Licensed Practical Nurse

Provide physical assessments on all admissions. Administer medications in accordance with the provider’s order and the medical administration record (MAR). Provides periodic review of MARs in the group homes to confirm correct administration of medication for MCH youth. The practice area for Methodist Children's Homes (MCH) licensed practical nurses is the MCH campus. MCH licensed practical nurses report to the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. Experience with verbal de-escalation helpful
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense by using trauma informed care
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations)

• Perform emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), and other condition stabilizing interventions.
• Enhances current programs by coordinating the overall quality medical care of all residents.
• Conducts thorough physical assessments on clients.
• Coordinates and manages the ordering and set up of clients’ medications.
• Coordinates client appointments with the psychiatric nurse practitioner as well as medical providers (clinics).
• Manage the client's prescribed medications and monitoring patients' responses, and changing care plans accordingly.
• Assists with admissions, discharges, emergencies and acute care referrals.
• Observes youth and report any changes in physical, social or emotional condition involving level of functioning, changes in attitude/behavior, loss of appetite, weight change or complaints of pain.
• Document data related to clients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.
• Address safety hazards that may exist in the client’s daily activities, habits and living environment.
• Develop to the highest degree possible a normalized family-style home environment providing counseling, concern, direction, assistance and support for the youth in care.
• Consults and communicates with Psychiatrist(s), Physician(s) and/or Nurse Practitioner any changes in youth requiring medical interventions.
• Diagnose acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life-threatening instability.
• Conduct client group and individual learning opportunities about health-related topics to include but not limited to medication side effects, physiologic changes experienced by MCH clients and treatment requirements for chronic conditions like diabetes.
• Performs miscellaneous projects and completes various tasks as requested by management.

• Electronic medical record (EMR) software - Therap
• Office suite software - Google suite, Microsoft Office suite

Tools

• Electronic blood pressure cuff
• Manual sphygmomanometer (blood pressure cuff)
• Battery operated oxygen saturation monitor
• Electronic scale
• Point of care blood glucose monitor
• Battery operated thermometer
• Automated external defibrillator (AED)

Work Activities

• Assisting and Caring for Others - Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers and clients
• Documenting/Recording Information - Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written and electronic format
• Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work

• Frequently exposed to disease or infections
• Daily use of the telephone
• Daily face-to-face discussions
• Daily work takes place indoors in an environmentally controlled space. Occasional trips in an agency vehicle and limited amounts of time outdoors
• Daily contact with others

• Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
• Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations
• Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks
• Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace

• Integrity - Do what is right, honest, and respectful regardless of the situation.
• Teamwork - Work together in a way that maximizes accountability, stewardship, and communication.
• Safety - Create an environment that promotes physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.
• Service - Commit to helping those we lead and those we follow.
• Compassion - Be kind and loving in all interactions.

Knowledge

Medicine - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures

Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing client and personal services. This includes client needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of client satisfaction

English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar

Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects

Mission - knowledge and commitment to the mission of MCH: Through Jesus Christ Methodist Children’s Homes provides hope and healing to hurting children in Mississippi

Vision – knowledge and commitment to the vision of MCH: To be a national leader in the innovative thearuptic treatment of children and families.

Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral disorders

Skills

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action

Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents

Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people

Experience & Education

Valid LPN license (without restriction) for the State of Mississippi; experience in a mental health environment helpful.