Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) (Developmental Disabilities)

Nursing Care

• Develops and implements person centered treatment care plans.
• Provides assistance with activities of daily living according to each individual's care plan; including showering, dressing, shaving, mouth care, foot care, diabetes care, wound care, GT/JT care, and nutritional support.
• Monitors and observes clients for any change in status.
• Performs individualized assessments with any change of status and provides skilled nursing interventions, as indicated.
• Administers medication as ordered by primary care provider.
• Administers treatments as ordered by primary care provider.
• Provides transportation and accompanies individual served to medical, dental, or any appointment, as needed.
• Ensures that nutritional needs of the individuals served are met.
• Ensures that all pharmacological, medical, nutritional supplies, and medical equipment are ordered in a timely and safe manner.
• Utilizes behavioral strategies when indicated and follows all prescribed clinical plans indicated.

Supervision

• Supervises CNAs during designated shift.
• Ensures that care provided is completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensures that care provided meets all ISP goals and address the whole person, not just the person's medical needs.
• Ensures that program meets all quality control monitoring.
• Provides relevant nursing education and training to CNAs, as needed.

Communication

• Communicates and meets with Program Nurse Administrator, as needed.
• Maintains communication with primary care provider, family members and/or guardian and all other significant relationships.
• Communicates effectively with other Vinfen employees, outside agencies, community agencies, and neighbors.
• Utilizes emergency and on-call system, when appropriate.
• Communicates any change in status of individual served to appropriate individuals, including Program Director, primary care provider, family and/or guardian, and other outside agencies.

Documentation

• Documents nursing care and treatments as ordered by primary care provider according to Vinfen policy and procedure.
• Documents medication administration according to Vinfen policy and procedure.
• Ensures that all documentation is complete and accurate, including shift notes, daily communication, treatment plans, and medical records.
• Documents incident reports, including medication errors in a timely and effective manner.
• Ensures that all documentation meet all regulatory standards and Vinfen policy and procedure.

Environment

• Ensures that environment is safe, clean, comfortable, and welcoming to individuals and families and/or guardians and other significant individuals and visitors.
• Ensures that environment meets all regulatory requirements.
• Promotes an environment that is conducive and welcoming to client's active participation in residence.
• Ensures that client's preferences and choices are respected.
• Ensures that environment meets Vinfen policy and procedures and other credentialing agencies.
• Ensures that medication and treatment supplies are stored safely.
• Maintains clients' medical equipment and supplies that include wheelchairs, walkers, Hoyer lifts, hospital beds.

Community Integration

• Ensures that individuals served are involved in community outings and events such as dances and local community events.
• Ensures that individual preferences are respected.

Advocacy/Relationships

• Advocates effectively for people served.
• Acts as liaison and collaborates effectively with other Vinfen departments (Behavioral Health, Psychiatry), outside agencies, and community providers to develop effective and working relationships.
• Attends and participates actively in developing treatment plans, ISP, and other planning meetings, as warranted.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with individuals served, families and/or guardians and neighbors, and other significant relationships of individuals served.

Professional Development

• Acts as positive role model for colleagues and staff.
• Actively participates in trainings offered by Vinfen.
• Attends conferences and educational opportunities, as indicated.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong commitment to the rights and abilities of individuals with developmental disabilities who have complex health issues
• Knowledge of LPN practice standards and intervention techniques
• Knowledge of developmental disabilities
• Sensitivity to cultural, religious, ethnic, age, gender, and disability issues
• Skills and competency to develop supportive, trusting relationships with clients served
• Knowledge of teaching and learning modalities
• Ability to supervise and mentor C.N.A.s
• Knowledge of evidence based practices and commitment to adherence to such as appropriate
• Knowledge and use of different communication and learning styles and supervisory techniques
• Knowledge of organizational, strategic, participatory, collaborative skills
• Knowledge of formal and informal assessment practices
• Ability to make independent judgments and decisions
• Ability to work in a professional and confidential capacity
• Knowledge of personal computer applications and equipment
• Knowledge of documentation standards requirements
• Knowledge of proper body mechanics
• Knowledge of available community health and mental health services