LPN - $20k Sign-On Bonus

Cove Forge Behavioral Health Center•Williamsburg, PA

About The Position

Cove Forge Behavioral Health Center is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice established by state Nurse Practice Act regulations, facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols. The position serves adults receiving treatment for substance use disorders and certain co-occurring mental health concerns, including detoxification, residential rehabilitation, and outpatient services. New graduates are welcome to apply. The role is scheduled full-time on the evening shift, 3 p.m.–11 p.m., in eight-hour shifts. Part-time and PRN options are also available. A sign-on bonus of approximately $20,000 is offered for full-time employees. The nurse is expected to maintain a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude, with patient safety as a priority.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current LPN/LVN license as required by the state.
CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification; 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.
First aid may be required depending on state or facility.

Responsibilities

Monitor patient health and provide basic care using the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice, supporting care-plan objectives and goals.
Model customer-service expectations and demonstrate urgency regarding patient safety.
Collaborate with others to meet patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs; acknowledge and work to resolve customer complaints.
Provide for patients’ basic comfort and implement individualized nursing interventions identified in their plans of care.
Apply appropriate interventions to support patient progress toward wellness and maintenance of wellness.
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 and procedures, physicians’ orders, and current practice.
Maintain professional nursing practice standards in accordance with facility policies, external governing and credentialing bodies, performance-improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards.
Accurately and thoroughly report and document patient symptoms, responses, and progress.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.