LPN Adolescent - $5k Bonus

Acadia•Springdale, AR

About The Position

Yellow Rock Behavioral Health is a 102-bed psychiatric residential facility serving girls and boys ages 11 to 17 who have problematic sexual behaviors. Its multidisciplinary team provides treatment and support to children, teens, and their families. The Licensed Practical Nurse provides nursing care within the scope and standards of nursing practice established by the state Nurse Practice Act, facility and corporate policies, and applicable procedures and protocols. The role prioritizes patient safety and requires a positive, empathetic, and professional approach to patients and others.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current LPN/LVN license as required by the state.
CPR certification 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 the state or facility.

Responsibilities

Monitor patients’ health and administer basic care within the LPN/LVN scope of practice, following 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 work to resolve complaints when those needs are not met.
Provide for patients’ basic comfort and implement individualized nursing interventions in their plans of care.
Apply appropriate interventions to support patients’ 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, governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards.
Report and document patient symptoms, responses, and progress thoroughly and accurately.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.