Job Information
DYNAMIC EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS INC Vocational / Practical Nurse (LVN/LPN) in Dayton, Ohio
*Position Title: LPN/LVN *
Classification:
Non-
Exempt
Reports To: Wellness Manager/Director
Shift available:
- Part Time
Pay Range:
$20-25/hr
About Dayton Job Corps
Job Corps' national mission is to educate and train highly-motivated young people, ages 16-24, for successful careers in the nation's fastest-growing industries. Here at Dayton Job Corps Center, we support their mission by teaching eligible young people, the skills they need to become employable and independent, and place them in meaningful jobs or further education. Students here have access to room and board while they learn skills in specific training areas for up to three years. The program helps them to complete their high school education, trains them for meaningful careers, provides transitional support services, and assists them with obtaining employment. Job Corps graduates either enter the workforce or an apprenticeship, go on to higher education, or join the military.
Purpose:
Reports to the Wellness Manager. Responsible to render medical care to the ill or injured according to health standing orders and/or physician orders. Observes patients, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies the Wellness Manager or Physician of patients' conditions and reactions to drugs, treatment, and significant incidents.
Your Responsibilities:
- Takes temperatures, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to determine the patient's progress.
- May provide training to staff in areas of CPR, First Aid, and crisis intervention.
- Participates in medical examination of new students in accordance with the Department of Labor (DOL) guidelines.
- May screen patients and direct them to the Center Physician, Dentist, Health Services Coordinator, Counselor, or public health department as appropriate.
- Assists the Physician with patient examinations.
- Prepares patients for tests and examinations.
- Prepares and administers prescribed medications.
- Maintains medical equipment and inventory of supplies and medications.
- Maintains accurate medical records, update records in a timely manner, and retrieves all outside patient medical visit records for continuation of care on center.
- Provides medical counseling/education to students.
- Models, mentors, and monitors the positive normative culture of the center.
- Acts as a responsible custodian for the assigned center property.
- Reports violations of ethical behavior.
- Suggests opportunities for continuous operational improvement and reduction of waste.
- Identifies and reports environmental health and safety concerns.
Requirements
Education: Active, unrestricted license to practice in the center's state
Experience: One year of health care experience, preferably in a health clinic. Experience working with youth preferred
Skills/Abilities:
Ability to assist the Physician with patient examinations
Ability to prepare patients for tests and examinations
Ability to prepare and administer prescribed medications
Maintenance of medical equipment and inventory of supplies and