Licensed Practical Nurse ; E

Licensed Practical Nurse FT (E) – Cove Behavioral Health

Our team is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide comprehensive, client-centered care within a residential setting. This essential role supports our mission of delivering high-quality mental health services and medical oversight.

• Complete drug and past medical history.
• Monitor vital signs and complete nursing assessment upon admission and as needed.
• Schedule and assist medical director/nurse practitioner with new client physicals.
• Obtain all client medication and update client medication sheet as needed.
• Screen clients for co-occurring disorder and refer to the psychiatric clinic.
• Administer client medication and observe client health status.
• Provide medical case management for client visits to outside resources.
• Triage client medical complaints.
• Prepare and maintain clinical and program records.
• Participate in clinical staffing and team meetings.
• Schedule client clinic appointments.
• Promote and encourage good communication with counseling staff to ensure optimal holistic care of clients.
• Arrange client HIV education, testing and counseling.
• Conduct educational groups on health-related topics including co-occurring disorders.
• Communicate with other medical personnel in case of emergencies.
• Maintain facility medications.
• Transcribe physician's orders.
• Submit reports as required.

• Maintain client rights as defined by DCF.
• Maintain clinical records in accordance with Agency and other regulatory agencies standards.
• Follow all established Agency policies and procedures.
• Maintain the highest standards in ethical conduct and confidentiality.
• Model ideals of integrity, loyalty, and teamwork.
• Sustain a positive, caring, supportive, recovery-oriented environment.

• Read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Write reports and present information effectively.
• Respond to questions from clients and staff.
• Calculate proportions, percentages, and volumes as required.
• Solve problems and adapt to varied situations with limited standardization.
• Interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions.
• Perform CPR and other First Aid procedures.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls.
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and taste or smell.
• Required to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Vision abilities required include close, distance, color, peripheral and the ability to adjust focus.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Health Care Provider
• Mental Health Care