LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - FULL-TIME

About the role

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) contributes to whole person healthcare by providing evidenced-based nursing skills to care for patients in both the Withdrawal Management and Intensive units.

Responsibilities

• Timely administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects
• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records
• Record patients' medical information and vital signs
• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
• Receive and transcribe written orders from the medical and psychiatric provider
• Medication Reconciliation process
• Facilitate effective crisis intervention
• Assist the RN in consulting and coordinating with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans to include referrals to other levels of care when appropriate
• Assist the RN in modification of the patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions and collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to achieve best patient outcomes
• Direct or supervise residential technicians while on shift
• Perform medical re-education to patients as needed
• Perform related duties as required.

Requirements

• Current Connecticut LPN license
• Basic Life Support (BLS)/ CPR certification
• EPIC experience preferred, but not required