Licensed Practical Nurse, Residential

Goodwill of Colorado

Job Description

This position is eligible for Daily Pay! Work today, get paid today! We’ve partnered with DailyPay, a voluntary benefit to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule.

Work Schedule: Full-Time; Monday - Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm; flexible schedule

Full-Time position is eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Flexible Spending Accounts, Long Term Disability, and several voluntary supplemental benefit offerings. In addition, these positions are eligible for paid time off in the form of vacation, sick, holiday, floating holiday, jury duty, and bereavement leave. All employees may also make pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contributions to our retirement plan – must be 18 years of age to participate.

Job Summary:

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Residential will provide health services, training, and oversight to the Residential Program.

Essential Functions:

Client Health Care Services:

• The LPN will perform initial assessments of all new Residential Services participants. The incumbent will make visits to individual homes as needed; correspond with Doctors regarding special concerns and medication changes. The LPN will conduct home visits for medically fragile clients to ensure compliance. The LPN will also function in an “on-call” capacity for Residential Services.

Training:

• The LPN will provide training and consultation to all host home providers. In addition to the training, the incumbent will provide delegation and oversights for medication administration as well as care of gastrostomy tubes once the training has been received.

Scheduling, Documenting, and Tracking:

• The LPN works with the Residential Services staff to maintain accurate medical files for all Goodwill of Colorado Residential Services clients. The incumbent will review medication charts monthly, obtain Doctor’s orders and communicate with the pharmacy and afterhours access if needed. The incumbent will also schedule and interpret medical assessments and create appropriate protocols from assessments.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license issues by the Colorado State Board.

Experience:

• One (1) to three (3) years’ experience as an LPN, preferably in rehabilitation or occupational health settings is preferred.

Other:

• The incumbent must have strong written and oral communication skills with the demonstrated ability to address small and large groups.
• The incumbent must be able to work effectively with varied groups of people including persons with developmental and other disabilities and disadvantages.
• As a Residential LPN, the incumbent must have a good working knowledge of medical conditions, terms, and procedures.
• The incumbent must have the ability to communicate and conduct self with a high level of professionalism, work independently, and demonstrate flexibility, good judgment, and decision-making and organization skills.
• The incumbent must demonstrate initiative, be detailed oriented and able to perform a variety of tasks.
• The incumbent must also maintain a professional appearance that enhances the firm’s reputation and be committed to keeping confidentiality.
• The incumbent will be required and must have the ability to drive for company business.

Goodwill is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to employing qualified individuals including those with disabilities, protected veterans and military spouses.

Goodwill participates in E-Verify. For more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS: 888-897-7781.

We promote a Safe & Drug-free Workplace.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Guide to Physical Requirements:

• Continuously (5-8 hours)
• Frequently (3-4 hours)
• Occasionally (1-2 hours)
• Never

Lifting:

• Heavy: 45 lbs & over - OCCASIONALLY
• Moderate: 15-44 lbs - OCCASIONALLY
• Light: 14 lbs & under - FREQUENTLY

Carrying:

• Heavy: 45 lbs & over - OCCASIONALLY
• Moderate: 15-44 lbs - OCCASIONALLY
• Light: 14 lbs & under - FREQUENTLY

Pushing/Pulling - OCCASIONALLY

Reaching:

• Above Shoulder - OCCASIONALLY
• At Shoulder - OCCASIONALLY
• Below Shoulder - OCCASIONALLY

Twisting - OCCASIONALLY

Bending - OCCASIONALLY

Kneeling/Crawling - OCCASIONALLY

Squat - OCCASIONALLY

Climbing:

• Use of legs only (stairs) - OCCASIONALLY
• Use of arms & legs (ladders) - NEVER

Hearing - CONTINUOUSLY

Vision:

• Visual, close - CONTINUOUSLY
• Visual, distant - CONTINUOUSLY
• Visual, depth perception - CONTINUOUSLY

Hands/Fingers:

• Simple grasping - CONTINUOUSLY
• Fine Manipulation - CONTINUOUSLY
• Repetitive Movements - CONTINUOUSLY

Walking - CONTINUOUSLY

Standing - CONTINUOUSLY

Sitting - CONTINUOUSLY

Speaking - CONTINUOUSLY

Other, please describe – CONTINUOUSLY - Driving

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.