LPN in Tucson, Arizona at Human Learning Systems

Position Title: Licensed Practical Nurse

Location: Fred G. Acosta Job Corps Center, Tucson, AZ

Reports To: Health & Wellness Supervisor

The LPN position provides support for a U.S Department of Labor Job Corps contractor. The Job Corps program is a federally-funded residential training program. The mission of Job Corps is to provide career-ready technical and academic training and job placement assistance to program eligible youth ages 16-24.

Summary of Duties:

The LPN is responsible for assisting the Health & Wellness Supervisor in planning, implementing, and evaluating an efficient Wellness Program consistent with student needs and Job Corps’ goals and objectives.

Key Areas of Responsibilities:

• Promotes the Wellness Program and provides care, assessment, triage, and treatment.
• Provides input to the manager, physician, and mental health consultant for case management of student’s health issues.
• Coordinates and delivers orientation to Health Services to students.
• Assists the manager with Center-wide staff training requirements.
• Coordinates and promotes activities that support health and safety throughout the Center.
• Ensures delivery of quality services is provided to trainees and staff at all times. Assists students in developing their employability skills.
• Develops strategies and initiatives to increases participation in health and wellness activities on-Center.
• Promotes a safe and secure environment.
• Assists manager with medication management including monthly inventory and ordering of stock medication/vaccines, the daily count and monitoring of controlled substances, and daily ordering and monitoring of trainees’ prescriptions to ensure safety of mediations and vaccines.
• Maintains accurate records for ordering, storage, administration, and disposal of
  medication/vaccines. Assists in monitoring use, maintenance and disposal of supplies and
  equipment in Health Services.
• Ensures medical records are maintained and in compliance with DOL, Corporate and Center requirements and the Nurse Practice Act.
• Provides for on-call services to handle emergency care.
• Implements, directs and monitors infection control measures in Health Services and assists with monitoring Center-wide infection control.
• Complies with OSHA requirements. Provides written health standing orders for department and on procedures of health care.
• Performs other duties as requested by department manager/director.

• Education/Experience:
• LPN license in State, at least 2 years of relevant experience, Associates degree preferred.

Certifications/Licenses:

• Valid state driver’s license

Equal Opportunity Statement Human Learning Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.