LPN Part Time Nights

White Deer Run - Lehigh County Ctr for Recovery•Lower Saucon Township, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice, as defined by state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures, protocols, and facility and corporate policies. Maintain a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers, with patient safety as a top priority. The role is at White Deer Run of Lehigh, a residential treatment facility in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, serving adults age 18 and older with substance use disorders and certain co-occurring mental health concerns. The position is part-time, working nights from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. three days per week, including every other weekend.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current LPN/LVN license as required by the state.
CPR certification 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 within the clinical area of service provided by the facility is preferred.
First aid may be required based 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 address patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental, and cultural needs, and acknowledge and work to resolve customer complaints.
Provide basic patient comfort and implement individualized nursing interventions identified in the plan of care.
Apply appropriate interventions to progress patients toward wellness and maintain 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 and procedures, external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards.
Thoroughly and accurately report and document patient symptoms, responses, and progress.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.