Licensed Practical Nurse - LPN

Acadiana Treatment Center; Sunset (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan

Time off Accrual

Excellent training program

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Acadiana Treatment Center in Sunset, LA, seeks a dedicated LPN to support a 42-bed residential behavioral health program on a full-time day shift. The role emphasizes professional nursing care in a therapeutic setting and teamwork with clinical staff.

The ideal candidate will have an accredited nursing degree, an active LPN/LVN license in Louisiana, CPR certification, and at least 1 year of nursing experience. Benefis include comprehensive health coverage and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing is required.
• Current and valid LPN/LVN license in the state of Louisiana.
• CPR certification and de-escalation/restraint training required.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care in a residential behavioral health setting.
• Monitor patient health and document progress according to the care plan.
• Administer medications in accordance with policy and physician orders.
• Collaborate with nursing and clinical staff to meet patient needs.
• Ensure patient safety and report changes to registered nurses or physicians.

Education

LPN/LVN license

CPR certification

First aid certification

Job description

LPN Behavioral Health opportunity!

We are growing and are looking for positive, empathetic, dedicated, and professional Licensed Practical Nurses to join our team!

Looking for FT DAYS!

Acadiana Treatment Center (ATC) is a 42-bed residential treatment center providing behavioral health services to adolescents. LPN's are responsible for providing professional nursing care to patients in a supportive and therapeutic environment.

Benefits

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.

• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan
• Time off Accrual
• Excellent training program
• Professional growth opportunity that is second to none in the industry. Join a team with defined career paths and a national family of hospitals and facilities

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 and procedures. Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

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.

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.

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