Licensed Practical Nurse - Day Shift

Avenues Recovery • Baton Rouge, LA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Avenues Recovery Center is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse for the day shift at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana facility. The nurse provides medical care to clients throughout admission, treatment, and discharge; manages pharmacy and prescription needs and medication records; coordinates care with medical, clinical, and utilization review teams; maintains medical documentation; and provides patient education individually and in groups.

Requirements

• Complete a minimum one-year diploma program after high school.
• Hold current licensure to practice in the state, or compact licensure with multistate privileges.
• Have strong oral and written communication skills.
• Be detail-oriented and efficient, with the ability to multitask.
• Demonstrate a compassionate, dignified character that models recovery principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality medical care for each client throughout admission, treatment, and discharge.
• Coordinate pharmacy and prescription needs, dispense medication, and maintain clear medication logs.
• Collaborate with medical, clinical, and utilization review teams to coordinate care.
• Maintain medical documentation, tracking, and reporting for each client.
• Provide patient education in individual and group settings.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off and compensation.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Eligible for HRSA STAR federal student loan repayment.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Accident coverage.
• Critical illness coverage.
• Hospital indemnity coverage.
• Voluntary short-term disability.
• Voluntary long-term disability.
• Employer-paid life and AD&D insurance.
• LifeTime Benefit Term Insurance with long-term care.
• Legal coverage.
• Pet insurance.
• Identity theft protection.
• Employer-paid Employee Assistance Program.
• Medical flexible spending account.
• Dependent care flexible spending account.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED