What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Practical Nurses - All Programs position at The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Inc.?
Most positions are weekdays, 1st shift. No nights, weekends or holidays! Opportunities are available for part-time overnight, starting at $39.58/hour!
These LPN positions provide psychiatric and general nursing care across Emergency Services, Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC), and Adult Community Clinical Services (ACCS). These roles support the overall health, safety, and wellness of individuals receiving services through nursing assessments, medication administration and monitoring, health education, and coordination of medical and psychiatric care.
Responsibilities include completing nursing assessments, monitoring vital signs and general health, administering medications, reconciling medications, processing physician orders, and providing education regarding medication regimens, symptom management, and overall health and wellness. Nurses also coordinate medical care, facilitate referrals, contribute to comprehensive assessments and individualized crisis prevention planning, provide brief crisis counseling and psychoeducation, and participate in discharge planning and ongoing care coordination.
Depending on the program, nursing responsibilities may also include supervising residents and assisting with activities of daily living as part of the direct care staffing ratio, providing medication-related training and education to staff and residents, and working collaboratively with psychiatric and medical teams to address individual health care needs. Across all programs, these positions play an integral role in ensuring continuity of care, promoting wellness, supporting crisis stabilization, and maintaining the health and safety of the individuals served.
Qualifications, Experience, And Education
These LPN positions provide psychiatric and general nursing care across Emergency Services, Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC), and Adult Community Clinical Services (ACCS). These roles support the overall health, safety, and wellness of individuals receiving services through nursing assessments, medication administration and monitoring, health education, and coordination of medical and psychiatric care.
Responsibilities include completing nursing assessments, monitoring vital signs and general health, administering medications, reconciling medications, processing physician orders, and providing education regarding medication regimens, symptom management, and overall health and wellness. Nurses also coordinate medical care, facilitate referrals, contribute to comprehensive assessments and individualized crisis prevention planning, provide brief crisis counseling and psychoeducation, and participate in discharge planning and ongoing care coordination.
Depending on the program, nursing responsibilities may also include supervising residents and assisting with activities of daily living as part of the direct care staffing ratio, providing medication-related training and education to staff and residents, and working collaboratively with psychiatric and medical teams to address individual health care needs. Across all programs, these positions play an integral role in ensuring continuity of care, promoting wellness, supporting crisis stabilization, and maintaining the health and safety of the individuals served.
Qualifications, Experience, And Education
- License in Practical Nursing (LPN) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Healthcare Provider Basic Life Saving (BLS) level of CPR or ability to obtain within the first 5 months of employment.
- Minimum one year of qualifying experience working in a community mental health program.
- Basic knowledge of care coordination:
- Basic ability to assess patient’s and advocate for needed treatment when applicable.
- Collaborate with local physicians and their staff.
- Implement medical recommendations.
- Basic knowledge of normal personality growth and development.
- Basic knowledge and experience in crisis intervention.
- Basic knowledge and skill in the use of psychotropic medications.
- Ability and propensity to work with a diverse population with a range of psychiatric disabilities.
- Ability to interact with patients in a consistent empowering manner.
- Valid Driver’s License and use of personally insured vehicle for agency business.
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