Licensed Practical Nurse - Med Room

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• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Career scholarships
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days)

Pay: $27.00-$31.40

Hours: Monday‑Friday 8:00 AM‑4:30 PM

The LPN Med Room, under the direction and supervision of the Clinical Care Manager and in coordination with the Medication Technician, is responsible for the effective management and provision of participant medications provided via the PACE medication department. Administers medications, implements primary care orders, and evaluates participant needs physically and/or by telephone. Provides education to Senior Community Care participants and caregivers regarding plan of care and medications.

Communicates with participant’s primary care givers, physicians, clinic staff and interdisciplinary team.

Assume responsibility for processing medication orders for all participants, coordinating schedules, reconciling transitions, communicating with providers and pharmacies, and maintaining on‑site medication stocks.

• Graduate of a professional nursing school
• Current Practical Nursing License (L.P.N.)
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification
• Minimum one year experience working with the frail or elderly population
• Valid driver’s license, proof of insurance and means of transportation
• Medical clearance for communicable diseases and up‑to‑date immunizations before direct participant contact

• Intravenous Venous (IV) Certification

• Process medication orders for all participants through direct input or processing of medication orders input by staff provider, ensuring complete, accurate, and legal prescriptions.
• Review notes from outside providers and identify and process medication orders with approval of PACE provider.
• Coordinate participant medication schedules, including implementation of new orders, mid‑cycle changes, discontinuations, and reconciliations through transition processes as prescribed by policy.
• Conduct medication reconciliation through care setting transitions (LTC/Hospital/ALF discharge) for all participants in accordance with organization procedures and facilitate any required changes.
• Communicate with and between PACE providers, community‑based providers, and the pharmacy regarding medication orders, clarifications, and pharmacy recommendations.
• Coordinate with local pharmacies to obtain urgent medications that are not available through on‑site dispensing, including transmission of medication order, demographics, and insurance billing information.
• Facilitate on‑site medication dispenses through the system provided through the pharmacy and perform periodic inventory and maintenance of on‑site medication stock.

Senior Community Care of Michigan – PACE is part of Volunteers of America National Services, the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization. PACE is a Program of All‑Inclusive Care for the Elderly. Our team includes clinical professionals, housekeepers, maintenance associates, and culinary employees. PACE centers offer flexible work schedules, with most positions only requiring occasional weekends.

Team members have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with their patients and foster a work‑life balance through paid‑time‑off benefits and recognition moments.

At VOANS, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.