LPN

Position Title: LPN

Reports to: Nurse Manager

Position Summary

Under the direction of the Nurse Manager, provides nursing care to ensure client receives optimum, quality, cost‑effective care.

Responsibilities

• Promotes an atmosphere of professionalism, cooperation, respect, and dignity in all communication/interaction with clients, their families, and colleagues.
• Facilitates the orderly performance of the agency’s functions by observing policies and standards of conduct.
• Assist clients to ensure the prescribed plan of care is followed.
• Administer medication in conformance with policy and procedures.
• Observe each client for possible signs of intoxication prior to dispensing.
• Observe each client for possible medication side effects and notify the Nurse Manager or designee immediately.
• Maintain accurate accounting of all medication received and dispensed.
• Document and maintain client medical records adhering to institutional and regulatory agency mandates.
• Perform tasks and responsibilities within the framework of casefinding, health teaching, health counseling, and provision of supportive or restorative care under the direction of the registered professional nurse.
• Perform duties and tasks within their scope of practice.
• Serve as a role model for staff and clients.
• Maintain good working relationships with all employees.
• Participate in job training and education programs, meetings, and committees.
• Attend mandatory in‑service annually.
• Participate in various committees and meetings as requested.
• Attend seminars to further professional development.
• All other duties as assigned by the Nurse Manager.

Qualifications

• Current NYS LPN License.
• Current NYS Infection Control Certificate.
• Minimum one year experience as an LPN, preferably in a substance‑abuse treatment program.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with all populations served.
• Ability to speak, read, and write the English language.
• Proficiency with computers.
• Must possess sight and digital senses or prosthetics that will enable the essential functions of the job to be completed.

Compensation

• Sign‑On Bonus: $1,500‑$2,500*
• Yearly Salary: $65,000‑$75,000