Licensed Practical Nurse; BARC - Detox - Overnight Shift

Licensed Practical Nurse

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for the Licensed Practical Nurse position with the Human Services Department - Broward Addiction Recovery Center.

The Human Services Department is seeking a dedicated Licensed Practical Nurse that will provide comprehensive patient assessment, medical screening, medication administration, and ongoing monitoring throughout treatment. They also supports care coordination, documentation, quality assurance activities, and collaboration with internal and external healthcare providers to ensure safe and effective patient care within a County addiction and substance-abuse treatment environment.

Salary Range for this position is $56,500 to $77,000

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Requires completion of course work from an accredited practical nursing education program.

Requires two (2) years' experience as a licensed practical nurse, including six (6) months experience in substance abuse and/or behavioral health nursing experience.

Special Requirements

This position is an overnight shift: 11pm - 7:30am; 5 days per week, includes alternating weekends and subject to change based on business needs.

Special Certifications and Licenses

Licensed as a practical nurse by the State of Florida and current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification at time of application. Possess and maintain a valid Florida Class E Driver's License.

Preferences

Associates, Bachelors or Masters Degree in Nursing or Related Health Science

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Substance Abuse/Psychiatric/Behavioral Health Nursing Certification

One (1) or more years experience with Medication Addiction Treatment (MAT) including injectables

Bilingual

Duties and Responsibilities

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.

Assess and evaluate patients on admission and throughout treatment stay; obtains medical and/or substance abuse and psychiatric history and elicits reason for seeking treatment.

Performs physical assessment including vital signs and observation of physical/mental status; performs medical, psychiatric and/or substance abuse screenings.

Renders practical nursing and health support services to program patients; provides personal care assistance to service patients as needed; monitors client behavior and general health; reports and records status.

Works from the orders directed by a physician; administers medications and records them on the charts.

Assess and evaluate patients in order to recommend to a clinical superior, a Registered Nurse or Medical Director, of any concerns that may warrant further medical and/or psychiatric intervention or referral to other health care facilities.

Follows agency procedures for control, storage and administration of medications and for ordering of medical supplies; orders medications and transcribes doctors orders.

Interfaces with other internal and external health care providers for coordination of care.

Prepares nursing treatment plans and participates in discharge/aftercare planning with nursing/clinical staff.

Performs related work as assigned.

Competencies

Manages Complexity:
Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

Decision Quality:
Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.

Strategic Mindset:
Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.

Action Oriented:
Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.

Optimizes Work Processes:
Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.

Ensures Accountability:
Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.

Interpersonal Savvy:
Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.

Communicates Effectively:
Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Demonstrates Self-Awareness:
Uses a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.

Physical Demands

Performs light to medium work that involves walking or standing virtually all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or considerable skill, adeptness and speed in the use of the fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving close tolerances or limits of accuracy.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)

Involves routine and frequent exposure to radiation; disease/pathogens.

County Core Values

All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies ©.

Collaborates:
Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

Customer focus:
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