LPN/LVN

UHS•Birmingham, AL

22d

About The Position

Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide nursing care to patients using the nursing process. The LPN is directly responsible to the Nurse Manager, RN House Supervisor, or RN Charge Nurse for the quality of care provided on the units. Hill Crest is a freestanding psychiatric hospital in the Greater Birmingham, Alabama area, providing inpatient and outpatient services for children, adolescents, and adults, as well as residential treatment for adolescents. This is a part-time position of up to 36 hours per week. The schedule includes three 8-hour weekday shifts (7 a.m.–3 p.m., 3 p.m.–11 p.m., or 11 p.m.–7 a.m.) and two 12-hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday (7 a.m.–7 p.m. or 7 p.m.–7 a.m.) every other weekend. New hires must be available to attend orientation during weekday daytime hours; the posting describes an 8-business-day orientation from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. and also states that new hires attend one full week of orientation, normally 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Current Licensed Practical Nurse status in the State of Alabama.
Credentials to direct physical management of the patient.
Current CPR certification.
Successfully pass a background check, including criminal history, Child Abuse and Neglect Registry, and ABI/FBI fingerprint checks.
Successfully pass a drug screen.
Availability to attend new employee orientation during weekday day-shift hours without interruptions.

Nice To Haves

One year of psychiatric nursing experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care based on the patient’s nursing care plan under the direction of a physician.
Demonstrate knowledge, effectiveness, and efficiency in providing nursing care.
Observe patient behavior and notify appropriate staff.
Help maintain a safe, therapeutic environment that respects patient rights.
Assist physicians with physical examinations.
Assist with patient admissions, discharges, and transfers.
Complete rounds, observe precautions, and document findings.
Orient patients and families to the hospital and unit program.
Collaborate with members of other disciplines.
Follow unit policies regarding contraband, sharps, and searches to promote a safe, drug-free environment.
Communicate patient observations, changes in condition or behavior, and responses to medications to the charge nurse, and document as indicated.
Provide and document patient and/or family or guardian education in accordance with patient needs and values, the Master Treatment Plan, and established policies and procedures.
Safely prepare, administer, and monitor medications, documenting on the Medication Administration Record.