LPN - $20k Sign On Bonus

Bedford, Pennsylvania•Bedford Township, PA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Cove Forge Behavioral Health Center in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide nursing care to adults receiving treatment for substance use disorders and certain co-occurring mental health concerns. The facility offers detoxification, residential rehabilitation, and outpatient programming. New graduate LPNs are welcome to apply. Candidates in Bedford, Pennsylvania, must be willing to commute to and work in Williamsburg. The role provides nursing care within the standards and scope of practice defined by state Nurse Practice Act regulations and applicable facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols. The nurse is expected to maintain a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude and prioritize patient safety. The listed full-time schedule is an evening shift from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., consisting of eight-hour shifts. Part-time and PRN options are also available.

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.
Willingness to commute to and work in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, for applicants in Bedford, Pennsylvania.

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.
New graduate LPNs are welcome to apply.

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 respond with urgency to patient-safety concerns.
Collaborate with others to address patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs, 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 support patient wellness and its maintenance.
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 and procedures, physicians’ orders, and current practice.
Maintain professional nursing standards consistent with facility policies, external governing and credentialing bodies, performance-improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards.
Accurately document and report patient symptoms, responses, and progress.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.