LPN Admissions $5k Bonus

Keystone Treatment Center - Canton•Canton, SD

13d•$24 - $36•Onsite

About The Position

Keystone Treatment Center is hiring a full-time LPN for evening opportunities. The role provides nursing care and services within the standards and scope of practice defined by the state Nurse Practice Act and applicable facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols. The LPN is expected to demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude and prioritize patient safety. The facility treats adolescents and adults age 19 and older with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns at its inpatient location in Canton, South Dakota. The posted pay range is $24–$36 per hour, and the position offers a $5,000 sign-on bonus with a one-year commitment. The schedule is 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., with every third weekend rotation. Keystone Treatment Center, established in 1973, provides inpatient and outpatient treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns. The position involves monitoring patient health, administering basic care and medications, implementing individualized care plans, communicating with patients and treatment team members, and documenting patient symptoms, responses, and progress.

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.
First aid may be required depending on state or facility.

Responsibilities

Monitor patient health and administer basic care using the nursing process within 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 meet patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental, and cultural needs, and acknowledge and work to resolve customer complaints when needs are not met.
Provide for patients’ basic comfort and implement nursing interventions identified in individualized plans of care.
Apply appropriate interventions to progress patients 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 medications safely in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians’ orders, and current practice.
Maintain professional nursing practice standards in accordance with facility policies and procedures, external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards.
Provide thorough and accurate reports and documentation of patient symptoms, responses, and progress.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.