LPN FT TEMP $35/hr.

Lakeland Behavioral Health System; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Lakeland Behavioral Health – Springfield, MO is hiring experienced LPNs for a temporary, full-time 13-week assignment on 12-hour day shifts. The role offers a fixed rate of $35 per hour and is not benefits-eligible.

Candidates must have at least one year of behavioral health experience and be available for FT 12-hour shifts. This is a direct temporary opportunity (not agency) with no travel stipends provided.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current LPN/LVN license as required by state.
• CPR and de‑escalation/restraint certification required.
• One year of nursing experience preferred in behavioral health.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient health and provide basic care within LPN/LVN scope.
• Model professional behavior and prioritize patient safety.
• Collaborate to meet patients’ biopsychosocial needs and address concerns.
• Provide for patient comfort and implement individualized care.
• Deliver medications safely according to orders and policy.
• Document patient symptoms, responses and progress accurately.
• Communicate professionally with patients, visitors, and staff.
• Maintain nursing standards per facility policy and accrediting bodies.

Skills

Nursing experience

Education

Accredited nursing program

Tools

CPR certification

De-escalation training

Job description

$35/Hour

Lakeland Behavioral Health – Springfield, MO Lakeland Behavioral Health is Missouri’s leading psychiatric hospital for adults and adolescents, and we’re hiring experienced LPNs who want their work to truly matter. Our 208‑bed facility offers strong training, supportive leadership, and the kind of teamwork that helps you do your best work every day.

LPN – FT Temp Days (12‑hr Shifts) - $35/Hour Lakeland Behavioral Health – Springfield, MO Lakeland Behavioral Health is Missouri’s leading psychiatric hospital for adults and adolescents, and we’re hiring experienced LPNs who want their work to truly matter. Our 208‑bed facility offers strong training, supportive leadership, and the kind of teamwork that helps you do your best work every day.

Bring Your Experience. Build Your Career. Make An Impact. This is a temporary, full-time, 13-week nursing assignment with a fixed rate of $35 per hour and is not benefits-eligible. This is a direct temporary opportunity (not an agency contract), and travel stipends or travel reimbursements are not provided. Candidates must have at least one year of behavioral health experience and be available for FT 12 hour shifts. Temporary employees may be eligible to convert to a regular full-time position if offered. Current Acadia Healthcare employees are not eligible for this temporary assignment.

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.

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.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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