Licensed Practical Nurse Part Time

Valley Behavioral Health•Barling, AR

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Valley Behavioral Health is seeking a part-time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for its 114-bed hospital in Barling, Arkansas, which supports children, adolescents, and adults. The role is available on day or night 12-hour shifts, and new graduates are encouraged to apply. The LPN provides nursing care within the scope of practice and applicable state regulations, facility protocols, and corporate policies, while maintaining a positive, empathetic, and professional approach. Patient safety is a priority. The workplace emphasizes mentorship, career development, teamwork, learning, and well-being. Staff members carry a Personal Panic Alarm for immediate support.

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.
New graduates are encouraged to apply.
First aid may be required depending on state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

Monitor patient health and provide basic care using the nursing process and the LPN/LVN scope of practice to carry 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, and help resolve customer complaints when needs are not met.
Provide for patients’ basic comfort and implement individualized nursing interventions in accordance with 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 medications safely in accordance with policies, procedures, physician 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.