Licensed Practical Nurse - LPN
About the role
Haverhill Pavilion Behavioral Health Hospital is a leading New England behavioral health facility offering comprehensive mental health services for adults over the age of 19 in the Haverhill, MA, area. The hospital provides patient-focused, interdisciplinary behavioral healthcare, including a specialized geriatric unit for adults over the age of 50.
Responsibilities
- Monitor patient health and administer basic care utilizing the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice in carrying out care plan objectives and goals.
- Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times.
- Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
- Collaborate with others to ensure that patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve customer complaints.
- Provide for the basic comfort of patient, implement nursing interventions identified in the plan of care that is individualized to their needs.
- Apply appropriate interventions to progress the patient towards wellness and address maintenance of wellness.
- Discuss the care provided with patient and listen to their concerns.
- Report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.
- Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patient, visitors, coworkers and others involved in the patient's treatment in an effective manner.
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required.
- One or more years' of nursing experience within clinical area of service provided by facility preferred.
- Current LPN/LVN license as required by state.
- CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
- First aid may be required based on state or facility.
Qualifications
New Grads encouraged to apply*
Skills
Positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers; recognizes patient safety as a top priority; ability to collaborate with others; ability to provide basic care and implement nursing interventions; ability to communicate effectively with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in the patient's treatment; ability to report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors; ability to perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription drug plan, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, vision, dental, and voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Well-being programs encompass employee assistance programs, financial support, tuition reimbursement, and much more.
- $32.00-$37.00 - shift differentials available
- Flexible scheduling
- 8 PAID HOLIDAYS
- Excellent training programs
- Bonuses for weekend shifts
- Referral bonus
- Employee engagement and recognition programs
- Major Group Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- 401(k) plan
Pay
$32.00-$37.00 - shift differentials available
Schedule
Available Shifts FT Evenings 8 hour shifts