Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Location: Danville, PA 17821
Duration: 04 Months to Long-Term
Schedule: 7:00 AM-3:30 PM or 1:00 PM-9:30 PM (Rotating or every other weekend)
Role & Responsibilities:
- Provide direct nursing and clinical care to facility residents and make appropriate referrals to ensure medical needs are met.
- Deliver emergency first aid treatment to youth and staff in compliance with physician/dentist-approved standing orders, treatment protocols, and individualized medical/dental/psychiatric treatment plans.
- Triage and treat residents presenting with medical, dental, or psychiatric illness or injury.
- Assist in the development and implementation of individualized medical, dental, and psychiatric care plans.
- Administer prescribed medications and treatments; observe, record, and report symptoms, vital signs, and reactions.
- Perform nursing treatments, collect specimens, and administer immunizations, screenings, and assessments per regulations and physician orders.
- Coordinate off-site medical appointments and transportation to ensure appropriate follow-up care.
- Prepare, document, and maintain accurate resident and staff medical records and reports.
- Communicate effectively with staff, residents, supervisors, and healthcare providers regarding illnesses, injuries, and care plans.
- Function in accordance with the Pennsylvania Professional Nurse Law and applicable regulations.
- Report incidents via the Juvenile Justice Automated Case System (JJACS), including but not limited to injuries requiring off-site care, hospitalizations, suicide attempts, communicable diseases, abuse allegations, criminal activity, or visitor-related incidents.
- Transcribe and comply with practitioner orders unless compliance may jeopardize resident safety, in which case immediate escalation is required.
- Adhere to all Commonwealth and Bureau of Juvenile Justice Services (BJJS) policies and procedures.
Required Qualifications:
- Valid LPN License for the State of NJ.
- Current BLS/CPR Certification.
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