ORGANIZATION: Citizen Care Inc.
DEPARTMENT: Community Living (Residential Group Homes)
POSITION: Community Living Nurse (LPN)
STATUS: Full-Time; 40 hours / week
HOURS / SCHEDULE: Monday through Friday, daylight / early evening hours; every sixth weekend
LOCATION: Greentree/South Hills
WAGES: $25/hour; increases with years of service

Citizen Care Inc., a subsidiary of Partners For Quality Inc., provides residential, day program, habilitation, supported employment opportunities and behavioral support services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are a non-profit organization, accredited by the Council on Quality & Leadership. Citizen Care has locations throughout the West Hills and South Hills of Allegheny County.

The Community Living Nurse is responsible for providing medical care, supports and services to people with intellectual / developmental disabilities. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Communicating health care concerns/needs to the appropriate people
• Focus on The Councils Outcome Based Performance Measures
• Compliance with the 6400 Regulations
• Having a working knowledge and understanding of outcomes, goals and Plan for Services and Supports
• Assuring that a safe and healthy environment is maintained, including adherence to peoples rights
• Assisting people in maintaining optimal physical health, through observation and prompt, appropriate action
• Coordinating the routine delivery of health care services together with site management/staff
• Assuring health care summaries, MARs, med/nursing notes and the social medical histories are accurate
• Assisting people in scheduling appointments, communicating with their physician, reporting their symptoms and receiving appropriate treatment for their health-related concerns
• Accompanying people on medical appointments as needed/requested
• Providing people with skilled nursing as needed/requested
• Reviewing all peoples medical status and submitting written reports to the Team as required
• Membership in nursing related committees as assigned
• Training of site staff related to peoples medical diagnosis/symptoms as needed/assigned
• Reviewing and responding to Incident Reports of a medical nature
• Maintaining all medical, nursing and other records as required
• Exercising initiative and educated decision making

QUALIFICATIONS

WAGES
$25/hour; increases with years of service

CASH INCENTIVES
Employees have the opportunity to earn additional money through various incentive programs:

• $2,500 Employee Referral (for successfully referring someone to employment)
• Outstanding Attendance

BENEFITS

Full-Time employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • $1,200 cash payout option in lieu of Health Insurance coverage
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• 16 to 26 Paid Days Off / year
• 48 Paid Sick hours / Year
• 7 Paid Holidays
• Short Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Optional 401(k) with Employer match

APPLY TO THIS POSITION

Interested applicants can choose to apply in any of the following ways:

• Complete an employment application online
• Email resumes: Careers@PFQ.org
• Text PFQjobs to 97211
• Drop off resumes or apply in person: Partners For Quality, 250 Clever Road, McKees Rocks, PA 15136

Partners For Quality is committed to promoting a safe and healthy workplace for the people we support and for our employees. To protect everyones health and ensure the continuity of business operations, Partners For Quality will require all employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or provide the required exemption.

Partners For Quality and its family of agencies are an equal opportunity employer

EOE