LPN Nights 8 hour shifts

White Deer Run at Mt. Zion•Springettsbury Township, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

White Deer Run of York at Mt. Zion is seeking an LPN to provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice established by state Nurse Practice Act regulations and facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols. The role supports adult men receiving substance use disorder treatment, including medically monitored detoxification and short- and long-term rehabilitation. The facility uses evidence-based therapies and a multidisciplinary team to address patients’ physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual recovery. The LPN monitors patient health, provides basic care, implements individualized care plans, administers medication safely, and documents patient symptoms, responses, and progress. The position requires a positive, empathetic, professional approach, with patient safety as a priority. This role is offered on an overnight schedule of 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with rotating weekends.

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 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 provide basic care using the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice and in support of 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; acknowledge and work to resolve customer complaints.
Provide for patients’ basic comfort and implement individualized nursing interventions identified in the plan 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, procedures, physicians’ orders, and current practice.
Maintain professional nursing standards in accordance with facility policies and procedures, external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards.
Accurately and thoroughly report and document patient symptoms, responses, and progress.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.