LPN, Healthcare Nursing, LPN​/LVN

$5,000 SIGN ON BONUS FOR FULL-TIME!

We are seeking Licensed Practical Nurses to join our Lakeview Behavioral Health team to ensure high-quality, compassionate care is provided to our patients. Is your “why” to help those in need? That’s what our LPN team does every day. We are a dedicated team of nurses that work hard to support each other and our patients. We would love to add an incredible addition like you who values quality outcomes and care.

AVAILABLE SHIFTS

• Full time Night Shift (7-7), block scheduling.
• Full time Day Shift (7-7), block scheduling
• The Full Time schedule requires three (3) 12's the other four (4) 12's. This includes an every other weekend rotiation.

BENEFITS

• Advancement opportunities to further your career in nursing
• Work Life balance is as important to us as it is to you, and we strive to find that perfect fit.
• Perk Spot! Our employee discount program for over 30,000 merchants.
• 100% Paid Psychiatric Training!
• Excellent career advancement and cross training opportunities!

At Acadia Healthcare, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription drug plan, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, vision, dental, and voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage. Additionally, our well-being programs encompass employee assistance programs, financial support, tuition reimbursement, and much more.

PURPOSE STATEMENT:Responsible for providing professional nursing care to patient in a supportive and therapeutic environment. Communicates effectively with the treatment team to ensure safe, quality care is provided to all patients.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

· Monitor patient health and administer basic care utilizing the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice in carrying out care plan objectives and goals.

· Role model expectations related to customer service and demonstrates a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety.

· Collaborate with others to ensure that patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.

· Provide for the basic comfort of patient, implement nursing interventions identified in the plan of care that is individualized to their needs.

· Apply appropriate interventions to progress the patient towards wellness and address maintenance of wellness.

· Discuss the care provided with patient and listen to their concerns. Report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.

· Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patient, visitors, coworkers and others involved in the patient's treatment in an effective manner.

· Provide for the safe delivery of medication in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians orders and/or current practice.

· Maintain standards of professional nursing practice in accordance with facility policy and procedures, other external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards and psychiatric nursing standards.

· Responsible for thorough, accurate reporting and documentation of the patient symptoms, responses and progress.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

· Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

· Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required.

· One or more years' of nursing experience within clinical area of service provided by facility preferred.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/

CERTIFICATIONS:

· Current LPN/LVN license as required by state.

· CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).

· First aid may be required based on state or facility.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

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