LPN FT TEMP $35/hr.
About The Position
Lakeland Behavioral Health in Springfield, Missouri, is hiring an experienced LPN for a temporary, full-time, 13-week assignment at a fixed rate of $35 per hour. The role involves 12-hour day shifts at the hospital, which serves adults and adolescents. The assignment is a direct temporary opportunity, not an agency contract, and is not benefits-eligible. Travel stipends and reimbursements are not provided. 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 monitors patient health and provides basic nursing care within the LPN/LVN scope of practice, following individualized care plans. The position emphasizes patient safety, compassionate and therapeutic communication, safe medication delivery, collaboration with the care team, and accurate documentation. Candidates must have at least one year of behavioral health experience and be available for full-time 12-hour shifts.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- At least one year of behavioral health experience.
- 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.
- Availability for full-time 12-hour shifts.
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 requirements.
Responsibilities
- Monitor patient health and administer basic care using the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice and in accordance with 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 unmet.
- Provide for patients’ basic comfort and implement individualized nursing interventions identified in the plan of care.
- Apply appropriate interventions to progress patients toward wellness and address wellness maintenance.
- 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, 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.
- Thoroughly and accurately report and document 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
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
