Licensed Practical Nurse

5 days ago

Cambridge City, United States Velocity Resource Group Full time

Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse

Summary

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) role is responsible for delivering quality nursing care to patients through interpersonal contact to ensure patient medical needs are met. The LPN will work with the treatment team to provide a consistent therapeutic milieu for patients. Prior experience with administering medication in a detox/residential/PHP facility setting or hospital. The LPN plays a direct role in saving our patients' lives each day by serving them in a safe environment promoting long-term recovery.


Essential functions:

  • Administer scheduled and PRN medications, including subcutaneous and intramuscular injection under supervision by RN.
  • Administer and read PPDs.
  • Administer medications and narcotics including all PRNs under RN supervision.
  • Monitor patient self-administration of medications.
  • Oversee and maintain functionality of medication room, monitoring for proper storing and ensure proper stock is maintained.
  • Assist with filling all physician orders, labs, and progress notes for all patients.
  • Receive telephone and verbal orders from the physician and mid-level providers.
  • Ensure proper documentation of medications including PRNs and the effect it had on the patient.
  • Review the medical section of each chart for accuracy and that the labs and any testing results are accessible daily in the electronic medical record.
  • Collaborate with physicians and RN to determine patient’s plan of care.
  • Documentation of nursing notes and vital signs defined by Policy & Procedure.
  • Assist the RN with nursing assessments and admissions as supervised by the RN.
  • Provide insulin administration to insulin-dependent diabetics. Assist patients newly diagnosed with glucose monitoring, proper diet teaching and determine/assess the understanding of the education.
  • Nursing groups focusing on health information including infectious disease, nutrition, various medical and mental health conditions.
  • Provide discharge medication and follow up education.
  • Collection of urine specimens. Read and document results from UDS, UA, and Pregnancy tests.
  • Assessment of withdrawal symptoms via COWs and CIWAs
  • Attend team meetings and complete all training courses timely as required.
  • Other duties as assigned.


Competency (knowledge, skills, and abilities):

  • Complies with organizational policies, procedures, performance improvement initiatives and maintains organizational and industry policies regarding confidentiality.
  • Adhere to all applicable HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and 42 CFR Part 2 guidelines to ensure confidentiality of patient information.
  • Commitment to valuing diversity, contributing to an inclusive working, and learning environment.
  • Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among teammates by exemplifying the company Core Values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Ethics.
  • Ability to exercise good judgment and remain calm in crisis situations in a professional manner.
  • Incident response and crisis de-escalation skills.
  • Develops constructive and cooperative working relationships with teammates and maintains the relationships over time.
  • Exhibits therapeutic rapport with patients maintaining professional boundaries, being respectful of personal space, giving patients direct attention while maintaining rational detachment.
  • Ability to empathize with patients and their families.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with a diverse patient population.
  • Ability to promote collaboration and inclusion between departments to provide excellent patient care experience.
  • Knowledge of regulations and standards including infection control, quality assurance and patient care compliance for state licensure.
  • Possess knowledge and understanding of opiate overdose.
  • Able to provide thorough physical assessments of patients.
  • Proficient, written, communication and people-centric skills.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills and the ability to prioritize responsibilities.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications.
  • Working knowledge of EMR/EHR systems.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapid growth environment.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to utilize a wide variety of office technology and tools to collect/enter/process/file patient records and documentation.


Required education and experience:

  • Licensed Practical Nurse in the state seeking employment.
  • Prior experience with chemical addiction and/or mental health disease including psychopharmacology.
  • CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) certification.
  • Minimum of one (1) year experience working in substance abuse and/or mental health field.
  • The ability to triage in an emergency, assisting with nurses in medical emergencies.

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