RELIEF LPN

Job Details

Job Location:

Relief-Various Locations - Marshfield, MA 02050

Position Type:
Per Diem

Salary Range: $37.00 - $37.00 Hourly

RTR is offering a $5,000 Sign on Bonus for New Full Time LPN Hires!

• Explains procedures and treatments to individuals to gain cooperation, understanding, and allay apprehension.
• Administers prescribed medication and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques and MAP administration policies.
• Observes individuals, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies supervisor or Physician of individual’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
• Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations and assess condition of individuals.
• Responds to life‑saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.
• Instructs the staff as needed to provide care, welfare, safety, and security to individuals.
• Assists Manager in orientation of newly hired staff concerning agency policy and procedures related to individual medical history and support for medical needs.
• Instructs, supervises, and evaluates individuals in all areas of community living as outlined in each support plan and records data on all instructional programs.
• Maintains valid Driver’s License and provides transportation as required by program.
• Assists individuals in scheduling and attending medical appointments and documents as assigned by Manager (may include covering shifts off‑site, hospital stays such as in Boston).
• Supports individuals with scheduling and attending social and leisure activities such as family gatherings, religious celebrations, community events, and social gatherings.
• Maintains residence and yard in a clean, orderly condition as outlined by Program Manager, including vacuuming, dusting, cleaning floors, bathrooms, laundry, and keeping lawn free of trash and debris; also responsible for keeping steps, walks, paths, and ramps clear.
• Assists and supports individuals with personal care responsibilities, including diet, exercise, meal preparation, bathing, shaving, dressing, and toileting.
• Provides physical or mechanical transfer assistance for individuals from wheelchairs to vans, chairs, or shower stalls.
• Adheres to all established lines of communication, dresses professionally, and represents a positive and proactive attitude with coworkers, families, and referral agencies.
• Writes reports, including daily shift reports and other required documentation, utilizing professional and appropriate documentation skills.
• Adheres to agency safety standards.
• Performs additional duties, or substitutes for others as required, including other programs.
• Adheres to all RTR policies and procedures.
• Develops and provides all services in accordance with RTR’s philosophies, including staff and Board beliefs.
• Clears snow and ice from walkways, vehicles, parking lots, and roads using equipment like shovels and snow blowers while applying de‑icing agents to ensure safety.

• Abington
• Braintree
• Hanover
• Hingham
• Kingston
• Marshfield
• Middleboro
• Milton
• Norwell
• Pembroke
• Plymouth
• Randolph
• Rockland
• Scituate
• Stoughton
• Taunton
• Weymouth
• Whitman

• Must hold a valid Practical Nursing License with related experience and/or training.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and the internet.
• Successful completion of all state and agency mandated trainings.
• Must be willing to authorize a Criminal History Background Check (CORI) and release of information concerning Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC), Department of Developmental Services (DDS), and other agencies.
• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with…