LPN - Day Shift, $5k Bonus, 3 12s, Every Other Weekend

Acadia Healthcare; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$5k Bonus

Job summary

Maple Heights Behavioral Health in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) for day shifts. This inpatient facility offers a $5k bonus and a pay range of $30-38 per hour based on experience, with 3 twelve-hour shifts and every other weekend.

Responsibilities include monitoring patient health, giving basic nursing care, and ensuring safety and comfort while coordinating with RNs and physicians.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required.
• One or more years' nursing experience within clinical area of service preferred.
• Current LPN/LVN license as required by state.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required.

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.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Safety awareness

Education

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing

Job description

Maple Heights Behavioral Health in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) for day shifts. This inpatient facility offers a $5k bonus and a pay range of $30-38 per hour based on experience, with 3 twelve-hour shifts and every other weekend.

Responsibilities include monitoring patient health, giving basic nursing care, and ensuring safety and comfort while coordinating with RNs and physicians.