Nurse Part Time

Our Mission: Providing people the skills and resources to become self-sufficient through the power of work.

LLGI recognizes our employees differences in age, disability, veteran status, ethnicity, national origin, language, race, religion, family and marital status, social-economic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, political affiliation and other unique attributes. The individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, unique capabilities and talent our employees bring to the workplace represents an essential part of our culture.

Job Title: Nurse

Department: Adult Services

Reports To: Director, Adult Services

Classification: Non-Exempt

Supervises: None

Location: Springfield, IL

Job Summary

The Nurse has overall responsibility for medications, medical issues and services with respect to service participants in the Developmental Training (DT) Program. Provides routine medical care, observes service participants health and communicates concerns to appropriate individuals. Provides medical care to LLGI employees when needed.

Essential Job Duties

Vocational Rehabilitation

• Administers medications to service participants according to written prescriptions on file. Maintains accurate records of medications administered; secures and maintains current and appropriate prescriptions for all medications administered.
• Conducts treatments to day time service participants as prescribed or needed. (i.e., foot and nail care, performing accuchecks and administering eye drops)
• Conducts health assessments for service participants to determine health condition and need for treatment, medication or return home
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationship with residential providers and families regarding service participants medical or medication issues
• Provides emergency and first responder first aid to service participants
• Ensures effective ongoing relationships with residential providers to ensure account retention; ensures service delivery consistent with quality objectives and requirements
• Transports service participants as needed
• Maintains knowledge of industry trends, policies and procedures
• Communicates the organizations mission, vision, values and promotes diversity
• Demonstrates leadership and serves as a positive role model for staff
• Effectively manages time to ensure that work is completed
• Builds trust by interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence
• Contributes to the implementation of change management efforts

Customer Focus

• Ensure that the customers perspective is a driving force behind customer satisfaction
• Seek to understand the customers circumstances, problems, expectations and needs
• Identify organizational needs and create solutions
• Build customer awareness around our mission

Safety Fluency

• Identify and correct conditions that affect employee and customer safety
• Comply with safety standards

Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities, generate ideas to improve Vocational Rehabilitation Departments objectives
• Initiate action to create value, advance and meet departmental demands
• Partner with Vocational Rehabilitation staff to identify, assess, create and implement process improvement

Continuous Development

• Embrace the values, vision and mission of LLGI
• Participate in appropriate training, seek development opportunities, and stay current in field
• Seek to understand individual differences and values to build workplace relationship
• Learn and apply new job-related information in a timely manner

Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Competencies

Adaptability Managing Conflict Quality Orientation Leveraging Diversity

Technical/Professional Knowledge Decision Making Initiating Action Tenacity

Stress Tolerance Communication Building Trust Urgency

Education, Experience and Credentials

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be a Licensed Practical Nurse or RN possessing current registration by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Requires valid Illinois drivers license, good driving record and proof of insurance
• Requires use of company vehicle to transport service participants and/or equipment
• Requires the ability to maintain confidentiality of information related to LLGI service participants, operations, financial matters and personnel matters
• Requires the ability interact with people in a manner which enhances their dignity, privacy and confidentiality
• Requires ability to work independently while fostering a strong team atmosphere
• Requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel
• Requires ability to follow and enforce all LLGI policies and procedures
• Requires ability to be consistently at work and on time on scheduled work days
• Requires strong customer service skills and the ability to communicate effectively with staff and service participants
• Requires ability to communicate effectively through verbal and written messages
• Requires ability to complete task on time or communicate issues/ problems with the appropriate person
• Requires strong problem solving and record maintenance skills
• Builds trust by interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence
• Demonstrates professionalism

Physical Requirements

• Works in a light industrial/warehouse environment with exposure to heat and cold
• Subject to exposure to bodily fluids and blood borne pathogens
• Subject to exposure to allergens including dirt, dust, mold, metals, rubber, plastics, latex, and pet hair
• Requires the ability to perform a combination of tasks for extended periods such as stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, crawling, lifting, reaching, carrying, pushing or pulling objects
• Physical stamina and strength to lift and or carry up to twenty-five (25) pounds
• Stands for long periods of time throughout the day
• Requires the ability to reach by extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction

Environmental Conditions

Fast paced environment with short deadlines and regular instances of critical or unusual situations.

Requires ability to work in a light industrial/warehouse setting with moderate exposure to heat, cold, dirt, dust, pet hair, mold, metals, rubber, plastics, latex, and other allergens.

Subject to work in an office, light warehouse, store showroom and surrounding grounds setting.

Tools and Equipment

Basic medical equipment including blood pressure monitors and accuchecks; basic office equipment including computer, A/V equipment, calculator, photocopier, scanner, telephone, and training aids. Company vehicle.

Regular Contacts

LLGI Personnel Volunteers/Community Service Workers General Public

Donors/Customers Vendors/Suppliers Service Participants

Parents/Guardians Developmental Training Staff Social Service Staff

At Land of Lincoln Goodwill, we offer a variety of benefits to our employees. For more information on what LLGI offers, please click on this link: http://llgi.org/careers/.Land of Lincoln Goodwill is also a drug free workplace and equal opportunity employer. All positions offered are subject to a pre-employment drug screen and criminal background check.

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