Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - $10k Bonus
About The Position
Keystone Treatment Center is hiring a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for day opportunities at its Canton, South Dakota location. The role provides nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice, applicable Nurse Practice Act regulations, and facility and corporate policies. The position serves patients receiving inpatient and outpatient treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns. The schedule is 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., with an every-third-weekend rotation. The posting offers a $10,000 sign-on bonus in exchange for a one-year commitment and lists a pay range of $24 to $36 per hour, plus shift differentials for nights and weekends. The nurse monitors patient health, administers basic care and medication, implements individualized care plans, and documents patient symptoms, responses, and progress. The role emphasizes patient safety, comfort, wellness, therapeutic communication, collaboration with the care team, and a positive, professional attitude toward patients and others.
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 of service provided by the facility is preferred.
- First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
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 demonstrate urgency regarding patient safety.
- Collaborate with others to meet patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs, and acknowledge and work to resolve customer complaints.
- Provide for patients’ basic comfort and implement nursing interventions identified in individualized plans of care.
- Apply appropriate interventions to help patients progress toward wellness and maintain wellness.
- Discuss care with patients, listen to their concerns, and report changes in status 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 and procedures, physicians’ orders, and current practice.
- Maintain professional nursing standards in accordance with facility policies and procedures, 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.
Benefits
- $10,000 sign-on bonus with a one-year commitment.
- Medical coverage.
- Prescription drug plan.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Health savings accounts.
- Vision coverage.
- Dental coverage.
- Voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Employee assistance programs.
- Financial support.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Shift differentials: $2 per hour for Monday–Thursday nights, $3 per hour for weekend days, and $4 per hour for weekend nights.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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