Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
About The Position
Shorewood Behavioral Health is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice defined by state Nurse Practice Act regulations and applicable facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols. The position calls for a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers, with patient safety as a priority. Shorewood Behavioral Health is a new 120-bed behavioral healthcare hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, specializing in acute and outpatient psychiatric care for adolescents, adults, and seniors experiencing mental health and substance use disorders. Services include Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), as well as specialized programs developed to meet community needs. The available shift is nights, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
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 served by the facility is preferred.
- First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
Responsibilities
- Monitor patient health and provide basic care using the nursing process 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 address 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 in the plan of care.
- Apply appropriate interventions to advance patient 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, 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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