Summary

The Licensed Practical Nurse plays an essential role in the delivery of treatment at Pyramid Healthcare. The primary function of this role is providing direct nursing services to clients in adult substance-use disorder and/or mental health treatment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Complete initial Nursing Assessment with new admissions, as applicable

· Medication administration

· Knowledge and delivery of detox protocols

· Complete COWS and CIWA scales with appropriate clients per protocol

· Provide medication education to clients

· Coordinate and support Medical providers with assessments and medication management appointments

· Maintain medical equipment in proper working order; maintain confidentiality and proper boundaries

· On call responsibilities. 

· Other duties as assigned.

Supervisor Responsibilities

None.

Required Qualifications

Licensure, Education, & Experience (All States)

· Current unencumbered LPN license in state of practice required.

· Current CPR/BLS, AED and First Aid required.

· One year of experience in a behavioral health treatment setting preferred.

· Background in Substance Use Treatment and Co-occurring Disorders preferred.

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills

· Sound judgment and excellent nursing skills

· Ability to problem solve by gathering and analyzing information

· Ability to handle a crisis and or potential risk situation and react appropriately

· A working knowledge of federal and state standards as well as regulating body and compliance standards

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb stairs, stand, walk, stoop, twist, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/ or move up to 25 pounds. The employee must seldom lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet & indoors. This position will be scheduled based on operational need & will be required to provide own transportation. Incumbent may be exposed to virus, disease, and/or infection from clients in the work environment. Incumbent may be exposed to traumatic situations (i.e. psychiatric).

Pyramid CORE Values:

We are committed and proud to live our CORE values and use them to inspire those around us. Our employees are expected to align with these values, behaviors and standards. We are held accountable for upholding these CORE Values: INTEGRITY is striving to be honest, transparent and ethical when dealing with clients, staff and the community. DEDICATION is demonstrating an unwavering commitment to always provide exceptional care and support to those we serve is needed daily. COLLABORATION is a steadfast, team-focused approach; working together to achieve excellence. PASSION is genuine, compelling and relentless desire to improve lives and support Pyramid Healthcare’s mission.