Licensed Practical Nurse - Behavioral Health
SSM Health · Wentzville, MO · 1 mo ago
HealthcarePart-time
Job Responsibilities and Requirements
- Contributes to the assessment of patients and ensures the well-being of patients.
- Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
- Administers medications and observes patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments.
- Performs point of care testing and therapeutic services.
- Educates patients/families about treatment plan including self-care post discharge, holistic health needs, available resources and follow up care.
EDUCATION
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.
Experience
- No experience required.
Physical Requirements
- Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare crawling and running.
Required Professional License And/Or Certifications
- State of Work Location: Illinois: Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
- State of Work Location: Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin: Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
State of Work Location
- Illinois
- Oklahoma
- Wisconsin
Job Type
- Employee
Department
- 1201020002 BHS - Adol WZ
Scheduled Weekly Hours
- 0
Benefits
- Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
- Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.