Job Information
Berkshire Farm Center Licensed Practical Nurse(Per Diem) in Canaan, New York
Description
Join Our Mission
The Licensed Practice Nurse position is responsible for delivering quality nursing care including but not limited to; taking temperatures, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and other various technical nursing tasks in providing health care to youth.
Job Responsibilities
Provides nursing services, treatment and continuity of care for all youth, in conjunction with other practitioners, to ensure health needs are addressed in a timely manner.
Assists with clinics daily including assessing, medicating, treating and educating youth.
Follows physician’s specific medical orders from youth chart; documents medication/treatments on MAR sheet; charts all health assessments and incident reports in report book.
Sets up medication for clinics. Orders/re-orders medication as needed.
Treats youth at other scheduled times and delivers first aid / emergency care to youth when needed.
Job Requirements
Minimum Associates Degree. Current New York State Registered Professional Nurse’s license and CPR/First Aid certification.
Minimum 1 – 3 years of experience. Experience with at-risk youth in an institutional environment preferred.
Flexible schedule and ability to provide weekend, holiday and on call coverage.
Ability to work with a culturally and economically diverse population.
Skills: ability to exercise sound judgment and follow detailed oral or written instructions; demonstrated oral and written communication skills; demonstrated knowledge of nursing techniques, procedures, practices, and theory, of medical terminology, infection control measures and safety principles.
Salary
- $30 per hour
Equal Opportunity Employer
Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where diversity is valued and recognized as a source of strength and enrichment. We seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. As a federal contractor, Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
#LPNTFY