Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Tower Behavioral Health (TBH) in Reading, PA is expanding and seeking passionate Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) to join our nursing team. Be part of our state-of-the-art Psych-Safe facility, featuring spacious outdoor courtyards, indoor gymnasiums, and an herb garden. Located on a serene, partially wooded parcel on the west side of Route 183 in Reading, PA, TBH provides services to adults, adolescents, and seniors through inpatient and outpatient programs, counseling, treatment for substance use disorders, and other services.

About the Role

Responsible for providing professional nursing care to patients with a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude to foster a supportive and therapeutic environment. Patient safety is a top priority.

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.
• Role model expectations related to customer service and demonstrate a sense of urgency related to patient safety.
• Collaborate with others to ensure patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental, and cultural needs are met. Address and work to resolve customer complaints when needs are not met.
• Provide for the basic comfort of patients and 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 care provided with patients and listen to their concerns.
• Report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.
• Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in the patient's treatment.
• Provide for the safe delivery of medication in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians' orders, and/or current practice.
• Maintain standards of professional nursing practice in accordance with facility policy and procedures, external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards.
• Responsible for thorough, accurate reporting and documentation of patient symptoms, responses, and progress.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• One or more years of nursing experience within the clinical area of service provided by the 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.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling.
• Competitive pay rates with shift differentials for all shifts.
• Every 3rd weekend rotations.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee referral bonus.
• Shift incentives.
• Access to Tower Health physicians.
• Monthly in-person and online trainings to increase nursing staff skills, including Healthstream modules, Crisis Prevention Institute’s Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training on-site, and CPR in-house.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• EAP Program for all employees.
• Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan.
• Overtime pay.

Schedule

Full-Time (Day or Night).