Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

*Now offering sign-on bonuses for select full-time positions:

• Full Time LPNs & RNs - $2,500 sign-on bonus

Various full time and part time positions available at our residential program's throughout Burlington County, NJ

Allies offers paid training, employee referral bonuses, competitive salaries, and an excellent benefits package!

Benefits Offered to Full Time Employees:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance*
• Prescription Drug Program
• Paid vacation, holiday, sick and bereavement days*
• 401K Plan with company match
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Employee Discount Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Assistance*
• Educational Partnerships
• Training and Advancement Opportunities
• Other Perks

*For eligible positions

About the Job

To provide nursing and direct care services for individuals with disabilities living in the community. To teach people with developmental disabilities how to acquire the physical, intellectual, emotional, and social skills needed to live as independently as possible.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care effectively by ensuring the general well-being of each individual served while promoting a consumer-oriented approach to health care.
• Administers medication and completes documentation of same.
• Assists individuals, as necessary in daily living skills.
• Accompanies individuals to and from medical appointments and activities.
• Accurately completes all in-house documentation.
• Attends conferences, seminars and training relevant to the position.
• Implements medically prescribed diets and exercise programs.
• Assists the Agency Nurse in training of Support Staff in the areas of health maintenance, medications, and medical treatments.
• Encourages and ensures that individuals maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable environment providing assistance as appropriate.
• Accurately completes all in-house documentation including but not limited to Vehicle Log, behavioral tracking, Antecedent Behavior Consequence (ABC) forms, Unusual Incident Reports (UIRs), Critical Information Log, Medication Administration Reports (MAR), Progress notes and Monthly reports as assigned.
• Successfully completes required residential training, including: CPR and First Aid; Medication Administration; Preventing Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation; Shifting Expectations, Life Experience and Services; Life Threatening Emergencies (Danielle’s Law); New Hire Orientation; Crisis Management; Corporate Compliance; General Behavior; In-House Orientation; and any required specialized trainings.
• Works with each individual’s Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) and all other interested parties to build self-esteem and social capital for each individual served.
• Operates all types of agency vehicles, in any condition, at any point during shift.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited Nursing School; LPN
• Licensed in the State of New Jersey
• Valid Unrestricted Driver’s License
• One year of experience working with individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) preferred, but not required
• The ability to lift and transfer at least 50 pounds
• The ability to sit, stand, bend, squat, reach and physically pursue individuals on foot for several hours at a time
• Basic Computer Literacy

***If offered a position, you will be required to attend up to five (5) full days of paid mandatory training located at our Headquarters Office in Hamilton, New Jersey.

Allies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Phone screenings conducted regularly, call to inquire at 609-503-4272.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $30.88 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Home Health

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Overnight shift

Supplemental schedule:

• Overtime

Weekly schedule:

• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)
• LPN License (Required)

Work Location: In person