Licensed Practical Nurse St. Veronica

Senior Behavioral Health (LPN)

$5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS FOR A LIMITED TIME!!!

Pay Dependent on Experience starting at $27.00/hr.

THIS SHIFT OFFERS A SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL OF $2.00 PER HOUR WITH AN ADDITIONAL $3.00 PER HOUR ON WEEKENDS ON TOP OF THE HOURLY WAGE.

GET PAID THE NEXT DAY WITH ON-DEMAND PAY.

Position's Available: Fulltime 12 Hr. shifts 7P-7A

PRIMARY PURPOSE – The Licensed Practical Nurse participates in direct patient care, administers medications and helps with guidance of non-professional personnel. Provides prescribed medical treatment and personal care services to psychiatric patients in hospital. Works under the supervision of the Registered Nurse utilizing the nursing process.

SUPERVISOR – Unit Manager, Supervisor and/or Charge Nurse

SUPERVISES – None

EDUCATION – Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

EXPERIENCE – Prefer one year of direct patient experience in an acute care setting.

CERTIFICATE/LICENSE – Current LPN licensure from the state of Kansas.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS – Position requires ability to regularly lift and or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. Regularly required to sit, stand, talk or hear, and smell;

use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Work is indoors and outdoors. Risk of blood, body fluid contamination. Activities must be conducted in a safe and secure environment and be approved by Unit Management.

My signature below acknowledges that I have read the above job description and agree that I can perform the responsibilities and meet the requirements as presented. I understand this job description provides a general outline of job responsibilities and requirements and is not intended to be all-inclusive. I also understand that job responsibilities and requirements may change at any given time based on organizational or departmental needs.

• Demonstrates expertise in mental health promotion and maintenance of high quality comprehensive patient care.
• Displays respect for patient’s integrity, patient information and patient rights.
• Demonstrates expertise in the performance of tasks necessary to maintain a therapeutic milieu and optimum patient care.
• Maintains a safe and comfortable unit. Escorts patients to and from scheduled activities in a safe and professional manner.
• Performs all specific skills assigned including total nursing assessment of patients within 4 hours of admission, discharges, medication administration, direct patient care to assigned age groups in a complete and accurate manner.
• Writes initial treatment plan. Assists with ongoing case management duties as assigned. Participates actively in ongoing treatment and discharge planning.
• Demonstrates the ability to appropriately and safely use hospital and department specific equipment.
• Prepares equipment and aids physician during treatments and examinations of patients.
• Observes patient, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies supervisor or physician of patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents. Charts patient information according to hospital standard.
• Provides patient and family education. Leads prescribed individual or group education sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures.
• May rotate among various units as needed or directed.
• Assists with pre and post ECT preparation and care according to established policy and procedure.
• Assists with maintaining the cleanliness of the unit.
• Maintains high level of interpersonal relationships with program staff.
• Utilizes appropriate skills in telephone etiquette when answering the telephone, making sure to record correct messages and pass along to appropriate staff, including patient inquiries.
• Maintains unit filing and paperwork system, if assigned by Nurse Manager or Charge Nurse.
• Maintains patients activities of daily living.
• Assists in providing data based admission process for each patient.
• Assists in writing…