Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Behavioral Health Setting - Day Shift (Part-Time)
About The Position
The Licensed Practical Nurse provides professional nursing care on a designated unit in accordance with the hospital’s philosophy and objectives. The LPN prescribes, coordinates, and delegates nursing care using the nursing process, integrated with the multidisciplinary treatment team’s plan of care. The role is accountable for assigned nursing care activities during a shift and promotes and enhances professional nursing practice on the unit. The LPN may also assume Charge Nurse responsibilities as needed. Highlands Behavioral Health System is an 86-bed acute care psychiatric hospital in Littleton, Colorado, with units for adults and seniors. It offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. This part-time position works 12-hour day shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with rotating weekends required.
Requirements
- Ability to multitask and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Licensed and registered by the Colorado Division of Regulatory Agencies as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
- Knowledge of general and psychiatric nursing processes, therapeutic relationships and processes, age-specific growth and development, limit setting, crisis and behavior management, and CPR training.
Nice To Haves
- One year of prior psychiatric experience in mental health nursing is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide professional nursing care on a designated unit.
- Prescribe, coordinate, and delegate nursing care using the nursing process as part of the multidisciplinary treatment team’s plan of care.
- Carry out and be accountable for assigned nursing care activities during a shift.
- Promote and enhance professional nursing practice on the unit.
- Assume Charge Nurse responsibilities as needed.
Benefits
- Retention bonus program eligibility after completion of the sign-on bonus; the posting lists the current retention bonus for RNs as $10,000.
- A $1 addition to base pay for bilingual employees who pass a language assessment, which may be taken after the first 30 days.
- Tuition and educational reimbursement program.
- Student loan repayment program.
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries.
- Competitive compensation and generous paid time off.
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans.
- Discounts on pet, automotive, and homeowners insurance.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Discounted stock plan.
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
