LPN - $3,000 Sign-On

Acadia Healthcare; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Mt Regis Recovery in Salem, VA is hiring LPNs for full-time day shifts (7:00 am–7:00 pm, 3–12 hour shifts with alternating weekends). The facility offers a $3,000 sign-on bonus for full-time staff and a comprehensive benefits package through Acadia Healthcare.

Responsibilities include nursing care within state scope, patient safety, collaboration with the care team, and accurate documentation. Requires graduation from an accredited nursing program and active LPN/LVN license, CPR/de-escalation

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient health and provide basic nursing care within LPN/LVN scope.
• Provide timely and empathetic patient care with a focus on safety.
• Collaborate with the care team to meet patient needs and address concerns.
• Document patient status accurately and report changes to RNs/physicians.
• Administer medications according to policy and physician orders.

Skills

Nursing

Education

Graduation from accredited nursing program

Job description

Overview

Mt Regis Recovery, located in Salem, VA is hiring LPNs!

Available Shift and Hours:

FT / Days: 7:00am-7:00pm (3-12 hour shifts with an every other weekend rotation)

Pay range: $24.50 - $39.16 per hour

$3,000 SIGN ON BONUS FOR FT!

Join the Mount Regis team and make a difference every day! Mount Regis Center is an intimate 68-bed fully accredited, licensed drug and alcohol treatment center in Salem, VA. We offer a number of empirically validated treatment methods to help our patients to the path of sobriety. We provide the following levels of care for adults 18+: detox, residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient services.

At Acadia Healthcare, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription drug plan, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, vision, dental, and voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage. Additionally, our well-being programs encompass employee assistance programs, financial support, tuition reimbursement, and much more.

Responsibilities

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.

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.

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.