LPN - PRN

Mirror Lake Recovery Center; Burns (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Mirror Lake Recovery Center in Burns, Tennessee is seeking an LPN/LVN to provide nursing care in alignment with state regulations, facility policies, and individualized patient plans. The role emphasizes patient safety and compassionate service within a multidisciplinary team.

The position supports a 75-acre campus environment, offering opportunities for growth, collaboration with registered nurses and physicians, and focus on high-quality addiction and mental health care for the community.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing is required.
• One or more years' nursing experience within the facility's clinical area is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient health and administer basic care within the LPN/LVN scope of practice.
• Role model expectations related to customer service and patient safety.
• Collaborate to meet patients' physical, biopsychosocial, age and cultural needs and address complaints.
• Provide basic comfort and implement plan-of-care interventions.
• Apply interventions to progress toward wellness.
• Discuss care with patients and report status changes to RNs/physicians.
• Communicate therapeutically with patients, visitors and staff.
• Safe delivery of medications per policy and orders.
• Maintain professional nursing standards and thorough documentation.
• Perform other functions as assigned.

Skills

CPR certification

De-escalation training

First aid training

Education

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing

Job description

Overview

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about substance use disorder and mental health. If you are interested in growth opportunities that are second to none in the industry and making a difference in the lives of people in our community, this position is right for you! Just a 30-minute drive from Nashville in Burns, Tennessee, Mirror Lake Recovery Center is middle Tennessee's premier addiction treatment center. At Mirror Lake Recovery Center, we treat everyone on our scenic, 75-acre campus as an individual, formulating personalized treatment plans that take into account each patient's unique strengths and goals.

Purpose

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.

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.

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.