Licensed practical nurse / LPN
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LPN Needed for an ACT team in the Bronx!Part-time position! Program/Department Description: The Bronx Shelter ACT Team will serve individuals with mental health conditions who are experiencing homelessness and are temporarily housed within a Bronx mental health shelter. Team members will work collaboratively with shelter staff in the Bronx and other boroughs and use assertive engagement strategies to proactively engage individuals in services. ACT team members share responsibility for the people they serve, helping individuals attain housing and other personal goals that may be of a health, social, work or education nature. ACT teams are multi-disciplinary and include psychiatry, nursing, social work, peer specialists and other staff members offering rehabilitation, treatment and recovery support services. The team provides expertise in the areas of housing, substance use and harm reduction, family support, employment, and wellness self-management. Based on their area of expertise, team members collaborate to deliver comprehensive, integrated and flexible services that are responsive to a participant's choices, needs and goals. With a small staff to participant ratio, services are brought to the participant and offered in natural settings, 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Overview The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) works with a small caseload of ACT participants providing a range of treatment, rehabilitation and recovery support services. Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN) the LPN assists with health assessments, medication management, monitoring of medical conditions and liaising with medical providers. The LPN is an integral part of the team, working to promote the recovery, wellness, and optimal health of ACT participants. Core Principles The job responsibilities of all staff extend to understanding and incorporating certain principles into their work and into their relationships with program participants. These principles are:-Program participants' right to self-determination;-Respectful communication;-Services that support recovery and healing consistent with and nurturing each participant's cultural background, experience, identity, and values. Clear professional boundaries to support the limits and possibilities of services. Essential Job Functions -Provide nursing care and treatment at the direction of the RN.-Participate in medication administration and monitoring, health assessments, and other screenings.-Participate in identifying needed resources and ensuring participants access primary care and receive annual physical, dental other relevant examinations.-Provide rehabilitation and support services under the clinical supervision of professional staff, including: crisis intervention services; harm reduction services; and support and consultation to families.-Utilize motivational interviewing techniques and a trauma informed approach when delivering individual and group based health services.-Provide health education to participants and members of their networks; facilitate education on topics including prevention, wellness, diet, harm reduction and recovery.-Engage significant others including family, friends, service providers and other supports in service provision.-Administer IM's and vaccines, plants and reads PPD's, and performs phlebotomy as per orders.-Monitor vital signs and side effects of medications and reports findings to the RN, psychiatrist and team.-Assist with providing education to staff on physical health issues and medical care protocols.-Communicate with other medical providers to promote coordinated and integrated care.-Advocate for participants to secure medical care and other community supports that promote integrated physical and mental health wellness.-Maintain required documentation including progress notes and health related data in AWARDS.-Assist with ordering and maintenance of medical supplies and equipment. This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Job Qualifications -Commitment to person-centered treatment strategies, upholding participants' rights, and self-determination in service provision.-Graduate of an approved practical nursing program and licensed to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in New York State.-Minimum three (3) years' experience working as an LPN.-Minimum of one (2) years' experience working with people with mental health conditions.-In depth knowledge of NYC community health and social service resources.-Available to work a flexible schedule, mornings, evenings and weekends in response to participant needs.-Fluency in computer programs including electronic health records and Microsoft Office Suite-Bilingual Spanish-speaking, preferred-Must be fingerprinted and cleared by the New York State Justice Center-Ability to utilize public transportation for travel across boroughs. For more information and to apply, please contact : Howard Newman Account Manager, Bond Health Staffing 5824 12th AvenueBrooklyn, NY, 11219Office: 1-718-###-#### ext. 204Fax: 1-718-###-####