Licensed Practical Nurse Outpatient Mental Health

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Outpatient Mental Health & Substance Use Mind Healing & Wellness Center
- Northborough, MA

Mind Healing & Wellness Center is seeking a compassionate, organized, and dependable Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our outpatient mental health and substance use disorder team at our Northborough, Massachusetts location.

The LPN will work in close collaboration with our Nurse Practitioners and clinical team to support patients receiving psychiatric medication management, substance use disorder treatment, Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), Spravato, TMS, and other behavioral health services.

This is a collaborative nursing role. The LPN will assist the Nurse Practitioner with medication management support, patient monitoring, clinical follow-up, medication ordering and coordination, injections, and management of our Spravato, TMS, and MAT caseloads.

• Work closely with Nurse Practitioners in the ongoing care and monitoring of patients.
• Respond to patient medication questions, side effects, changes in symptoms, and other clinical concerns, communicating findings to the Nurse Practitioner as appropriate.
• Assist with medication ordering and coordination, including working with pharmacies and specialty pharmacies and ensuring medications are available when needed.
• Manage medication refill requests and assist with medication prior authorizations and pharmacy-related issues.
• Monitor medications requiring additional follow-up, including laboratory testing, vital signs, urine toxicology, and other provider-ordered monitoring.
• Administer and coordinate injectable medications as ordered and within LPN scope of practice, including appropriate documentation and follow-up.
• Monitor patients receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) and work closely with the Nurse Practitioner to ensure required appointments, medication monitoring, toxicology testing, injections, and follow-up are completed.
• Assist with coordination and monitoring of the clinic's Spravato and TMS caseloads, including scheduling, treatment readiness, patient follow-up, attendance, and treatment progression.
• Coordinate ordering and availability of Spravato and other medications required for scheduled treatments.
• Maintain and monitor applicable REMS requirements, including required documentation, patient monitoring, and program compliance.
• Monitor patients during Spravato treatment and the required observation period, including vital signs, response to treatment, and identification of clinical concerns requiring Nurse Practitioner involvement.
• Work collaboratively with Nurse Practitioners and TMS staff to monitor patients throughout their course of TMS treatment, including attendance, symptom changes, side effects, and required follow-up.
• Ensure required provider evaluations and follow-up visits for Spravato, TMS, MAT, and medication management are completed.
• Obtain and document vital signs and other appropriate clinical information.
• Assist with urine toxicology collection and monitoring when ordered.
• Follow up on laboratory results, medication orders, injections, and other outstanding clinical tasks.
• Coordinate with pharmacies, specialty pharmacies, laboratories, hospitals, treatment facilities, and other members of the patient's care team.
• Assist with coordination of care following hospitalization, emergency department visits, detoxification, residential treatment, or other transitions of care.
• Respond to patient calls and clinical messages and ensure concerns requiring provider evaluation are promptly communicated to the Nurse Practitioner.
• Provide patient education regarding medications, treatment expectations, adherence, and provider-established treatment plans within the LPN scope of practice.
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