Licensed Practical Nurse - LPN
About The Position
Southcoast is a premier mental health treatment center serving Dartmouth, Massachusetts and we are seeking passionate Licensed Practical Nurses to work at our facility in Dartmouth, MA. Populations served include Child/Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric. Safety is a top priority at Southcoast Behavioral, with Personal Panic Alarm devices used across all areas to summon assistance. The purpose of this role is to provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice, as defined by state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies. The LPN will demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times and recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
Requirements
- 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.
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required.
Nice To Haves
- One or more years' of nursing experience within clinical area of service provided by facility preferred.
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 demonstrates a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety.
- Collaborate with others to ensure that patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works 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.
- 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, other external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards and psychiatric nursing standards.
- Responsible for thorough, accurate reporting and documentation of the patient symptoms, responses and progress.
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
Benefits
- medical
- prescription drug plan
- flexible spending accounts
- health savings accounts
- vision
- dental
- voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage
- employee assistance programs
- financial support
- tuition reimbursement
- Competitive Shift Differentials
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $3k per benefit year (FT or PT benefits eligible employees - at least 30 hours per week)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
