LPN Licensed Practical Nurse FT Temp $35 hr
About The Position
Lakeland Behavioral Health in Springfield, Missouri, is hiring an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse for a temporary, full-time, 13-week assignment at its 208-bed psychiatric hospital serving adults and adolescents. The fixed pay rate is $35 per hour. The role is not benefits-eligible, and travel stipends or reimbursements are not provided. This is a direct temporary opportunity, not an agency contract. Temporary employees may be eligible to convert to a regular full-time position if offered. Current Acadia Healthcare employees are not eligible for this assignment. The LPN works within the LPN/LVN scope of practice to monitor patient health, provide basic care, administer medication safely, and carry out individualized care plans. The position requires at least one year of behavioral health experience and availability for full-time, 12-hour day shifts. Lakeland describes its work environment as mission-driven, with a focus on structure, safety, compassion, teamwork, training, and supportive leadership.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- Current LPN/LVN license as required by the state.
- At least one year of behavioral health experience.
- Availability for full-time, 12-hour day shifts.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Monitor patient health and provide basic care within the LPN/LVN scope of practice while carrying 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 work to resolve customer complaints.
- Provide for patients’ basic comfort and implement individualized nursing interventions identified in 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 medication safely in accordance with policies and procedures, physician orders, and current practice.
- Maintain professional nursing practice standards in accordance with facility policies, external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards.
- Accurately and thoroughly document and report patient symptoms, responses, and progress.
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
