Licensed Practical Nurse
WES HEALTH SYSTEM · Philadelphia, PA · 3 wk ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
General Overview of Key Roles & Responsibilities
The Licensed Practical Nurse will perform the daily operation of the medication clinic.
Essential & Core Functions
- Schedules and monitors medication appointments
- Provides injections
- Provides assistance to doctors
- Constructs medication treatment plans
- Aids in client chart documentation and other types of recordkeeping
- Facilitates family support and education for chronically mentally ill (ICM) clients
- Maintains inventory of medications
- Calls pharmacies and insurance companies for authorizations
- Filings all lab reports and nursing documentation
- Facilitates process for clients' lab studies and annual medical examinations; monitors and reports anomalies
- Fills out forms requesting information from doctors
- Co-facilitates medication education groups with the doctors
- Observes all clients for movement disorders and monitors all such clients
- Observes all medication clients for neurological disorders and monitors all clients with such symptoms
- Fills out forms requesting information from doctors
Additional Responsibilities
- Performs other duties and special projects as assigned
Prerequisites & Qualifications for the Position
- Graduate of an accredited practical nursing program required
- Valid Pennsylvania practical nursing license in good standing required
- One year of psychiatric experience in an inpatient or outpatient setting required
- Valid FBI clearance, criminal history check and child abuse history clearance required
- Participation in and completion of all CBH mandatory in-services (must be completed with three (3) months of hire and then annually from the date of the initial training)
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retail Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability