LVN

Cedar Crest Hospital & Residential Treatment Center; Belton (TX); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

Job summary

Cedar Crest Hospital & Residential Treatment Center is hiring LVNs for night shift (7-7) on a full-time basis in Texas. Pay range is $24–$28 per hour, depending on experience, with a $2,500 sign-on bonus.

The role focuses on nursing care within the LVN scope, documentation, patient safety, and collaboration with the care team to meet diverse patient needs. Responsibilities include monitoring health, administering basic care, communicating with patients and families, and maintaining reporting

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
• Current LPN/LVN license as required by state.
• CPR and de-escalation certification required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient health and administer basic care within the LPN/LVN scope and care plan objectives.
• Collaborate with nurses and doctors to meet patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age and cultural needs.
• Document patient symptoms, responses and progress accurately and thoroughly.
• Provide safe delivery of medications in accordance with policies and physician orders.

Skills

Nursing care

Documentation

Patient communication

Team collaboration

Education

Nursing graduate

LPN/LVN license

CPR certification

Job description

Cedar Crest Hospital & Residential Treatment is hiring LVNs!

Sign On Bonus: $2,500

Pay Range: $24 - $28 per hour (depending on years of experience)

Available Shift: Night (7-7)

Schedule: Full Time

At Cedar Crest Hospital, we are proud to offer treatment across the age spectrum and treatment level. We treat children, teens, adults, and older adults who are facing major mental health concerns or chemical dependency at many levels of care.

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.

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