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Location

San Marcos, TX | United States

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Job description

Assists the RN Supervisor in planning, implementing, and evaluating an efficient wellness program consistent with the students; needs and Job Corps goals and objectives serving students 16-26 years old.

Job Description

• Provides patient care, assessment, triage, and treatment.
• Provides input to RN , Center Physician, and Center Mental Health Consultant for case management of student health issues.
• Executes student orientation to Health Services.
• Assists Health Services Administrator with center wide staff training requirements.
• Promotes and projects activities that support health and safety throughout the center.
• (STD’s Diabetes, Weight Program)
• Sickle cell, HBP, Asthma, Family Planning & Parenting Clinics
• Provides for written standing orders on department and procedures for health care
• Acts as liaison for Wellness Classroom and Center Life dormitories.
• Assures maintenance of medical records in accordance with PRH standards and Nurse Practice Act.
• Assists health Services Administrator with monitoring Health Services expenditures to comply with established contract and budgets. Performs quality assurance record audits.
• Participates in department system for student feedback and concerns.
• Provides on call services and emergency care including first aid and CPR; facilitates provision of emergency services on and off center.
• Complies with OSHA requirements
• Assists Health Service Administrator with medication management including monthly inventory and ordering of stock medication/vaccines; weekly count and monitoring of controlled substances, and daily ordering and monitoring of student prescriptions to assure safety of medications and vaccines.
• Maintains accurate records for ordering, storage, administration, and disposal of medication/vaccines.
• Implements infection control measures in Health Services and assists in monitoring center wide infection control.
• Assists in monitoring use, maintenance, and disposal of supplies and equipment in Health Services.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. One year of related experience and/or training is necessary.

   

  Education:

  Diploma from an accredited Practical Nurse Program

   

  Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

  Current LPN license from the Commonwealth or State; current BLS/CPR certification

Additional Information

Physical Demands:

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and stand and walk; to reach with hands and arms and to talk and listen. The employee is occasionally required to sit; to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; to taste and to smell. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

 

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level can vary from moderate to loud

Equus Workforce Solutions is a leading provider of workforce development services in North America. With a dedicated and passionate team, Equus puts the industry’s best practices to work by focusing on the development, design, and delivery of demand-driven workforce solutions.

When you join Equus, you can expect extensive learning opportunities and networking programs. But most of all you can expect to make a lasting impact on the lives of others.

At Equus we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. Equus Workforce Solutions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, religion, national origin, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or reprisal or any other characteristic protected under state, federal, or local law.

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