What are the responsibilities and job description for the LPN position at Oaks Integrated Care?
Join our team today and immerse yourself in a rewarding career for years to come!
Our programs service adults, children, and families. Your role will be essential to our success, and your efforts will influence our ability to provide treatment to our community.
Competencies:
The qualified candidate should: have familiarity with medication and uses; ability to communicate medication education to staff; ability to teach coping skills and gain and maintain trust; understand negative impact of mental illness and developmental disabilities; and have the ability to be an advocate for consumers.
Responsibilities:
- Provide medication monitoring
- Provide emergency evaluation as needed
- Participate in the development and revision of Comprehensive Service Plans (CSP)
- Provide training to staff, consumers, and family members
- Administer intravenous and non-intravenous medications
- Monitor for accuracy of and confirm physician’s orders
- Coordinate and provide on-going assessments
- Assist in crisis intervention situations as needed
- Face to face health care monitoring
- Collaborate with healthcare providers
- Flexibility to be pulled to other MH residential programs
- Complete supporting documentation for all of the above duties
- Provide on call support 24 hours for emergencies
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits:
- Competitive base salary
- Medical and dental insurance
- Vision plan
- Retirement plan
- Flexible spending plans
- EXCELLENT time benefits for qualified positions!
- Opportunity for personal and career growth, including supervision towards professional licensure for eligible candidates
- Team-oriented environment – we practice the FISH! Philosophy
Qualifications:
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NJ Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) License;
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Nursing experience required;
- Valid driver’s license.
All positions require a valid driver’s license in good standing and pre-employment drug screening. Oaks Integrated Care considers applicants for all positions without regard to: race; color; religion; sex; national origin; age; sexual orientation; marital or veteran status; the presence of a medical condition, genetic information or handicap, unrelated to performing the tasks of the job; or any other legally protected status.