Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Are you interested in making a positive difference in the lives of children and adults with developmental disabilities?

If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Being an LPN has its Advantages

As a Licensed Practical Nurse at Devereux, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:

• Paid orientation.

• Over 5 weeks of paid time off your first year.

• Supportive Management and a collaborative Nursing Team

• Quality Low-Cost Benefits, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires! https://www.mydevereuxbenefits.org/

• Payment for your license renewal CEUs as part of our nurse continuing education program

• Access to the Savi Student Loan Checkup tool to help you navigate the student loan system – quickly see your repayment plan options and discover potential savings!

• A rewarding experience helping individuals complete daily activities and achieving long term goals.

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health New York provides programs and services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and dual diagnoses. Supporting our community programs in Columbia, Ulster, and Dutchess counties, this position administers medical care and prescribed treatments and medications to residents in assigned units, in accordance with established nursing procedures. This includes monitoring the health needs and health tracking of the individuals that we serve; obtaining blood pressure, height, weight, etc.; observing and reporting to RN any changes in the individual’s physical or emotional status for possible interventions; providing first aid as needed; and administering medication in accordance with procedure. They will also maintain the medical records of assigned students/individuals, and prepare medical reports in conjunction with RN. They may attend regularly scheduled team meetings to discuss changes in resident's behavior, review, and evaluate progress, etc. In addition, they will maintain records and inventory of stock medications, medical supplies and equipment, and assigned individuals medications. The LPN will provide in-service training with RN present to staff members which will include, but not be limited to, first aid, detection of signs of illness, basic health skill needs of residents, safety and sanitation, self-care and techniques.

Salary: $22.00 - $25.08 per hour, commensurate with education and experience.

You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND – thefirst career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes tuition assistance and student loan repayment, among other benefits!

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Qualifications

EDUCATION: Approved LPN Program and successful completion of the State Board Examination for licensing. Must possess current LPN license.

EXPERIENCE: One year of nursing, preferably with a developmentally disabled or IDD population

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Free of dependency and abuse of illegal or illicit drugs, alcohol, inhalants or other chemical or controlled substances. Significant, prolonged, and frequent amounts of walking, standing, sitting, stooping, bending, and lifting of 50 lbs or more.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Posted Date1 week ago(11/4/2024 5:32 PM)

Requisition ID2024-40695

CategoryMedical

Position TypeFull-Time

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.

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