LPN

Acadia Healthcare; Moosic (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Brand new facility

Flexible scheduling

Epic EMR

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) plan

Supportive work environment

Job summary

Geisinger Behavioral Health in Moosic, PA is seeking an LPN/LVN to provide nursing care within the facility's standards and policies. The role emphasizes patient safety, collaboration with RNs and doctors, and compassionate patient interaction.

Responsibilities include monitoring health, administering basic care, documenting progress, and ensuring safe medication delivery while maintaining professional standards in a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current LPN/LVN license as required by state.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient health and administer basic care within LPN/LVN scope.
• Collaborate to meet patients' physical, biopsychosocial, age, and cultural needs.
• Report status changes to RNs and physicians.
• Provide for basic comfort and implement plan of care.
• Ensure safe delivery of medication per policies and orders.
• Document patient symptoms, responses, and progress.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient monitoring

Documentation

Communication

Education

Graduation from accredited school of nursing

Job description

Would you like to make a difference in a patients live? As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at Geisinger Behavioral Health, you will be able to do just that!

Geisinger Behavioral Health is a premier, 96-bed, inpatient facility in Moosic, PA. We care for adolescents and adults with acute symptoms of behavioral health disorders.

AVAILABLE SCHEDULE

Evening: 2p-10p with roatating weekends

Geisinger Behavioral Health Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Brand new facility with endless opportunity for professional development and continued education
• Flexible scheduling
• Epic EMR
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) plan
• Supportive work environment that values teamwork and collaboration.

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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