Contract

SAGE Group; Grand Rapids; On-site; CAD 81,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Sage GroupHealthCare Staffing is seeking a Travel LPN for a Behavioral Health unit in Grand Rapids, MI. This inpatient assignment requires 12-hour shifts (7:00 am–7:30 pm) and guarantees 36 hours per week, with every other weekend on schedule, for a stable travel opportunity in a busy hospital setting.

Start date ASAP; employment type includes full-time travel, contract or temporary — 13 weeks with local and traveler candidates welcome.

Qualifications

• Licensed practical nurse with minimum 2 years of LPN experience.
• 2 years of inpatient psychiatric/behavioral health experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' care needs under guidance of an interdisciplinary team.
• Provide and coordinate nursing care for individuals and groups.
• Assist in teaching patients' families and milieu management.
• Communicate discharge planning needs to patients and families.
• Maintain a safe environment for patients and staff.
• Document, report, and verify information per policies.

Skills

LPN experience

Inpatient psychiatric nursing

Education

LPN License - MI

BLS Certification

Job description

Travel LPN Behavioral Health in Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids, United States | Posted on 12/09/2024

Sage GroupHealthCare Staffing is seeking a Behavioral Health LPN for travel/ contract positions in Grand Rapids, MI. Accepting both local and travelercandidates.

Position Name: Travel LPN Behavioral Health

Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Specialty: Mental Health

Start Date : ASAP

EmploymentType: Full-time, Travel,Contract, Temporary

ContractLength: 13 weeks-Accepting Local and Travel Candidates

Pay Rate:Range $1400 to $1400 weekly Gross pay (Non-taxabletravel/housing and M&I stipend available for qualified/eligible travelers)

Unit: Inpatient mental health or behavioral health unit/s

Shift: 12 Hours; Days, 7a – 7.30p

Schedule: 36 hours / week guaranteed, 3 shifts per week, Every other weekend

Position Requirements

• LPN experience: 2 years - Required
• Recent/Current Inpatient PsychiatricNursing or Behavioral health experience: 2 years – Required

Education, Licenseand Certification Requirements

• LPN License for State of MI - Required
• BLS Certification from AHA orAmerican Red Cross - Required

Job Description

• Assessesperson’s served care needs, under guidance and in collaboration with aninterdisciplinary team
• Provides/coordinates nursing care toindividuals and groups of person’s served.
• Assistsin the teaching of persons’ served families, and provides milieu management.
• Communicateswith and educates persons’ served families/significant others indischarge/after care planning needs.
• Providesa safe and secure environment for persons served and staff in both individualand group settings.
• Responsiblefor documenting, reporting, and verifying all necessary information accordingto established policies and procedures.
• Responsibleto monitor for and report to the physician(s) any potential risk to person’sserved safety that could lead to an adverse outcome.
• Provides care in various clinical settings withdiverse person’s served populations. Identifies specific person’s served needsand implements person’s served centered, compassionate care.