Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
About The Position
Village Behavioral Health is a psychiatric residential treatment center serving children and adolescents ages 10–17. Located on 65 wooded acres along the Tennessee River in Louisville, Tennessee, the facility incorporates nature into its therapeutic process. The LPN provides nursing care and services within the state Nurse Practice Act, applicable standards of practice, and facility and corporate policies and procedures. The role emphasizes compassionate, professional service and patient safety. The position is part-time. Shift differentials are listed for week nights, weekend days, and weekend nights. The LPN monitors patient health, administers basic care and medication, and implements individualized care-plan interventions within the LPN/LVN scope of practice. The nurse communicates with patients and their treatment teams, reports changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors, and documents patient symptoms, responses, and progress. CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification are required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
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 administer basic care within the LPN/LVN scope of practice, carrying out care-plan objectives and goals.
- Model customer-service expectations and act with urgency regarding patient safety.
- Collaborate with others to meet patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs, and work to resolve customer complaints when those needs are not met.
- Provide for patients’ basic comfort and implement individualized nursing interventions identified in their plans of care.
- Apply appropriate interventions to support patients’ 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 medication safely in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians’ orders, and current practice.
- Maintain professional nursing practice standards in accordance with facility policies and procedures, 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.
Benefits
- Paid holidays
- Paid orientation and training
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount program
- Free food during shift
- Growth opportunities
- Casual work attire; no scrubs required
- Safe work environment
- Positive atmosphere
- Shift differential pay
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
