LPN - Nights - Sign On Bonus

Acadia Healthcare; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Employee appreciation program

PerkSpot discounts

Paid psychiatric training

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

CenterPointe Hospital Columbia, part of Acadia Healthcare, is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse for full-time night shifts at our 80-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Columbia, MO. The role includes compassionate patient care across adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations with a sign-on bonus up to $3,000.

Responsibilities include monitoring health, administering care, ensuring safety, and collaborating with the team to meet complex biopsychosocial needs while documenting progress and

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient health and administer basic care within the LPN/LVN scope of practice.
• Collaborate with others to ensure patients' needs are met and safety is maintained.
• Provide for basic comfort and implement planned nursing interventions.
• Apply interventions to progress toward wellness and report changes to nurses/doctors.
• Communicate professionally with patients and staff; document symptoms and progress.
• Provide safe delivery of medications per policies and orders.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Skills

Patient care

Nursing process

Communication

Education

Graduation from accredited nursing program

Job description

Overview

Licensed Practical Nurse

Shifts Available: Full-Time - Night Shift (Every other weekend required)

Sign On Bonus Available up to $3,000 for full-time night shift

CenterPointe Hospital Columbia is looking for compassionate nurses to provide exceptional patient care at our 80-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Columbia, MO. The right candidate will have a passion for behavioral health nursing and a desire to make a difference for our adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. This is a very rewarding position for nurses who support our mission!

What this career choice gives you in return:

• Competitive pay
• A robust employee appreciation program- meals, kudos cards redeemable for gifts, recognition for Nurses Week, holiday parties, and frequent appreciation for staff!

• Work Life balance is as important to us as it is to you, and we strive to find that perfect fit.
• PerkSpot! Our employee discount program for over 30,000 merchants.
• 100% Paid Psychiatric Training!
• Excellent career advancement and cross training opportunities!

Responsibilities

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.

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.

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