ACT Licensed Practical Nurse (Wellness)

About the role

The Norfolk Community Services Board (NCSB) is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse in the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Program. The ACT Wellness LPN provides nursing wellness management and recovery services for the NCSB's ACT program.

Responsibilities

• Provides wellness and recovery interventions to ACT patients to include wellness-related activities for clients, ensuring comprehensive linkage to Primary Care Providers (PCPs), and conducting timely follow-ups.
• Organizes and facilitates individual and group sessions on diverse wellness topics promoting holistic health education.
• Aids in the development and implementation of individualized wellness plans, including healthy eating initiatives and nutrition, fitness, weight management, tobacco cessation support, interventions addressing metabolic syndrome, and stress management.
• Performs and documents standardized health assessments and screenings including weight, BMI, blood pressure, AIMS, SBIRT, AUDIT, PHQ-9, ADRe, CSS, etc.
• Assists in the implementation of the STEP-VA primary care screening protocols.
• Engages in health promotion, prevention, and education activities.
• Edicates other ACT team members to help them monitor psychiatric symptoms and medication side effects.
• Implements components of evidence-based wellness management and recovery practices, including those recommended the SAM HSA IMR toolkit.
• Works collaboratively with team members to ensure that patient health indicators are tracked reliably, outcome measures monitored, and barriers to patient progress are addressed.
• Performs on-site CLIA-waived lab testing in accordance with training.
• Performs venous phlebotomy and collects routine as well as stat blood and urine specimens per physician/nurse practitioner requests.

Requirements

• Knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with a two year associate's degree, diploma or equivalent from a college, technical, business, vocational, or correspondence school.
• Appropriate certifications may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.
• One year of experience in a medical environment performing patient care duties.

Qualifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Certified in CPR.
• In good standing with the Board of Nurse Examiners.

Skills

• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in computer systems and software.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range: $63,353-$72,700.
• Strong retirement package.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
• Employer-paid pension plan.
• Basic life insurance.
• Voluntary participation in medical and dental plans.
• Section 457 deferred compensation.
• Long-term disability.
• Optional life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
• Medical and dependent care reimbursement plans.
• Access to membership in credit union.
• Employer-provided parking.

Pay

• Salary range: $63,353-$72,700.

Schedule

• Three days per week (Monday-Friday).
• 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.
• 24 hours per week.