Licensed Practical Nurse
Quest Inc., makes a difference in the lives of nearly 1,000 people each day. For over 50 years, Quest has supported Central Floridians with developmental and intellectual disabilities by offering choices and opportunities to live, learn, work and play. Quest offers a wide range of services and support for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Our company can be a valuable resource by providing a safe place to call home, quality long term care, education, therapy and early intervention services for children, employment for youth and adults and a place for retreat and respite. Quest’s mission, through quality and innovation, is to build communities where people with disabilities achieve their goals. Each Quest team member plays an important role in providing the individuals we serve with superior service, care, and support. To see more of what Quest, Inc. has to offer, click here!
Benefits
Quest provides medical, dental, prescription drug, flexible spending accounts, vision, 401K, PTO, life insurance and EAP.
Responsibilities
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• Administer medications and treatments per physician’s orders and in accordance with state and federal guidelines
• Must be able to administer medications via all routes
• Administer medications via all routes, unrestricted, including controlled substances
• Must be able to assist clients with all health and medical devices, including, but not limited to, eyeglasses, hearing devices, tracheotomies, G/J tubes, colostomies, urostomies, apnea monitors, CPAP machines, ventilators, oxygen, oxygen concentrators, nebulizer machines, suction devices, suctioning toothbrushes, etc.
• Monitors persons served for seizures, medication side effects, signs, and symptoms of illness, and provides necessary nursing interventions
• Informs RN or Director of Nursing (DON) and/or physician of health status change/accidents and injuries of persons served
• Completes all required documentation including, but not limited to, nurses notes, tracking forms, charting, incident reports, monthly/quarterly reports, etc.
• Assists with providing nursing services in group homes, including completing documentation as required by APD (65G-7) guidelines
• When requested, assists with quality assurance reviews and files documents in charts
• Assists with Respiratory Therapy and IV Therapy as needed
• Assists with evaluating clients on Medication Administration skill level
• Attends and participates in meetings and trainings as requested
• Ensures client’s mealtime procedures and therapeutic positioning procedures, including client transfers, are followed
• Ensures Infection Control Policies and Procedures are followed
• Ensures all equipment, including but not limited to, respiratory carts, drugs and treatment carts, feedings pumps, crash carts, etc. are clean and sanitary
• Ensures a clean and safe environment to avoid accidents or injury to clients or staff
• In case of employee injury, completes required documentation, administers First Aid if necessary, and follows worker’s compensation protocols
• Assists with facility emergency procedures as needed, such as emergency evacuations
• Follows notification protocol for accidents, injuries, emergencies, and other events within appropriate timelines
• Reports to work for scheduled shifts. May be scheduled to work other shifts, Holidays, and weekends to provide nursing coverage
• Reports to work during inclement weather to provide nursing coverage and assist with emergency procedures
• Participates in outings and appointments, including, but not limited to, loading/unloading clients on and off vehicles, monitoring clients during transport, and assist clients during outings
• Completes housekeeping duties to ensure a clean, safe, and healthy environment (to include picking up gloves, med cups, and cleaning up spilled formula)
• Ensures compliance with Quest’s policies and procedures
• Assist with training new employees as needed
• Completes all other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school for Licensed Practical Nurses required
• Current unrestricted state of Florida Licensed Practical Nurse license required
• Florida Driver’s License with no more than two moving violations in the past three years
• Able to work in the US and not require Visa Sponsorship from our company now or in the future
• Effectively communicate at all levels, write, and speak English using acceptable grammar, punctuation, and spelling, understand and follow multi-steps written and verbal instructions
• Use functional math, analyze, and assess data, and determine appropriate actions
• Organize and prioritize workflow to meet deadlines
• Work independently without constant supervision and complete work tasks to completion
• Gather and analyze information in crisis situations, and make immediate decisions
• Problem-solve and use good judgement when making decisions
• Conduct self in a professional and courteous manner
• Keep information confidential and refrain from gossip, set appropriate professional boundaries with all staff
• Proficiently use a computer and electronic medical records

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans