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Options Behavioral is seeking FT LPN's!
Are you ready to take the next step in your nursing career at the premier psychiatric hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana? If so, Options Behavioral Health, an 84-bed center for adolescents, adults, and seniors, maybe the perfect place for you.
Behavioral healthcare nursing is a challenging career field that can lead to tremendous personal and professional rewards. At Options, you’ll work independently and in close collaboration with a team of experienced clinical professionals. Throughout your time with us, you will receive comprehensive training, consistent leadership, and personalized support that will empower you to do the best work of your life and prepare you for career advancement.
At Acadia Healthcare, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription drug plan, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, vision, dental, and voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage. Additionally, our well-being programs encompass employee assistance programs, financial support, tuition reimbursement, and much more.
Available shifts and hours
FT Days or Nights
7a-3:30p or 11:00p-7:30a
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
· Monitor patient health and administer basic care utilizing the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice in carrying out care plan objectives and goals.
· Role model expectations related to customer service and demonstrates a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety.
· Collaborate with others to ensure that patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.
· Provide for the basic comfort of patient, implement nursing interventions identified in the plan of care that is individualized to their needs.
· Apply appropriate interventions to progress the patient towards wellness and address maintenance of wellness.
· Discuss the care provided with patient and listen to their concerns. Report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.
· Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patient, visitors, coworkers and others involved in the patient's treatment in an effective manner.
· Provide for the safe delivery of medication in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians orders and/or current practice.
· Maintain standards of professional nursing practice in accordance with facility policy and procedures, other external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards and psychiatric nursing standards.
· Responsible for thorough, accurate reporting and documentation of the patient symptoms, responses and progress.
OTHER FUNCTIONS:
· Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
· Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required.
· One or more years' of nursing experience within clinical area of service provided by facility preferred.
LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
· Current LPN/LVN license as required by state.
· CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
· First aid may be required based on state or facility.
While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.
AHLPN
Full Time
$44k-54k (estimate)
12/03/2023
04/11/2025
Indianapolis, Indiana
Kevin Plunkett
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