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Mosaic LPN in Terre Haute, Indiana
Mosaic serves more than 5,200 people in 13 states and 750 communities. Services are tailored to meet individual needs and goals, allowing people to be as independent as possible. Services are designed for people with disabilities, mental and behavioral health needs and autism, as well as aging adults. The Mosaic LPN assists people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities to achieve their best possible health under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician. In order to promote healthy lifestyles, LPNs assist individuals with a variety of daily health related tasks which may include advocating with their healthcare providers for them to receive routine and preventative healthcare, presenting options that would improve the person's health to the individual and their support team, contributing to the person's annual plan, facilitating the development of personal health goals, improving the person's understanding of their health risks and conditions, observing, collecting data and monitoring the person's health status, and recognizing as well as responding to any change of condition. Specific nursing activities may include the administration of medications and injections as well as tube feedings; observation and data collection of individual health status and reporting any changes in their condition; obtaining and recording vital signs, collecting specimens for analysis and performing other medical procedures as ordered by a physician that are within the LPN scope of practice for their state. * Associates degree required. * Licensed Practical Nursing/Vocational Nursing certification in good standing for the relevant state location of the job. * Minimum of one year of LPN experience or 3 years of CNA/CMA required. * Certified in CPR & First Aid * Valid drivers license if required to transport individuals. * Work requires frequent physical activity including extended periods of standing, walking, and bending with occasional periods of sitting, kneeling, climbing, stooping, crouching, squatting and balancing. * Work also requires constant reaching between knee and shoulder level as well as frequent reaching below knee level and overhead. * Work requires occasional independent lifting up to 25 pounds, frequent push/pull up to 40 pounds of force and the ability to safely transfer 50 pounds. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled
