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Licensed Practical Nurse

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources
Purvis, MS Full Time
POSTED ON 9/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/27/2027

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources has an opening for a License Practical Nurse at our Lamar Diversion Center to provide services for a crisis management center in Purvis, MS. This position plays a significant role in coordinating medical services and providing nursing needs for adults suffering from serious mental illness.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in behavioral health as well as a professional and compassionate demeanor. The LPN works in conjunction with the mental health care team to provide safe and effective treatment to the consumer during time of crisis in an effort to promote a positive environment in order to return to their community.

CSU is a 24 hour facility open 365 days per year.

For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources has served individuals throughout the Pine Belt. Through an extensive continuum of care, we strive to enable adults with serious mental illnesses, children with serious emotional disturbances, and individuals with an addiction or developmental disability to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities. Our eighteen-county service area includes Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, Jones, Lamar, Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Stone and Wayne Counties.

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources offers a competitive benefits package including employer paid life insurance and LTD, along with optional Health, Dental, Vision, FSA and HSA, cafeteria options and a 403(b) plan, along with a generous leave and holiday policy.




Requirements:

  • Minimum of an Associate Degree in Nursing required
  • MS LPN Licensure required
  • Experience working in a crisis unit preferred
  • Independent work ability required
  • Crisis de-escalation skills required



  • Responsibilities:

  • Monitors individuals receiving medications.
  • Provides coordination and monitoring of psychiatric schedule.
  • Provides emergency services as needed.
  • Provides general psychotherapeutic nursing and educational interventions to clientele.
  • Salary : $55,122 - $67,496

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