Outpatient LPN (Gadsden)

Apalachee Center; Quincy (FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Job summary

Apalachee Center, in Quincy, FL, is seeking a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse to deliver quality medical and psychiatric nursing care. You will take vital signs, administer medications as prescribed, assist ARNPs, and manage outpatient injection clinics while maintaining patient records and documentation.

Responsibilities include assisting ARNPs with patient assessments, providing education on medications, and ensuring proper handling and disposal of supplies in line with policy and safety

Qualifications

• Florida LPN licensure required.
• Current RN licensure required.
• CPR and CPI certifications required.
• Valid Florida driver license required.

Responsibilities

• Manage outpatient injection clinics and document administrations.
• Assist ARNPs with assessments and vital signs.
• Provide patient medication education.
• Stock and reconcile injection room supplies and ensure proper storage/ disposal.

Skills

Vital signs

Medication administration

Patient education

Outpatient care

Education

Practical nurse license (FL)

Registered nurse license

Tools

CPR certification

CPI certification

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Quincy, FL 32351

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: $26.00

Job Category: Nurse

Apalachee Center, Inc. is best known for helping individuals and families of North Florida succeed in recovering from emotional, psychiatric, and substance abuse crises. Apalachee Center, Inc. provides comprehensive behavioral health services across 8 counties (Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties).

Apalachee Center, Inc. offers competitive benefits for our full-time positions to include health, dental, vision, basic life insurance, long term disability, paid time off, and more.

Overview

Delivery of quality medical and psychiatric nursing care. Applies nursing principles and techniques in the care and treatment of patients. Takes vital signs and gives medication as prescribed by a variety of methods. Assists ARNPs. Provides nursing services, assessments and maintenance activities. Manages assigned outpatient injection clinics. Provides crisis intervention. Prepares and maintains patient records.

ESSENTIAL/CORE JOB-SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Organizes and manages Outpatient medication injection clinics. Administers injections and documents administration in accordance with Agency procedures. Verifies proper identification of patient using two identifiers for each medication administration.
• Assists the psychiatric ARNP as needed. Provides assessment of clients waiting to see ARNP through vital signs and assessment of medication side effects associated with prescribed psychotropic medications. Documents assessment in accordance with Agency procedures.
• Provide patient medication education and information.
• Stocks and reconciles Injection Room supplies (i.e., syringes, sharps containers, etc.). Ensures medication storage and disposal meet all required standards and policy. (Including labeling all medication vials opened with expiration dates.)
• Complies with Apalachee and CDC Handwashing, and Infection surveillance, control, and prevention policies and procedures or standards. Identifies risk factors for infection in patient populations and takes appropriate steps to prevent transmission of infections in accordance with established protocols/procedures. Reports identification of all transmission-based client infections, blood/body fluid exposures, sharps injuries, and suspicion of disease outbreaks in accordance with Adverse Incident reporting requirements.
• Attends nursing in-services as requested/required.

Qualifications

• Licensure as a practical nurse in accordance with Florida Statute 464.

Licensure or Certification

• Current licensure as a registered professional nurse.
• Must maintain current CPR and CPI certifications.
• Must possess a valid Florida drivers license and maintain authorization as an approved Center vehicle driver.