LPN Adolescent - $5k Bonus

Yellow Rock Behavioral Health•Springdale, AR

About The Position

Yellow Rock Behavioral Health is hiring a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse to provide nursing care within the standards and scope of practice established by the state Nurse Practice Act and facility and corporate policies. The role supports adolescent patients at a 102-bed psychiatric residential facility serving girls and boys ages 11 to 17 who have problematic sexual behaviors. Care is delivered as part of a multidisciplinary team of medical and mental healthcare professionals. The nurse monitors patient health, administers basic care and medication, implements individualized care plans, and reports and documents patient symptoms, responses, and progress. The position requires a positive, empathetic, and professional approach, with patient safety as a top priority. The posting lists day-shift full-time opportunities, shifts of 7 a.m.–7 p.m. or 7 p.m.–7 a.m., and an every-other-weekend rotation.

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 within the clinical area of service provided by the facility is preferred.
First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

Monitor patient health and administer basic care using the nursing process and within the LPN/LVN scope of practice, carrying out 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, and acknowledge and work to resolve customer complaints.
Provide for patients’ basic comfort and implement nursing interventions in individualized plans of care.
Apply appropriate interventions to support progress toward wellness and maintain 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 medication safely in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians’ orders, and current practice.
Maintain professional nursing standards in accordance with facility policies and procedures, 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.