LPN

Job Description

Job Description

The LPN position provides support for a U.S Department of Labor Job Corps contractor. The Job Corps program is a federally-funded residential training program. The mission of Job Corps is to provide career-ready technical and academic training and job placement assistance to program eligible youth ages 16-24.

Summary of Duties:

The LPN is responsible for assisting the Health & Wellness Supervisor in planning, implementing, and evaluating an efficient Wellness Program consistent with student needs and Job Corps’ goals and objectives.

Key Areas of Responsibilities:

• Promotes the Wellness Program and provides care, assessment, triage, and treatment.
• Provides input to the manager, physician, and mental health consultant for case management of student’s health issues.
• Coordinates and delivers orientation to Health Services to students.
• Assists the manager with Center-wide staff training requirements.
• Coordinates and promotes activities that support health and safety throughout the Center.
• Ensures delivery of quality services is provided to trainees and staff at all times. Assists students in developing their employability skills.
• Develops strategies and initiatives to increases participation in health and wellness activities on-Center.
• Promotes a safe and secure environment.
• Complies with OSHA requirements.
• Assists manager with medication management including monthly inventory and ordering of stock medication/vaccines, the daily count and monitoring of controlled substances, and daily ordering and monitoring of trainees’ prescriptions to ensure safety of mediations and vaccines.
• Maintains accurate records for ordering, storage, administration, and disposal of
  medication/vaccines. Assists in monitoring use, maintenance and disposal of supplies and
  equipment in Health Services.
• Ensures medical records are maintained and in compliance with DOL, Corporate and Center requirements and the Nurse Practice Act.
• Provides for on-call services to handle emergency care.
• Implements, directs and monitors infection control measures in Health Services and assists with monitoring Center-wide infection control.
• Complies with OSHA requirements. Provides written health standing orders for department and on procedures of health care.
• Performs other duties as requested by department manager/director.
• Participates with the Student Government Association’s (SGA’s) Health and Wellness
  Committee.
• Acts proactively, completes tasks in a timely and proficient manner, tracks and follows through on action items, exercises good judgment and problem-solving skills on manager’s behalf, and other comparable duties.
• Enters information into the CIS and keeps necessary files and records.
• Maintains accurate hard and electronic copy files as necessary to ensure department meets DOL, Corporate and Center expectations.
• Runs CIS reports to ensure information entered is accurate.
• Monitors budget, controls inventory and ensures the department areas are attractive, clean, safe and in good repair: Completes PRs and check requests to include budget management.
• Ensures that POs are received and filed initially, and that the items requested are received in a timely manner.
• Ensures that all equipment assigned to the department is properly accounted for and maintained in good condition.
• Initiates work orders and ensure that repairs are completed in a timely manner.
• Ensures that work area, including manager’s area and other assigned areas, are attractive, clean and safe at all times.
• Follows all integrity guidelines and procedures and ensures confidentiality and no manipulation of information.

Education/Experience:

• LPN license in State, at least 2 years of relevant experience, Associates degree preferred.

Certifications/Licenses:

• Valid state driver’s license
• CPR/First Aid certifications

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