Licensed Practical Nurse (Part time)

DODD Core Values:

To help Ohioans with developmental disabilities, DODD has embodied the following core values that focus on the experience of our customers, the people we serve, and their families:

• Kindness and Empathy - All interactions are based on genuine care and concern for all involved. We listen to those we serve, our partners, and each other.
• Collaboration - We engage with each other and our partners with openness and trust.
• Transparency - We are accessible and visible in our business practices.
• Quality Innovation - The services we deliver are value-added and promote excellence.
• Inclusiveness - Cultivate an environment that embraces diversity and ideas at every level of interaction. Our systems and processes are designed to ensure that every person is treated equally, and every voice is heard fairly.
• Accountability - We conduct ourselves professionally and will manage taxpayer dollars responsibly.

Job Duties:

Works under direction of Registered Nurse (RN) and requires substantial knowledge of skilled licensed practical nursing procedures in order to provide care for residents.  Administer medication and perform treatments prescribed by the Physician.  Administer controlled narcotics and noncontrolled medications in oral, rectal or injectable form (i.e. intramuscular and subcutaneous injections only).  Do med awareness and self med programs as written.  Provide instructions to families for pass meds.  Maintain supplies in medication rooms and treatment rooms of assigned areas and reorder meds as needed.  Perform skilled practical nursing procedures or treatments, (i.e. sterile dressings, administer oxygen, insert catheters, reinsert gastrostomy tubes, suctioning, irrigations, give enemas, douches collect specimens for diagnostic purposes, etc.).  Monitor environment in the areas of health and safety, reports and/or remediate problems as appropriate.  Assist in emergencies (i.e. first aide, CPR, psychotropic emergencies, etc.)  Access emergency box for necessary medications/narcotics, check in medications from pharmacy deliveries and maintain proper record keeping. Deliver medication to appropriate cottage med carts.  Mandatory overtime is required of this position.

     Participate in change of shift report and check individuals reported as being ill or injured and document appropriately.  Make rounds in assigned areas and observe and document resident response to treatment and other significant activities.  Observe, document and report individual's conditions (i.e. medication reactions, treatment responses, individual behavior and progress) and/or maintain related reports and records (i.e. unusual incident reports, patient records, medication reports, restraint records and logs).  Provide general nursing care, direct care and/or programming assistance in areas of personal hygiene, grooming, eating, toileting, mobility and behavior, etc.  Transcribe and implement physician's orders and start AIR forms as appropriate.  Attend in-services, workshops, meetings and seminars.  Assume responsibility for own professional conduct and competence.  Contacts family/guardians with necessary medical information.

     Coordinate with Residential Care Supervisor and RN in providing health care to residents.  Provide input into Health Assessment and Nursing Care Plan of residents within assigned areas.  Coordinate and gather information into IPPs under RN direction.  Assist RN and Residential Care Supervisor in orientation of new employees as appropriate.  Communicate significant information verbally and in writing to immediate supervisor and other team members as directed by SODC Directive and Nursing Policy and Procedure. Other related duties including but not limited to:  monthly weighs of residents as ordered and document.  Under the direction of the RN Supervisor, help with oneonone staffing and provide hospital coverage for individuals as directed by RN Supervisor.  Assist with recreational activities.  Complete paperwork on scheduled primary assignment (i.e. quarterly summaries, IPP's, medical appointments, PO sheets, MARS, chart audits, etc.)  Complete required immunizations/PPDs on assigned individuals.  Under the direction of the RN gather necessary information on quarterly physical inspections and Moses Scales for assigned individuals. Communicate medical information to parents/guardians when appropriate. Monitor healthcare charts on cottage to ensure proper follow-up continuity of health care.  Verify monthly physician's orders and MARs. Change over monthly POs and MARs on last day of month as assigned.

License to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse issued by Ohio Board of Nursing pursuant to Section 4723 Ohio Revised Code; MDS certification issued by ANNAC (i.e. American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination).

Job Skills: Nursing, Attention to Detail