LPN/LVN

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Michigan; On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Skywood Recovery Center in Augusta, MI is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to support our residential treatment program. You will assess patients' medical needs, monitor medications, and help integrate care across psychiatry and addiction services.

The role involves MAR preparation, supervising medication distribution, and educating patients about medications. A Michigan LPN license and at least 3 years of related experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Unencumbered State of Michigan LPN license.
• High School Degree or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Completes medical screening and assessment of new patients upon admission.
• Monitors medication process for residents including distribution and self-administration.
• Prepares Medication Administration Record (MAR).
• Provides ongoing patient education regarding medications.
• Implements and monitors procedures for urine drug screens as appropriate.
• Participates in weekly staff and clinical meetings.
• Cross-trains and supports other areas as needed.

Skills

Psychiatric care

Medication administration

Patient education

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Education

LPN license (Michigan)

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Job description

Responsibilities

Skywood Recovery Center is a residential treatment facility offering integrated treatment for addiction and mental health conditions. Skywood Recovery provides individual and group therapy, experiential therapy, equine and art therapy, and yoga. Located in Augusta, MI, a convenient drive from Kalamazoo and Lansing, MI, the campus offers a restorative environment with opportunity to enjoy the outdoors.

Skywood is part of onethe nation’s largest and most respected hospital management companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue exceeding $10.7 billion. In 2019, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2018, UHS ranked #268 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies.

Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago, enabling us to provide compassionate care to our patients and their loved ones: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 87,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 350 inpatient acute care hospitals and behavioral health facilities and 30 outpatient and other facilities located in 37 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information on the Company, visit our web site: http://www.uhsinc.com.

Qualifications

The Licensed Practical Nurse is responsiblefor assessing patient’s medical needs, monitoring medications, administering and tracking TB skin tests, monitoring random drug screens, and assisting medical providers as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Completes medical screening and/or assessment of new patients immediately upon admission according to level of care procedures.
• Monitors medication process for individuals living in residential facilities including supervision of medication distribution, supervising self-administration process.
• Prepares Medication Administration Record (MAR).
• Provides on-going patient education (group and individual) regarding medications.
• Implements and monitors procedures for random urine drug screens to ensure that each individual is screened as appropriate.
• Participates in weekly staff and clinical meetings.
• Cross-trains and supports other areas as needed or requested by supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates a broad base of knowledge in psychiatric and addiction treatment and administration.
• Ability to build relationships with diverse individuals and groups.
• Understands need for and maintains appropriate confidentiality at all times when interacting with patients, residents, families, visitors, referral sources and all other contacts.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands.
• Must have general knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Education and Experience

• High School Degree or GED required.
• Unencumbered State of Michigan LPN license.
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in psychology/psychiatry or related field preferred.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.