LPN

New Horizons of the Treasure Coast and Okeechobee; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Comprehensive training

Amazing benefits

Job summary

New Horizons of the Treasure Coast and Okeechobee is looking for a caring LPN to provide essential clinical services to clients. You will conduct psychological assessments, offer individual and group support, and help clients achieve their vocational goals in the community.

This role comes with competitive pay, excellent benefits, and opportunities for meaningful growth. A current Florida LPN license, along with one year of related experience in psychiatric settings, is necessary for this position.

Qualifications

• One year of work experience in an inpatient or outpatient psychiatric setting.
• Current Florida Licensed Practical Nursing license required.
• Must pass Level 2 Background through DCF and AHCA Clearinghouse.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of clients’ psychiatric and physical health.
• Provide direct clinical services in office and community settings.
• Assist clients with vocational goals and housing maintenance.
• Lead individual and group social activities to enhance client engagement.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Behavioral symptom management

Vocational counseling

Social skills development

Education

Florida Licensed Practical Nursing license

Job description

Overview

New Horizons is the largest mental health and addiction recovery provider on the Treasure Coast (and beyond), serving 15,000 children and adults annually through inpatient crisis services, 24‑hour help line and mobile response team, and outpatient programs conveniently located across Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties. In addition, New Horizons assists 22,000 students in area schools, and we work closely with the courts, law enforcement, jails, and hospitals to help improve the health of individuals and the quality of life in our community.

New Horizons is a nonprofit agency seeking a caring and compassionate LPN who is eager to teach, wants meaningful work that offers opportunities for growth, and believes that their efforts can make a difference in the lives of the people we serve. Under new management, we offer competitive pay, amazing benefits, and comprehensive training.

Responsibilities

• Gathers information to include in the comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history (e.g., onset, course and effect of illness, past treatment and responses, and risk behaviors), mental status and diagnosis; physical health and dental health; use of drugs or alcohol; education and employment; social development and functioning; activities of daily living (e.g., self‑care, living situation, nutrition, money management); and family structure and relationships.
• Provides direct clinical services to clients on an individual, group, and family basis in the office and in community settings to teach behavioral symptom‑management techniques to alleviate and manage symptoms not reduced by medication and to promote personal growth and development by assisting clients to adapt to and cope with internal and external stresses.
• Provides individual vocational‑supportive counseling to enable clients to identify vocational strengths and problems, establish vocational or career goals and plans to reach them, and recognize and target symptoms of mental illness that interfere with work.
• Assists clients to find and maintain a safe and affordable place to live – apartment hunting, finding a roommate, landlord negotiations, cleaning, furnishing and decorating, and procuring necessities (e.g., telephone, furnishings, linens).
• Organizes and leads individual and group social and recreational activities to structure clients' time, increase social experiences, and provide opportunities to practice social skills and receive feedback and support.

Requirements

• One year of work experience in an inpatient or outpatient psychiatric setting.
• Must possess a current Florida Licensed Practical Nursing license.
• Must pass Level 2 Background through DCF and AHCA Clearinghouse. For more information, click on the link: https://info.flclearinghouse.com.