Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

UHS•Richland, OH

31d•Onsite

About The Position

Encourage, Empower, and Enrich at Fox Run LOVE WHAT YOU DO! It takes passion and dedication to meet the behavioral health needs of our community. Fox Run: The Center for Children and Adolescents, a subsidiary of UHS, is recruiting for a FT LPN for Day Shift (6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.). Located in St. Clairsville (OH), this 100-bed facility thrives on passionate and dedicated personnel, while incorporating innovative technology and therapies for the betterment of our patients. Here at Fox Run, we encourage our employees and patients to work towards a brighter future, empower them to accomplish their goals, and by doing so, enrich our own lives as well as those of others in our communities. Responsibilities and Duties LPN performs under the direction of a Registered Nurse in providing nursing care to assigned patients, utilizing basic understanding of psychiatric and personality disorders. Knowledge of psychiatric and medical nursing procedures essential. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited program of professional nursing required
Currently licensed to practice practical nursing by the Ohio State Board of Nursing

Nice To Haves

A minimum of one (1) year experience as an LPN in a psychiatric health-care facility preferred

Responsibilities

LPN performs under the direction of a Registered Nurse in providing nursing care to assigned patients, utilizing basic understanding of psychiatric and personality disorders.
Knowledge of psychiatric and medical nursing procedures essential.
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served.