Licensed Practical Nurse III - Float Clinic - CMHHIP

Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP)

100% In-Person

Available shifts: 8:00 am- 4:30 pm M-F or 6:00 am-4:30 pm Sat‑Tues. This position is required to work at the assigned work location during your scheduled work times. Shift details will be discussed during the interview.

Please note:

Work arrangements are subject to change at any time.

This position is open to current Colorado residents only. Candidate, please keep in mind that even though you may have applied for a position on a specific unit as indicated in this announcement and if the hiring manager chooses to extend a job offer to you, the hiring manager may make you a job offer within the same classification for a different unit within the hospital.

These opportunities will be based on vacancies at the time of offer and business needs. All work locations evaluated will remain within CMHHIP.

As a cornerstone of the Pueblo community for over a century, Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP) is a leading employer, provider of quality mental health services, and a community partner. CMHHIP is a 24 hour behavioral health acute care facility that is intended to provide a safe, secure, and therapeutic setting for patients with both psychiatric and medical issues.

The services provided include evaluation and treatment for patients who are severely mentally ill, and the goal of this facility is to return patients to their optimal level of functioning and assist them in returning to the community as appropriate.

Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN):
The purpose of this position is to provide direct nursing care services to patients. Duties include but are not limited to providing for patient comfort and safety, observing patient conditions and documenting response to medication and treatment, providing preventative and clinical practical nursing services, administering authorized medications and treatment, and participating in implementing patient care plans. Licensed practical nurses provide care for patients with acute, chronic, and preventative physical and mental health care needs.

Licensed practical nurses (LPN) work in security settings where the position follows policies and procedures to ensure their own safety and that of others.

• Works in conjunction with internal and external providers to meet the demands of patient care during medical and specialty clinics scheduled on a daily/weekly basis.
• Anticipates provider clinic needs in advance of patient appointments to ensure clinics run smoothly.
• Reviews and collects medical and legal information related to patient admissions to the hospital in advance of patient arrival.
• Ensures patient education, acute patient needs, and continuity of care are documented according to hospital policy.
• Must work in direct collaboration with medical providers and admissions personnel to collect and share information and to ensure nursing reviews comply with nursing standards of care.
• Routinely checks equipment and reports any malfunction of equipment and or potential hazards to the Clinic Supervisor.
• Helps to maintain inventory and ensures supplies are not outdated.
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic treatment area by surveying the environment for safe, secure delivery of patient care.
• Counsels and educates patients on medications, physical care needs, and psychiatric care needs in collaboration with providers.
• Communicates providers’ ordered treatments and other care that was provided in the clinic to unit staff and others as needed. Ensures nursing standards of care and hospital policies/procedures are followed in the Clinic and Admissions.
• Participates in scheduled shift emergency drills (Code 0 and fire)…