Licensed Practical Nurse; LPN - Per Diem

We save lives while providing the opportunity for people to realize their healthy selves.

Walden Behavioral Care is one of the only rapidly‑growing, leading national specialty healthcare systems dedicated to serving all genders and offering the full continuum of care for people with all types of eating disorders. We currently have 14 locations on the East Coast in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Georgia. Over the past 15 years, utilizing a state‑of‑the‑art evidence‑based, personalized approach to care, we have helped over 20,000 people on their road to recovery.

Headquartered in Massachusetts, we have over 450 employees who are dedicated to helping people with eating disorders get the help they need and deserve.

Days: 7:00 am – 3:30 pm
Evenings: 3:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Nights: 11:00 pm – 7:30 am

$37.15 – $51.35 /hr (depending on experience)

At Walden we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace, celebrating our employees, patients and the communities we serve. We welcome the unique contributions only you can bring in terms of education, culture, opinions, experience and background.

• Assume responsibility for the quality of nursing care provided to patients, including maintaining optimal patient health, teaching, counseling, collaborative planning and restoration of optimal function.
• Incorporate knowledge and understanding of patient rights, mission, vision, and values into nursing practice.
• Act as a patient advocate and assist patients in developing self‑advocacy skills.
• Document all appropriate patient information in a timely manner.
• Assess vital signs and report abnormalities to the physician.
• Practice within the general policies, philosophy, and objectives of the Department of Nursing and the hospital.
• Provide nursing care in a therapeutically effective manner demonstrating sound clinical and professional judgment and competency.
• Participate in community meetings and group therapies when assigned.
• Assess unit milieu and maintain a safe, therapeutic environment for patients, family members and staff.
• Provide ongoing patient/family education relative to each patient.
• Accurately transcribe medication and treatment orders and maintain the medication administration record (MAR).
• Accurately and safely administer prescribed medications and treatments to patients using correct methods of administration.
• Evaluate and document patient response to medication regimen and identify needs to administer PRN medication, documenting effectively.

• Graduate of an accredited school for Practical Nursing.

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a hospital setting.

• Massachusetts LPN license.
• CPR certification required.

• Knowledge of general and psychiatric nursing processes, therapeutic relationships and processes, age‑specific growth and development, limit setting, behavior and crisis management.

• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to prioritize independently.
• Ability to multi‑task in a changing, fast‑paced mental health environment.
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Proficiency in electronic documentation.

• Reports to Director of Nursing, Nurse Manager, Nursing Supervisor, or designee.