Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Adolescent Residential - 5PM-10PM

About the role

The LPN is responsible for providing holistic nursing care to clients currently participating in the Agency’s Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF). Through actively working to achieve clients’ trust, the LPN will develop therapeutic relationships with residential clients and will provide quality patient care. Further, the LPN will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team in the evaluation of the client’s treatment process. Thus, the LPN will have the ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner, while demonstrating the ability to work well with others and maintain professionalism. The LPN is supervised by the PRTF Nurse Manager.

Responsibilities

• Assist providers, registered nurses and other health care professionals with examinations, treatments, and procedures.
• Obtain patient health history, laboratory specimens, and vital signs within your scope of practice.
• Implement provider orders as well as administer medication and document that the necessary medication was administered as ordered.
• Submit regular reports to the provider as requested.
• Utilize knowledge of medications (psychotropic and other) in the treatment process and educate clients and residential staff regarding medications and client health care needs.
• Adapt to changing situations and/or work assignments as well as provide services to both areas of behavioral health and autism residential treatment.
• Consult with PRTF staff as needed to ensure quality client care.
• Collect objective and subjective client data, report symptoms, reactions, treatments, and changes in client's conditions to the registered nurse or provider. Complete and maintain documentation as required to record such client data, reactions, and/or changes in conditions.
• Utilize therapeutic verbal and non-verbal techniques with clients as needed.
• As necessary, utilize Safety Care procedures, including at a minimum initiating and conducting the Floor Drop Transition as well as using other de-escalation, physical safety, and physical management procedures as necessary for safety due to an imminent risk of harm present to the person or others.
• Care for clients in a safe environment, ensuring compliance with safety protocols.
• Coordinate client transfers to outside health care providers or medical facilities.
• Participate in training orientation of new employees of the residential health clinic.
• Maintain proper use and storage of all medical supplies and equipment.
• Perform other related duties related to the delivery of services within the PRTF.
• Attend scheduled staff meetings, supervision, and on-going training.

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of Practical Nursing required.
• Licensure: Valid Ohio Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license.
• Experience: Previous experience in behavioral health or providing direct care to individuals with developmental disabilities is preferred.

Qualifications

• Respect the privacy of clients and hold in confidence all information obtained during the client’s treatment. All client-related documents should be handled in accordance with Agency guidelines on confidential material.
• Maintain high standards of ethical and professional conduct and adhere to Agency policies and procedures.

Skills

• Clear and concise communication skills.
• Ability to work well with others and maintain professionalism.
• Knowledge of medications and client health care needs.
• Therapeutic verbal and non-verbal techniques.
• De-escalation and physical management procedures.

Benefits

• Salary Range is $33 per hour depending on relevant education, experience, and licensure.
• Comprehensive health and Rx plans, including a zero-cost option.
• Wellness program including free preventative care.
• Generous paid time off and holidays.
• 50% tuition reduction at Case Western Reserve University for the MSW program.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Pet insurance.
• Employer paid life insurance and long-term disability.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Support for continuing education and credential renewal.
• Ancillary benefits including: dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, hospital indemnity, accident, critical illness.
• Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care.

Pay

Salary Range is $33 per hour depending on relevant education, experience, and licensure.

Schedule

5PM - 10PM

Application

To apply for this position, please visit the application link provided.