Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)/Service Coordinator

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: Clinical

Reports To: Team Leader

Position Summary

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)/Service Coordinator is an integral part of the high-fidelity Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team, who provides flexible, community based services designed to promote stability, recovery and community integration of formerly homeless individuals who have a mental illness and abuse substances. Responsibilities are implemented within the framework of agency policy, professional ethics, legal scope of practice and regulatory guidelines.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with ACT team members to coordinate client health services.
• Maintain a schedule for client prescriptions.
• Update Medication Administration Records and in Credible electronic record.
• Complete initial and annual nursing assessments for all participants assigned to your team.
• Regular home visits, as well as accompany clients to medical appointments and treatment facilities as appropriate.
• Provide Medication Administration as needed
• Provide wound care as needed
• Monitor client vital signs, glucose, side effects of medications, etc. and report findings as required.
• Provide continuous client education re: mental illness, medication, and health issues.
• Work with team and client in developing/following the optimal treatment/service plan.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists and other staff nurses in developing/delivering health, nutrition & fitness initiatives.
• Engage identified clients in medical services, on-site and in the community.
• Provide health related in-service training and education for staff.
• Serve as a health care resource to clients, families, staff and significant others.
• Participate in facilitating crisis interventions, referrals and hospitalizations as appropriate.
• Communicate with community medical and hospital staff re: optimal treatment/discharge.
• Document all services provided in compliance with regulations.
• Participate in on-call rotation.
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Core Competencies

• Service Oriented: Ensuring participant’s needs is a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive participant relationships; taking responsibility for participant satisfaction and development.
• Analytical Skills: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for developing appropriate solutions.
• Collaboration: Ability to facilitating/participate in the achievement of team goals; developing and using collaborative relationships to facilitate team and organizational goals.
• Adaptability: Ability to quickly adapt to operational strategies of the organization, while maintaining effectiveness when incorporating changes in work tasks or the work environment.

Essential Education, Experience, & Skills

• Licensed as an LPN Licensed Practical Nurse by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• At least one year of experience/training in community based services.
• At least one year of experience working with persons with co-occurring disorders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and computer skills.
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Patience, creativity, flexibility, compassion and sensitivity in working with persons with disabilities.
• Ability to work with diverse populations including clients and staff in critical and emergency situations.
• Sensitive to cultural, economic, gender, and sexual orientation differences
• Experience dedicated to working with individuals with substance abuse/addiction is a plus.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Community and office environment. 
• Constant interaction with agency clientele. 
• Possible exposure to blood and other biological elements. 
• Walking, standing and use of extremities is required

Salary: $60,000 annually