Part Time LPN

Acadia Healthcare; Salem (VA); Vor Ort; USD 28.000 - 40.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Mt Regis Recovery in Salem, VA is hiring an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) for part-time evening coverage. The position offers 20 hours per week, $24.50 per hour, with shifts Thursday through Sunday from 7pm to 5am.

The center provides detox, residential, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient services for adults 18+. Nursing staff are expected to monitor patients, administer basic care, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safety and quality care.

Qualifikationen

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing is required.
• One or more years' nursing experience in the clinical area provided by the facility is preferred.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available on hire).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

Aufgaben

• Monitor patient health and provide basic nursing care according to the care plan.
• Model professional customer service with emphasis on patient safety.
• Collaborate with the care team to address patients' physical, biopsychosocial, and cultural needs.
• Provide comfort and carry out nursing interventions tailored to each patient's needs.
• Progress patients toward wellness and address ongoing maintenance.
• Discuss care with patients and respond to concerns; report changes to RNs and doctors.
• Communicate professionally with patients, families, and staff involved in treatment.
• Ensure safe delivery of medications per policies and physician orders.
• Maintain nursing standards per facility procedures and external guidelines.
• Document patient symptoms, progress, and responses accurately.

Kenntnisse

CPR certification

De-escalation training

First aid

Ausbildung

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

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.

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.

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