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Posted 2 Jul 2026
Licensed Practical Nurse
Sevita
📍 Avon Park
Full-time
Job description
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<li style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: HelveticaNeueLTStd-Md, serif; color: black;">Hours: 7a - 7p</span></strong></span></li>
<li style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: HelveticaNeueLTStd-Md, serif; color: black;">Site Location: College Drive, Avon Park FL 33825</span></strong></span></li>
<li style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: HelveticaNeueLTStd-Md, serif; color: black;">Rate of Pay: $25.50/hr</span></strong></span></li>
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<div><span style="color: #56c2b6;"><strong>Mentor Community Services</strong>,</span> a part of the Sevita family, provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here we believe every person has the right to live well, and everyone deserves to have a fulfilling career. You’ll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us all every day. Join us today, and experience a career well lived.</div>
</div><br/><br/><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><strong>OUR MISSION AND PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS </strong> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The MENTOR Network is a mission-based organization dedicated to providing high quality services to those we serve.<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>Therefore, to deliver on our mission, The Network expects every employee to perform his or her job first and foremost in accordance with the Company’s mission.</span></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">SUMMARY </span></h1>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Provides prescribed medical treatment and personal care services to individuals receiving services under the direction of an RN or physician. </span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><strong>ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS</strong> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="white-space: normal;">To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below: </span> </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; white-space: normal;">Provides basic care and medical treatment to individuals receiving services.</span><span style="color: black; white-space: normal;"> <span style="white-space: normal;"> </span></span> </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Completes health assessments and provides input of health diagnosis to RN or physician for the development of nursing care plan. <span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>Follows-up on all physician orders and monitors and ensures follow through on individual’s medical/dental appointments. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Monitors and records medications in a timely manner; acts as a liaison to pharmacy. <span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>Reviews medication error forms, analyzes errors and makes recommendations for procedural changes.<span style="color: red; white-space: normal;"> </span>Administers medication as required. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Oversees and monitors staffs who administer medication.<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>Conducts quality assurance checks on health care records. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Provides emergency coverage and/or care for individuals receiving services.<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Maintains confidentiality, respects human rights and practices universal precautions in accordance with Mentor policy.<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>Upholds policy and procedure development related to health care. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Works with external agencies to coordinate services and ensure consistent treatment of clients. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Administers, tracks, and maintains log for staff and individual’s testing. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Provides training for staff including medication administration, universal precautions and infection control. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Provides training for individuals receiving services such as self medication, prescribed treatments, sex education/STD prevention and smoking cessation. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="white-space: normal;">May be required to coordinate, organize and/or assist with household activities such as light housekeeping and meal preparation; transport individuals receiving services to planned and/or necessary activities, appointments. Participates in on call system as needed. </span> </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Performs other related duties and activities as required.</span></li>
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<p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><strong>SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></span><strong style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"> </strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="white-space: normal;">None Required<br><br></span> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><strong>Minimum Knowledge and Skills required by the Job </strong> </span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><em>The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job: </em> </span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Education and Experience:<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span> </em></strong> </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Associates degree in nursing or related field or state certificate </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">One year experience working with population served in a nursing capacity </span></li>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: </em></strong> </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Current LPN/LVN licensure for state of residence </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Other certifications as required by state licensing regulations such as CPR/FA and HIV/AIDS certification, BBP, and ACT training</span></li>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Blood Borne Pathogen Category: </em></strong> </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="white-space: normal;">Job requires performance of duties that involve potential for exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues. Tasks that do involve exposure are an expectation of employment.</span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Other Skills and Abilities: </em></strong> </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="white-space: normal;">N/A</span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Other Requirements: </em></strong> </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="white-space: normal;">Travel as needed</span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Physical Requirements: </em></strong> </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><strong><span style="white-space: normal;">Heavy work.</span></strong><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. </span> </span></li>
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<p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><strong>AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT STATEMENT </strong> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined on a case by case basis via the interactive process.</span><em> </em></p><br/><br/><p style="margin: 0px 0in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; white-space: normal;">Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face. <br><br>We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.<br></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0in;"><br><em>As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.</em><span style="white-space-collapse: collapse;"> </span></p>