Position: Adolescent Behavioral Health Licensed Practical Nurse
Salary Range: Min Pay: $22.66/hour (with 0 years of experience) - Max Pay: $34.04/hour (with 24 years of experience)
The Brattleboro Retreat is among the most respected psychiatric and addiction treatment hospitals in the northeast. We're also a place where nurses can make a lasting impact on their patients' lives. People who are struggling with their mental health need compassionate nurses now more than ever!
Job Responsibilities:
- Utilize the nursing process to assess, implement, and evaluate patient/family care.
- Provide nursing care (including the administration of medication) to meet patients' needs.
- Participate in the development and maintenance of a safe and therapeutic milieu in assigned care area.
- Adhere to and implement organizational and departmental policies and procedures as they pertain to the work area.
- Perform constant observations, intermittent observations, specializing checks, or other forms of patient safety procedures as assigned.
- Share information appropriately with members of the multidisciplinary team and other hospital department representatives through verbal reports and written documentation.
- Participate in pre-admission evaluation as requested by the Program Manager and complete Admission Nursing Assessment on all new Admissions to C/A Residential I Partial Programs (Including ARCC).
- Conduct monthly medication renewals and review daily reports.
- Follow up on medical tests and labs. Oversee completion of admission paperwork.
- Complete the medication portion of aftercare forms.
- Track medical errors.
Benefits offered by Brattleboro Retreat:
- Competitive salaries and excellent shift differentials
- Retirement Savings Plan - Tax Deferred Annuity 403(b); employer contribution and employer match
- Medical and Dental Insurance
- Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (ADD) Insurance
- Voluntary Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
- Term Life & Whole Life Insurance
- Generous Earned Time and Leave Policies
- Flexible Spending Account
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Continuing Education
- 529 College Savings Plan
- On-site Child Care Center
- On-site Fitness Center
- Extensive clinical orientation
- Collaborative work environment
- Ongoing in-house clinical education
- Training in Six Core Strategies, an evidence-based framework to reduce conflict in the inpatient behavioral health setting.
Requirements for the job candidate:
- Psych/Behavioral Health Experience (Required)
- Experience working with child and adolescent populations (Required)
- CPI certification - please confirm they are willing to obtain onsite if they don't already have this certification (Required)
- COVID vaccination and Booster (Required)
Additional Information:
- Please outline what patient populations your candidate has experience with.
- On-call: To be determined
- Weekend hours: To be determined
- Certifications: BLS, CPI
- State Licenses: Vermont