LPN - $20k Sign-On Bonus

Acadia•Williamsburg, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Cove Forge Behavioral Health Center is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide nursing care to adults receiving treatment for substance use disorders and certain co-occurring mental health concerns. The facility offers detoxification, residential rehabilitation, and outpatient programming. New graduate LPNs are welcome to apply. The LPN provides care within the scope of nursing practice and applicable state regulations, facility protocols, and corporate policies. The role includes monitoring patient health, administering basic care and medications, implementing individualized care plans, communicating with patients and treatment team members, and documenting patient symptoms, responses, and progress. Patient safety, professional conduct, and empathetic customer service are priorities. The full-time schedule is an evening shift from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. in eight-hour shifts. Part-time and PRN options are also available. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is offered for full-time employment.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current LPN/LVN license as required by the state.
CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.

Nice To Haves

One or more years of nursing experience in the clinical area of service provided by the facility is preferred.
New graduate LPNs are welcome to apply.
First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

Monitor patient health and provide basic care within the LPN/LVN scope of practice, supporting care plan objectives and goals.
Model customer service expectations and respond with urgency to matters affecting patient safety.
Collaborate with others to address patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs, and work to resolve complaints.
Provide for patients’ basic comfort and implement nursing interventions specified in individualized plans of care.
Apply appropriate interventions to promote patient wellness and its maintenance.
Discuss care with patients, listen to their concerns, and report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.
Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in treatment.
Deliver medications safely in accordance with policies, procedures, physician orders, and current practice.
Maintain professional nursing practice standards in accordance with facility policies, governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards.
Thoroughly and accurately report and document patient symptoms, responses, and progress.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.