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Easterseals of Northeast Ohio Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in Youngstown, Ohio
Easterseals of Northeast Ohio is seeking an energetic and compassionate LPN to work in our Adult Day Care, serving our clients and helping to make a difference. This position is part-time, approximately 20 hours per week, Tuesday through Friday. No evenings or weekends.
Core Values:
Employees are committed to creating an environment that promotes health, happiness, independence, and safety by providing individuals with disabilities with increased opportunities for access, inclusion, and choice. Our decision-making is guided by our values of teamwork, client focus, empowerment, and integrity.
Job Objective:
The LPN is responsible for providing nursing care for the clients in the Easterseals Adult Day Care.
Essential Duties Include but Are Not Limited to the Following:
Provide direct nursing care to clients in accordance with standards of licensure.
Assist in the facilitation of group activities as needed.
Assist the team with various tasks to ensure all client needs are met, including but not limited to meal preparation, feeding, toileting, and transferring.
Assist with the client intake and admissions process as needed.
In collaboration with the RN, create and update care plans.
Assist with the implementation of care plan goals.
Assist the team with various tasks to ensure all client needs are met including but not limited to meal preparation, feeding, toileting, and transferring.
Assist with quarterly data collection and with organizing documents for audits as needed.
Attend care conferences.
Attending mandatory staff meetings, in-service training, and competency sessions as required for the position.
Maintains updated knowledge of regulatory standards as they relate to Medicare, CARF, ODA, ODH, VA, and other regulatory bodies as they apply to all Home and Community-Based Services.
Adhere to the standards of conduct, established Code of Ethics, confidentiality, privacy, and security of protected health information, and all policies and procedures of Easterseals.
Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to carry out each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Current, valid, unrestricted practical nursing licensure.
Experience in the delivery and operation of adult services preferred.