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Licensed Practical Nurse

Black Hills Works Inc | Rapid City, SD

Posted Date 3/20/2024
Description

Black Hills Works in Rapid City, South Dakota, provides quality, person-centered services and supports to adults with disabilities. We serve over 600 individuals age 16 and older with various disabilities including learning and developmental disabilities, visual and hearing impairments, brain injury, chronic mental illness, physical impairments, and others. We also provide support to individuals who have a developmental disability and a co-occurring diagnosis, such as a complicated health or mental health issue, drug and alcohol dependence, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, effects of trauma, or other issue.

General Description of the Position:
Facilitates initial and ongoing assessments (as assigned by the RN) on the following: nutrition, pharmacy, plan of care, infection control, medical history, level of care certification, nursing care reports, medication, laboratory values and psychosocial issues. Possesses the nursing knowledge and experience in working with persons with developmental disabilities. Able to present a professional image to the agency staff, general public and to the medical community. Must be willing to work or be on call flexible hours, potentially including days, evenings, weekends and nights. Self-motivated, self directed, and organized.

Additional Information

Qualifications: Current nursing licensure in South Dakota. Valid driver's license. Responsibilities: SUPERVISION: 1. Works under direct and indirect supervision of the RN. 2. Supervises nursing office responsibilities when the RN is absent. 3. Supervises health-related activity in the residential setting. a. Reviews medication administration and medication storage in residential units when evening nurse is not available. b. Provides information and assists team in developing programs to enhance an individual's community integration. c. Provides training and consultation to non-medical personnel. 4. Supervises Infection Control Program for the agency, maintaining logs and making recommendations as required to assure high standards of safety. MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS: 1. Confirms upcoming appointments and refers to HAC (Health Appointment Coordinator) to schedule. 2. Schedules, transports and attends those appointments requiring a nurse to attend. 3. Checks data sheets for accuracy prior to appointments. 4. Reviews completed data sheets and implements recommendations into IHP. 5. Refers completed appointment sheets to Medical Secretary for input into computer record and filing. DOCUMENTATION: 1. Maintains current record of all health-related appointments on each individual in his/her caseload in a nursing medical file. 2. Reviews all completed medication grids and assures that they are completed correctly. 3. Accept

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