LPN

Discovery Behavioral Health•Pocono Township, PA

20d•Onsite

About The Position

At Brookdale, you will have the opportunity to work closely within a team of professionals consisting of substance use experts, all dedicated to promoting lasting health and healing. Clinical supervision and guidance are provided on total client care and therapeutic milieu management, as well as career growth and personal development oversight. You will develop an individualized growth plan which will help you develop your professional skills and career objectives. If you are looking for an organization that thrives on growth, celebrates diversity of thought, and rewards passionate execution, you’ve come to the right place. Because we put clients first, it is our honor to support and reward those who serve them. We are dedicated to empowering our employees with their professional and personal development by providing: 401(k), Healthcare benefits, Vacation and sick days, Employee referral program, Employee discounts to various stores, amusement parks, events, etc., Continuing education (CE) programs and training, Weekly training opportunities, Advancement opportunities within the organization.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an approved vocational nursing program with a current licensure from an appropriate state licensing board in good standing.
Knowledge of industry standards: organization, theory, principles, and research processes, accreditation and regulatory standards, ability to assess clinical care requirements based on nursing principles, scope of practice.
Familiar with behavior change, recovery models, and treatment methods
Knowledge of medications, indications, dosage ranges, side effects, and potential toxicity.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a staff nurse, preferably in the field of chemical dependency and/or behavioral health.
One year experience preferred working in mental health, substance use, or eating disorders field.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care and assist in the collection of data during the assessment process, within their scope of practice, under the direction of an RN, mid-level practitioner, licensed physician, or supervisor at all times.
Inform personnel (i.e. UR, psychiatry, dietician) of new admissions when appropriate.
Administer and document vital signs, CIWAs, collect data for fall assessments/precautions, seizure precautions, suicidal/homicidal assessments, pain scales, anxiety scales, craving scales, standard and infection control precautions adding co-signers as necessary.
Observation, documentation, audit functions, education, and record keeping of all observed/inventoried/destroyed/prescribed medications.
Assessment of patients with addiction and mental health conditions and assisting in ascertaining clinical medication management with Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Psychiatrist, and Medical Doctor.
Administering medications via oral, sublingual, inhalation, auricular, topical, intramuscular, subcutaneous, vaginal, and rectal routes as ordered.
Enter medication orders into the electronic medical record.
Manage the Medication Administration Record, documenting administration, efficacy, and first response.
Collaborate with staff in assessing patient, family age-specific nursing needs and develop plan of care for complex high-risk patients.
Provide assistance to Utilization Review in communicating pertinent nursing information.
Design teaching programs for patients/families and provide assistance to staff in program implementation.
Work closely with physicians to provide education and counseling for clients and other organizational health care providers on optimal use of medicines (e.g., proper use, avoidance of over medication).
Provide nursing care adapted to the individual patient needs based on the nursing process, which includes data collection, planning, implementation and evaluation.
Direct patient care, including the reporting of observed changes in mental status and/or physical condition, response to emergencies, safety risks.
Document nursing incidents and medication errors.
Oversee the medication management system that includes but not limited to, medication planning, storage, ordering and transcribing, administration, monitoring and evaluation.
Verify the integrity of and control medications brought into the organization by the client, their families, and licensed independent practitioners.
Systemically collect, record and analyze data and other relevant interactive social systems, including mental status, special precautions (suicidality, homicidally, elopement); physical problems/medical acuity (withdrawal and nutritional needs); and ethnic concerns (social, religious, or cultural needs).
Use assessment data to identify problem list and other interactive social systems.
Intervene as guided by the treatment plan to implement appropriate interventions that promote, maintain, or restore physical and mental health, prevent illness effect rehabilitation, and restore developmental progression.
Provide health education for patients through individual and group interactions.
Recommend special precautions, as needed.
Evaluate the response of the patients to interventions in order to revise the plan, including discharge criteria.