivery goals. Serves as a resource and role model for staff.
Completes other duties as assigned by supervisor as they relate to the duties in this job description.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully the incumbent must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Education and Experience
REQUIRED Licensed Practical Nurse registered with the MA Board of Registration in Nursing
At least one year of experience working with the elderly or persons with developmental disabilities.
Strong interpersonal written and verbal communication skills required
Valid drivers license
Supervisory Responsibilities
None
Analytical Skills
Demonstrated ability to problemsolve handle emergencies and successfully manage several projects simultaneously.
Language Skills
Mastery of the English language required as demonstrated by the ability to read and write instructions ability to read analyze and interpret field and/or professional journals technical procedures policy and procedure manuals and governmental regulations. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from Individuals families staff or the general public Strong Ability to comprehend and follow verbal/written instructions. Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedures.
Certificates Licenses Registrations
REQUIRED Current Adult CPR/first Aid certification and Licensed Practical Nursing License.
Maintain a clean record and not have any pending disciplinary actions with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or job status will be reviewed with the outcome to be decided by management.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear and is frequently required to stand walk sit; use hands to finger handle or feel and reach with hands and arms and climb. The employee is occasionally required to stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job
This job description is not all inclusive and does not state or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent. The incumbent is required to follow/perform any jobrelated instruction/duty/project as directed by their immediate supervisor.
REQUIRED Licensed Practical Nurse registered with the MA Board of Registration in Nursing
At least one year of experience working with the elderly or persons with developmental disabilities.
Strong interpersonal written and verbal communication skills required
Valid drivers license
Supervisory Responsibilities
None
Analytical Skills
Demonstrated ability to problemsolve handle emergencies and successfully manage several projects simultaneously.
Language Skills
Mastery of the English language required as demonstrated by the ability to read and write instructions ability to read analyze and interpret field and/or professional journals technical procedures policy and procedure manuals and governmental regulations. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from Individuals families staff or the general public Strong Ability to comprehend and follow verbal/written instructions. Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedures.
Certificates Licenses Registrations
REQUIRED Current Adult CPR/first Aid certification and Licensed Practical Nursing License.
Maintain a clean record and not have any pending disciplinary actions with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or job status will be reviewed with the outcome to be decided by management.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear and is frequently required to stand walk sit; use hands to finger handle or feel and reach with hands and arms and climb. The employee is occasionally required to stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job
This job description is not all inclusive and does not state or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent. The incumbent is required to follow/perform any jobrelated instruction/duty/project as directed by their immediate supervisor.
Benefit eligible with 30 day waiting period
Employment Type
Full-Time
Key Skills
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