LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE

Registered Nurse (RN) / Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Summary: Registered Nurse (RN) / Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is responsible for performing essential care for our members in our nursing supported group homes under the direction of the Chief Nursing Officer and NSGH Administrator. This is a safety sensitive position.

Essential functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Responsibility for Members which includes:

• Provide for the safety, emotional and physical needs of all members
• Ensure members are clean, well-groomed and dressed age appropriately and correctly for the season and environmental conditions
• Transportation to and from day program as needed
• Position and re-position every 1 hour while awake and every 2 hours while asleep and as needed
• Help members cook meals and to eat as needed
• Ensure daily that members are being emotionally and physically stimulated to the best of their ability
• Assist with showering members to ensure a complete shower is given as needed

Responsibility for Medical Aspects of Care which includes:

• Responsibility to the Nursing Supported Group Home Manager and Chief Nursing Officer for reporting all medical aspects of care and changes in conditions regarding the members in the home
• Performing routine nursing duties, including:
• Taking a recording temperature, pulse, and blood pressure
• Comfort, grooming, and hygiene needs
• Diet management
• Collecting specimens
• Patient activities
• Passing medications
• Reordering medications as needed (or ensuring Nursing Services Director is aware and needs to reorder)
• Assisting in direct care of members to include, but not be limited to:
• Showering members
• Changing/Repositioning members
• Cooking meals
• Assisting in cleaning the home
• Assisting in doing laundry
• Safeguard equipment and supplies, and checks equipment apparatus or appliances furnished to resident in the course of treatment
• Maintaining and ensuring that all documentation is completed before end of shift which includes but not limited to: incident reports, daily nursing notes, Med Sheets, etc.

Responsibility to the Company which includes:

• Being flexible in hours worked and location worked in order to assist with staff coverage if needed
• Ensuring that you maintain compliance in regard to:

1. Article 9
2. Prevention and Support
3. Fingerprint Clearance Card
4. CPR/1st Aid

• Adhere to and follow all directives and policy and procedures handed down by the company
• Ensure that all required documentation is completed before the end of shift.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Competencies: These competencies are required to perform the essential functions of this position.

• Ability to work as a team member
• Adaptability & Flexibility to work times as well as work locations to assist with staff coverage if needed
• Ability to positively interact with members, their families, and administrative staff
• Recognize and be responsive to the needs of the members
• Ability to maintain proprietary and resident information confidentially
• Ability to maintain a calm, non-defensive, supportive attitude during crisis or potential crisis
• Proficient verbal and written communication in English and ability to do so with tact

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have and maintain current Arizona State Licensed Registered Nurse or Practical Nurse license (In good standing)
• Maintain standards of care as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act by Arizona State Board of Nursing
• Flexible hours to work times as well as work locations to assist with staff coverage if needed
• Reliable transportation to work at any location
• Must have or be capable of passing and maintaining Article 9 and Prevention and Support within 90 days of hire
• Must have or be capable of passing and maintaining CPR within 30 days of hire
• Must have or be capable of obtaining and maintaining a Class 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card

Job Requirements: For HR use only:

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be able to maintain a class 1 fingerprint clearance card.
• Must abide by company policies and procedures
• Employees must be able to verbally communicate in English, i.e. be able to understand what is being said to him/her in English. Must be able to use the English language so that what he/she is saying to another person can be understood, in all emergency situations so that the safety of patients/clients, other employees and other individuals who are in our facilities conducting is not jeopardized. All employees must be able to read and comprehend English.

Physical Context/Work Environment:

Frequency/Extent of Use/Exposure per shift that are necessary to perform the essential functions of this position with or without accommodations.

Rare 0-15% - Crouching, Crawling

Frequent 40-70% - Standing, Walking, Sitting, Stooping, Reaching, Handling

Continual >70% - Visual, Hearing, Talking

Requirements

Body Positions/Lifting Requirements

This position involves primarily: heavy work, frequent lifting/carrying of objects 25-50 pounds

The above description is a general description of the position requirements and is not intended to be all-inclusive. I have read and understand my responsibilities. I have been given the opportunity to ask questions.