Part Time LPN

Mount Regis Center; Salem (VA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Mount Regis Center in Salem, VA is hiring experienced Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) for part-time evening shifts. The role focuses on monitoring patient health, administering basic care, documenting progress, and coordinating with RNs and physicians to support individualized care plans.

Eligible candidates hold an accredited Practical Nursing diploma and current LPN/LVN license; CPR and de-escalation training are required.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• One year or more nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient health and administer basic care per plan.
• Document patient progress accurately and timely.
• Collaborate with RNs and physicians to meet patient needs.
• Ensure safe delivery of medications and maintain safety standards.

Skills

Patient care

Documentation

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Diploma in Practical Nursing

Job description

Mt Regis Recovery is hiring experienced Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)

Part Time 20 hours per / 2 shifts per week

Pay: $24.50 per hour - and up based on experience

Shift / Hours For Full-time

Thursday - Sunday 7pm - 5am

Join the Mount Regis team and make a difference every day! Mount Regis Center is an intimate 68-bed fully accredited, licensed drug and alcohol treatment center in Salem, VA. We offer a number of empirically validated treatment methods to help our patients to the path of sobriety. We provide the following levels of care for adults 18+: detox, residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient services.

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.

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.

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