Licensed Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical NurseProject Renewal is a leading non-profit organization with the mission of building supportive communities where people achieve dignity and independence, renewing their lives with health, homes, and jobs. Our comprehensive and integrated 24/7 programs are designed to offer the holistic care our clients need. With a staff of 950+ and an annual budget of $140 million, Project Renewal is one of the larger social service nonprofits in New York City.Schedule: Full Time. 35 hours per weekSalary: $60,000Position Overview:Reporting to the Assistant Director of Nursing Embedded Services and Nurse Manager for Embedded Nursing for nursing related supervisions. Indirectly reporting to the Director of Nursing Operations (DNO). Reports to the Program Director of designated Shelter for client assignments, daily tasks, and workshop scheduling. The LPN will provide educational resources and workshops for chronic health conditions and serve as a health promotion agent to improve health outcomes within transitional and permanent housing programs.Essential Duties & Responsibilities:Management of medication system for all clients at shelter, includingReceiving and reviewing medicationsAssists with calling for refillsAssuring safe storage of medicationsEnsuring that clients have appropriate supplies and access to medicationsMonitoring client reactions for side effects and reporting to prescribing providerKeeping Medication Self Administration logs, destruction log, controlled substance logProvides nursing screening of all new clientsAssists in connecting psychiatric, medical and substance abuse problems to appropriate providersParticipates in weekly clinical meetings with medical staff, shelter case management, & administrative staffCommunicates regularly with on-site psychiatric and medical providers, case managers and on-site operations & administrative staffCommunicates with off-site psychiatric providers as necessary and appropriateAdministers medications ordered by the providersAdministers injections ordered by providersProvides medication teaching as neededAssists clients with self-administer medicationsProvides ongoing health education and support to clientsMaintains documentation in compliance with agency policies and proceduresAssist with tele-psychiatry operations as scheduled with tele-psychiatry provider at Project RenewalAssist with Primary Care Clinic, Residential, Substance Use Program coverage as neededEducation Credentials/Requirements:New York State licensed LPNExperienceWorking with homeless individuals preferred.Preferred skills:Communication: Must have excellent oral and listening skills.Interpersonal skills: Must have the ability to interface with clients as well as all levels of staff.Computer skills: Must have knowledge Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel.Project Renewal is an equal opportunity employer. Its long-standing policy has been to embrace the equality of opportunity for all employees and applicants without regard to actual or perceived race, color, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, religion or creed, gender, physical or mental disability, age (18 and over), military status, arrest record, marital status, domestic partnership status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, sexual orientation, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking, unemployment status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws.