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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.

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

Certifications/Licenses:

• Valid state driver’s license

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