Licensed Practical Nurse - LPN

River Place Behavioral Health Hospital; LaPlace (LA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health care is seeking a dedicated Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join their team. This role involves providing essential nursing care to patients with various mental health concerns, ensuring their safety and comfort while adhering to the highest standards of practice. The ideal candidate will be empathetic, professional, and ready to collaborate with a diverse healthcare team. With a focus on patient well-being, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in the lives of individuals seeking help. Join a supportive environment that values your contributions and offers comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Programs

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited nursing school is required.
• One year of nursing experience preferred in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient health and administer basic care as per nursing standards.
• Communicate effectively with patients and healthcare team members.
• Ensure patient safety and comfort during care.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication Skills

Basic Nursing Procedures

Medication Administration

Education

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing

One or more years of nursing experience

Tools

CPR Certification

De-escalation/Restraint Certification

First Aid Certification

Job description

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Overview

FT LPN Days or Nights - 12 hour shift at River Place Behavioral Health - LaPlace, LA

River Place Behavioral Health, a service of Ochsner Health System, provides state-of-the-art psychiatric care for adults who are struggling with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and other mental health concerns. Conveniently located in LaPlace, Louisiana, just 20 minutes west of New Orleans and 40 minutes east of Baton Rouge.

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.

Applicants from New Orleans are encouraged to apply.

Purpose Statement

Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice, as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies. Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

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.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.