Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children Benefits Overview

Provides practical nursing care for adults with visual, intellectual, developmental, and complex medical needs in a residential respite setting. Responsibilities include medication administration, health monitoring, treatments, documentation, emergency response, care coordination, staff guidance, participant advocacy, and regulatory compliance. The LPN supports independence, dignity, safety, and quality of life across daytime, evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Provides person-centered respite and direct support to adults with blindness, visual impairments, and additional disabilities. Assists with personal care, daily living, mobility, recreation, community engagement, household tasks, independent living skills, and emergency procedures. Documents participant activities and concerns, communicates with families and care teams, and promotes safety, dignity, independence, inclusion, and meaningful participation across day, evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Provide direct instructional, behavioral, and personal support to students with visual impairments. Supervise students, assist with personal care, implement IEPs and behavior plans, adapt materials, collect data, collaborate with teachers and therapists, and maintain safety and classroom documentation.