Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 6p-6a FT

American Addiction Centers; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 46,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

American Addiction Centers in the United States (Northern Kentucky region) is seeking a licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our clinical team providing compassionate, patient-centered care to individuals in treatment.

The role emphasizes medical record collection, ongoing assessments, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to support recovery and wellness. A steady, full-time schedule is offered with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Must have current LPN license registered in the state of operation.
• High School Diploma required; LPN diploma preferred as part of qualifications.
• Knowledge of drug and alcohol treatment is preferred.
• Clear written and spoken communication; ability to read and interpret information.
• Experience with Google Workspace tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Helps collect information from patients to be admitted regarding medical records and pretreatment formalities.
• Records health details of patients including blood pressure, temperature, respiration and heartbeat rate.
• Helps the patient prepare for medical examinations.
• Administers medicines prescribed by the physician to the patients.
• Ensures ongoing assessments are conducted and care prioritized accordingly.
• Identifies client care requirements by establishing rapport with potential and actual clients.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
• Promotes client's independence by educating on condition, medications and self-care.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to standards set by state board and governing bodies.
• Resolves client problems by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Documents patient care services by charting in client and department records.
• Maintains cooperative relationship among health care team by communicating information and participating in problem solving.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results.
• Other duties, as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Group presentation skills

Knowledge of drug and alcohol治疗

Reading & writing abilities

Google Workspace knowledge

Education

High School Diploma

Licensed Practical Nurse diploma

LPN license

Tools

Gmail

Google Sheets

Google Docs

Job description

Overview

Company Summary

If you are searching for a fulfilling place to develop your career and an opportunity to make a difference in helping others, then keep reading on. Here at AAC, we have a progressive culture; we listen to your ideas, value a work/life balance, invest in education, and we foster trust and respect for all individuals. Our exceptional comp and strong benefits include 401K with company match, medical, dental, vision and life insurance. We are looking for our future leaders, who are not only going to fill the qualifications for this job description, but who are going to exceed expectations. Be a part of a team whose mission is to provide quality, compassionate, and innovative care to adults struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders. Our purpose and passion are to empower patients, their families, and our communities by helping individuals achieve recovery and optimal wellness of the mind, body, and spirit.

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Helps collect any information from the patients to be admitted regarding medical records and helps in completing other pretreatment formalities.
• Records health details of patients which usually comprise blood pressure, body temperature, respiration and heartbeat rate among other vital signs.
• Helps the patient prepare for medical examinations.
• Administers medicines prescribed by the physician to the patients
• Ensures that ongoing assessments are conducted as determined by the patient’s condition andre-prioritizes care accordingly.
• Identifies client care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual clients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support to clients and families.
• Promotes client's independence by establishing client care goals, teaching client to understand condition, medications and self-care requirements; answering questions.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against client care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse act, and other governing agency regulations.
• Resolves client problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Documents patient care services by charting in client and department records.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care team by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem solving methods.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Other duties, as needed.

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

• Current LPN License in State of operations.
• High School Diploma and Licensed Practical Nurse diploma required.
• Knowledge of drug and alcohol treatment preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret written information; write clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar. Ability to speak clear and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; and participates in meetings.
• Working knowledge of Google Products, GMail, Google Sheets, Google Docs, etc.

Physical Requirements

AAC is committed to principles of equal opportunities for all employees. The Company will provide reasonable accommodations that are necessary to comply with State and Federal disability discrimination laws

• Prolonged sitting at a desk
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds at a time

American Addiction Centers is an equal opportunity employer. American Addiction Centers prohibits employment practices that discriminate against individuals or groups of employees on the basis of age, color disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other category deemed protected by state and/or federal law.