LPN Part Time Nights

About the role

White Deer Run of Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, about 10 miles from Allentown and just over 50 miles from Trenton, New Jersey. The facility offers residential treatment services for adults of all genders age 18 and older who are struggling with substance use disorders and certain co-occurring mental health concerns.

Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice as defined by the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures. Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Schedule

Shift: 11:00 pm – 7:00 am, three days per week. Must be able to work every other weekend.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient health and administer basic care utilizing the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice to carry out care plan objectives and goals.
• Role‑model expectations related to customer service and demonstrate a sense of urgency regarding patient safety.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental, and cultural needs are met; acknowledge and work to resolve complaints when needs are not met.
• Provide for the basic comfort of patients and implement individualized nursing interventions identified in the plan of care.
• Apply appropriate interventions to progress patients toward 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 physicians.
• Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in the patient’s treatment.
• Ensure safe delivery of medication in accordance with policies, procedures, physician orders, and current practice.
• Maintain standards of professional nursing practice per facility policy, external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards.
• Complete 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 required.
• One or more years of nursing experience within the clinical area of service provided by the facility preferred.

Qualifications

• Current LPN/LVN license as required by the state.
• CPR and de‑escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by the facility).
• First aid certification may be required based on state or facility requirements.