PRN LPN Day or Night Shift

Acadia • Tioga Township, PA

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About The Position

Bradford Recovery Center is seeking PRN Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN/LVNs) to provide compassionate, high-quality care to adults age 18 and older affected by substance use disorders, addiction, and certain co-occurring mental and behavioral health challenges. The facility offers individualized residential treatment for people dependent on alcohol or other drugs.

The nurse provides services within their scope of practice and in accordance with state regulations, clinical standards, and facility policies. The role emphasizes patient safety, empathetic and professional communication, and individualized care. PRN shifts are available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The stated pay rate is $32 per hour.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Licensed Practical Nurse (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.
• First aid may be required, depending on the state or facility.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient health and administer 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 respond with urgency to patient-safety concerns.
• Collaborate with others to meet patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental, and cultural needs, and acknowledge and work to resolve customer complaints.
• Provide for patients’ basic comfort and implement individualized nursing interventions identified in the plan of care.
• Apply appropriate interventions to advance patients 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, procedures, physician orders, and current practice.
• Maintain professional nursing practice standards in accordance with facility policies and procedures, external 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.

What This Job Offers

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