Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - $1,500 Hiring Incentive - Full Time

Nuway•Rochester, MN

8d•$30

About The Position

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) (The Gables) NUWAY is currently seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to work in a full-time capacity at our Rochester location, The Gables This role pays $30 per hour + $1,500 Hiring Incentive Organization Overview NUWAY Alliance is a nonprofit organization created in 2019 with a mission to provide leadership, innovation, and recovery access in response to national and local trends in behavioral healthcare. It provides overarching leadership and management to NUWAY House, Cochran Recovery Services, The Gables, Arrigoni Housing Support and NUWAY Recovery Foundation. In addition to extremely competitive compensation packages, NUWAY Alliance has best in class benefit offerings for employees including company paid Medical, Dental, Vision, a 403(b)-retirement plan with an extremely generous company match, and much more! Click here to learn more about NUWAY's benefits. Position Overview The LPN’s role is to help educate and assist each client in achieving and maintaining their highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being through the provision of medication and treatment administration and through quality, personal care. The LPN must be able to maintain client confidentiality in accordance with state and federal guidelines and HIPAA requirements.

Requirements

Must have a current LPN license in the State of Minnesota
Must be age 18 or older
Must have current First Aid/CPR Certification obtained within 30 days of starting work
Must be able to pass Minnesota DHS background study
Ability to relate to people from diverse backgrounds
Possess maturity, patience, understanding and empathy with recovering individuals and work with a multidisciplinary team
Sitting for extended periods of time.
Daily use of general office and/or residential facility equipment.
Lifting (max 25 pounds ), minimal reaching, bending and stooping.
Ability to effectively navigate program or office environment such as ascending and descending steps, passing through doorways and entrances, and accessing program/office facilities
Conducts self in a professional manner
Competent computer skills and able to effectively enter information in various systems
Proficiently understand, follow instructions, and communicate effectively in English.
Able to effectively document services in writing formatted in English.

Nice To Haves

Possess excellent oral and written communications skills
One or more years of experience in substance abuse/mental health treatment

Responsibilities

educate and assist each client in achieving and maintaining their highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being through the provision of medication and treatment administration and through quality, personal care
maintain client confidentiality in accordance with state and federal guidelines and HIPAA requirements
Demonstrates and exhibits knowledge around medication administration policy and procedures and provide meaningful feedback to staff
Understands and exhibits knowledge around urine analysis and breathalyzer policy and procedure and provide meaningful feedback to staff
Applies a variety of helping strategies for reducing negative effects of substance use, abuse, and dependence