LPN

Acadia Healthcare; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital is hiring Full Time LPNs for day and night shifts (7a-7p and 7p-7a). The facility provides premier inpatient care for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors with mental health disorders and co-occurring addictions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS include monitoring patient health, administering care, maintaining safety, and documenting progress. LPNs must have an accredited nursing education, an active LPN/LVN license, CPR certification, and First Aid as applicable.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required.
• One or more years' of nursing experience within clinical area of service preferred.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient health and administer basic care within the LPN/LVN scope of practice.
• Collaborate with others to meet patients' physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs.
• Provide basic comfort and implement individualized care plans.
• Apply interventions to progress patient wellness and maintenance.
• Discuss care with patient and relay status to RNs and doctors.
• Communicate professionally with patient, visitors, and staff.
• Ensure safe delivery of medications per policies and orders.
• Maintain professional nursing standards and thorough documentation.

Skills

Nursing

Patient care

CPR certification

Education

Graduation from an accredited nursing school

Job description

Overview

Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital is hiring Full Time LPN's!

Available Shifts:

Full Time Day (7a-7p)

Full Time Night (7p-7a)

At Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital, our goal is to provide personalized treatment for those who are suffering from mental health disorders and co-occuring addictions.We provide premier inpatient care for children ages 5-12, adolescents ages 13-17, adults age 18 and older, and senior adults age 55 and older.

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 toprovidingequalemploymentopportunitiestoall applicantsforemploymentregardlessofanindividual'scharacteristicsprotected byapplicable state,federalandlocallaws.

AHLPN

#LI-MBHH

#LI-SW2