Licensed Practical Nurse Part Time

Acadia • Fort Smith, AR

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About The Position

Valley Behavioral Health is hiring a part-time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for its 114-bed hospital in Barling, Arkansas, serving children, adolescents, and adults. The role provides nursing care within the LPN/LVN scope of practice and applicable state Nurse Practice Act, facility procedures, and corporate policies. The position emphasizes compassionate, professional patient care, teamwork, and patient safety. New graduates are encouraged to apply. The facility offers mentorship and career-development opportunities.

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 depending on state or facility.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patients’ health and provide basic care using the nursing process and care-plan objectives within the LPN/LVN scope of practice.
• 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 complaints when those needs are not met.
• Provide for patients’ basic comfort and implement individualized nursing interventions in their plans of care.
• Apply interventions that 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 medications safely in accordance with policies, procedures, physician orders, and current practice.
• Maintain professional nursing standards in accordance with facility policies, external governing and credentialing requirements, performance-improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards.
• Thoroughly and accurately report and document patient symptoms, responses, and progress.
• Perform other assigned functions and tasks.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Prescription drug plan.
• Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) options.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Financial wellness resources.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Mentorship and career-growth opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed