LPN PRN $32/hr Nights

Acadia Healthcare; United States; On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Recovery Center, part of Acadia Healthcare, is seeking organized, motivated PRN LPNs for the 7pm–7am shift in an inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation setting.

Qualified applicants will graduate from an accredited nursing program with an active LPN/LVN license and CPR/de-escalation certification. Prior clinical experience is preferred; first aid may be required by state or facility.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required.
• One or more years' of nursing experience within clinical area of service provided by facility preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient health and administer basic care within the LPN/LVN scope.
• Role model customer service and emphasize patient safety urgency.
• Collaborate to meet patients' physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs; address complaints.
• Provide basic comfort and implement plan of care individualized to patient needs.
• Apply interventions to progress toward wellness and maintenance of wellness.
• Discuss care with patient and listen to concerns; report changes to RN/physicians.
• Communicate therapeutically with patient, visitors, coworkers and others.
• Ensure safe delivery of medication per policies and orders.
• Maintain professional nursing standards and documentation of patient progress.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient safety

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

RN nursing degree

NCLEX or state licensure

Tools

CPR certification

De-escalation training

Job description

Overview

LPN PRN $32/hr

Night Shift: 7pm - 7am

Bradford Recovery; Inpatient Drug and Alcohol (short term) Rehabilitation Center seeking organized, motivated PRN LPNs to join our team!

Bradford Recovery Center is dedicated to providing the highest quality of personalized, evidence-based care to adults age 18 and older whose lives have been impacted by substance use disorder (SUD), addiction, and certain co-occurring mental and behavioral health challenges.

Bradford Recovery Center offers individualized treatment for adults who have become dependent upon alcohol or other drugs. Our residential program is an optimal healing environment for individuals age 18 and older who have been dealing with all forms of addiction, as well as those whose struggles with chemical dependency are accompanied by certain mental or behavioral health disorders.

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.