LPN - General Nursing; Full Time

Children's Residential LPN

Welcome to your opportunity to change the world! If you have a servant's heart and want to be part of something truly special, then Caritas Family Solutions needs you. We have been serving the people of Illinois since 1947 and have over 500 committed and mission-driven team members. At Caritas, we do not hire people for jobs, we find new team members for rewarding and life-changing careers that make the world better.

If you are kind, patient, and ready to make a difference, we would love to meet you!

Full-time employees are offered the competitive benefits outlined below:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid training
• Health Insurance
• Dental and Vision
• Life insurance
• 403(b) with company contribution 5%
• Tuition reimbursement

We know great candidates bring a wide range of experience. If you believe you can be successful in this role, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every qualification listed.

The Children's Residential Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) supports the physical, emotional, and medical wellbeing of each youth in the residential programs of the agency, by ensuring timely and appropriate health care. The LPN focuses on promotion of health through advocacy and education to youth on healthy lifestyle options and treatment compliance. The LPN works in a care-team environment with other residential staff utilizing in-depth consideration of trauma informed care to ensure youth successfully transition through treatment towards a lower-level of care.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Responds to all onsite healthcare needs of children, including illnesses, first aid, PRN medications, and overall, wellbeing issues of each child.

Assists with, track and schedule physician appointments along with documentation for supportive transportation.

Assists with and ensure that all children have up to date medical exams, immunizations, and healthcare in compliance with state and DCFS regulations.

Ensures that medical information for each child in the digital and paper files is accurate and up to date, as well as compliant with DCFS standards of care.

Is trained and informed on all legal parameters for consents necessary and obtains consents for medications and procedures in compliance with DCFS and state regulatory procedures.

Assists with training staff in regard to the health care needs of children including but not limited to medications and adverse reactions. Trains staff with all needed medication and healthcare procedures for the residential program.

Participates in staff meetings, Child and Family Team meetings, and other leadership and management team meetings in order to provide medical insights and information for medications and medical needs for residents.

Participates in new admission referral review to assist with determination of level of care and acuity of referral as it relates to supporting medical care for a resident.

Ensures continuity of care among nursing team by documenting and communicating actions, incidents and patient needs.

Requirements

Education and/or experience required/preferred:

Degree/Field Required: Licensed LPN in the State of Illinois (Related fields will be considered.)

Degree/Field Preferred: N/A (Related fields will be considered.)

Experience Required: Minimum 1-year experience in serving youth. (For positions that manage staff, the years specified need to be progressive years of management experience. For all positions, the years required can be interchanged with equivalent experience from an advanced degree related to this job and/or with other relevant experience verified by applicant/incumbent).

Licenses/Certifications Required: Licensed LPN in the State of Illinois

Skills Required:

Trauma-informed: Must display a willingness to adopt trauma informed interventions, principles, and practices as well as commitment to ongoing development of their capacity for application of trauma informed care. Realizes the prevalence of trauma among persons served by Caritas and the general population. Recognizes how trauma affects everyone involved-including clients, their families, staff, and community; and impacts behaviors. Responds to trauma by actively implementing the guiding principles of trauma informed care into their daily practice. Resists re-traumatization of persons served and staff providing services, by creating safe, welcoming, and supportive environments.

Work Context/Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position is based primarily in an office environment.

Subject to exposure to diseases/infections or bodily functions (from contact with others). Subject to wearing common protective or safety equipment, including but not limited to safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, or other PPE deemed necessary to perform the job tasks safely.

Vehicle Related Requirements:

Access to reliable transportation to get to/from work: Required.

Access to a reliable automobile: Not required, but preferred.

Must provide proof of auto liability insurance (and continue to while working in this position): Not required, but preferred.

Must possess a valid driver's license: Required.

Drug Free Workplace: Caritas Family Solutions is dedicated to maintaining a safe, healthy, and productive environment for our clients and employees. As part of this, a strict, drug-free workplace policy is maintained.

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