LPN - $29-34/Hour Days and Nights

Acadia Healthcare; Peachtree Corners (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Advancement opportunities

Work life balance

PerkSpot program

Paid psychiatric training

Career advancement

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare's Lakeview Behavioral Health facility in Peachtree Corners, GA, seeks Licensed Practical Nurses to provide high-quality, compassionate care to patients using the nursing process in collaboration with the care team.

We offer full-time night and day shifts, block scheduling, opportunities for advancement, and robust training including psychiatric care. Join a dedicated team that values patient safety, teamwork, and work-life balance.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient health and administer basic care within the LPN/LVN scope of practice.
• Collaborate with care team to meet patients' physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs.
• Provide for basic comfort and implement nursing interventions per individualized plan of care.
• Ensure safe delivery of medications per policy and physician orders.
• Document patient status, responses and progress thoroughly.

Skills

LPN/LVN license

CPR

De-escalation

Patient care

Education

Accredited school of nursing

Job description

Overview

We are seeking Licensed Practical Nurses to join our Lakeview Behavioral Health team to ensure high-quality, compassionate care is provided to our patients. Is your “why” to help those in need? That’s what our LPN team does every day. We are a dedicated team of nurses that work hard to support each other and our patients. We would love to add an incredible addition like you who values quality outcomes and care.

AVAILABLE SHIFTS

• Full time Night Shift (7p-7a), block scheduling.
• Full time Day Shift (7a-7p), block scheduling
• The Full Time schedulerequires three (3) 12's the other four (4) 12's. This includes an every other weekend rotiation.

BENEFITS

• Advancement opportunities to further your career in nursing
• Work Life balance is as important to us as it is to you, and we strive to find that perfect fit.
• PerkSpot! Our employee discount program for over 30,000 merchants.
• 100% Paid Psychiatric Training!
• Excellent career advancement and cross training opportunities!

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.