Licensed Practical Nurse - Primary Care - Bunnell

Top reasons to work for SMA Healthcare:

• Career growth and advancement potential
• Great benefits such as: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, & Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Personal Leave and Paid Holidays
• 403b Retirement Plan (matches one to one of employee contribution for the first 3%, then a 50% match on the next 6% of employee contribution)

Essential Job Functions: 

• Provides quality nursing care to clients; properly administers medication injections; performs initial and ongoing health assessments; documents results; takes vital signs on clients; ensures protection from blood borne pathogens by adhering to safety and environmental infection control policies and procedures.
• Provides emergency care; responds to accidents, choking; administers CPR or first aid as needed; makes preliminary diagnosis of illnesses and documents all actions.
• Provides medication education and medication delivery to identified clients.
• Initiates care appropriate to program client needs.
• Communicates with doctors, psychiatrists, pharmacists regarding client needs; arranges medical appointments; advises of unusual laboratory results, medication refills, returns, or other medication changes; follows all instructions given by doctors; attends treatment team meetings; provides input into development of client case plans.
• Collects UA samples using Universal Precautions and in accordance with SMA polity and procedure.
• Initiates crisis intervention as required to maintain a safe environment.
• Records client information in SMA's EMR in a timely manner and in accordance with SMA policy and procedure.
• Performs related work as required by supervisor.

Qualification Requirements: 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.

Minimum Education and/or Experience:  Completion of a program in practical nursing and licensure as a practical nurse; experience working in a clinical psychiatric setting and/or with chemically dependent individuals preferred.Current BLS Certification or CPR Certification as required by program. Additional education and/or experience may be required as per specific program guidelines.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities: 

• Must be knowledgeable and demonstrate competency in current principles and practice related to health care of clients specific to the LPN's program population.
• Must have knowledge of the basic principles, methods, practices, and procedures of providing nursing care including administering medications.
• Must have knowledge of psychiatric medications as well as general therapeutic drugs and narcotics for the clients being served in the LPN's program.
• Knowledge of principles, methods, practices, and procedures for administering first aid and CPR. 
• Ability to quickly and accurately assess situations and use sound judgment in applying medical or emergency intervention techniques.
• Ability to maintain an effective working relationship with clients, family members, other employees, professionals, and the general public.
• Ability to handle verbally and/or physically abusive and aggressive clients and utilize aggression control techniques to ensure the safety and well being of the client, family members, other clients, and employees in the clinic.
• Ability to communicate effectively with emotionally disturbed and mentally ill or disabled clients.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.