LPN - $29-34 per Hour - Part Time Days

Lakeview Behavioral Health; Norcross (GA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Lakeview Behavioral Health in Norcross, GA is seeking a Part-Time Licensed Practical Nurse to provide high-quality, compassionate care. The LPN will work a 7a-7p day shift with two 12-hour shifts and weekend rotation, supporting a dedicated nursing team focused on patient safety and quality outcomes.

Responsibilities include monitoring health, administering basic nursing care, documenting progress, and communicating with patients and the care team.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient health and administer basic care using the nursing process within LPN/LVN scope to carry out individualized care plans.
• Model customer service expectations and demonstrate urgency for patient safety.
• Collaborate with others to address patients' physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs and resolve complaints.
• Provide basic comfort and execute nursing interventions identified in the plan of care.
• Apply interventions to progress toward wellness and maintain wellness.
• Discuss care with patients, listen to concerns, and report changes to RNs and doctors.
• Communicate therapeutically with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in treatment.
• Deliver medications safely per policies, procedures, and physician orders.
• Maintain professional nursing standards as required by facility and governing bodies.
• Thoroughly document patient symptoms, responses, and progress.

Skills

Patient care

Documentation

Nursing communication

Education

Graduation from accredited nursing program

Job description

Overview

We are seeking Part Time 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

Part time Day Shift (7a-7p), block scheduling

The Part Time schedule requires two (2) 12's. This includes a weekend rotation.

Responsibilities

• 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.