Registered Nurse (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

CHD Careers • Chicopee, MA

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The Center for Human Development (CHD) is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join their team at the Crisis Stabilization Unit in Chicopee. This role involves providing critical care to adults and teens during vulnerable moments in a facility that offers crisis intervention, outpatient behavioral health, and brief stabilization services. The ideal candidate will have a passion for team-oriented care, a sense of humor, and self-motivation. Flexible per diem availability is also mentioned.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Passion for providing exceptional care
• Ability to work every other weekend

Nice To Haves

• Sense of humor
• Self-motivation
• Passion for team-oriented care
• Flexible per diem availability

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with nurses, physicians, advance practice nurses, psychologists, social workers, or other professionals
• Collaborating with guardians, relatives, and significant others of people served when clinically indicated
• Documenting assessments and treatments in the electronic health record
• Monitoring vital signs
• Assessment of signs of substance withdrawal and completion of standardized assessment tools such as the Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale (COWS, CIWA, CIWAb)
• Fills physician orders
• Administers medications
• Engages in a medication reconciliation process
• Coordinates medical care
• Contributes to comprehensive assessments
• Brief crisis counseling
• Individualized crisis prevention planning
• Providing psychoeducation
• Assisting with discharge planning and care coordination

Benefits

• Dental
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Earned vacation time
• Paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees