Licensed Practical Nurse

5 days ago

Garretson SD United States Avera Behavioral Health Center Full time
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Behavioral Health - New Grad at Avera Behavioral Health Center summary:

As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) specializing in Behavioral Health at Avera, the role involves providing compassionate care to children and adolescents facing mental health challenges. This position emphasizes teamwork and offers flexible scheduling, competitive pay, and opportunities for professional growth. New graduates are encouraged to apply and contribute to a healing environment focused on high-quality patient care.

*All New Grads are Welcome to Apply* 

Join the LPN Nursing team at Avera

Love Where You Work:  Work at Avera where current employees rate their satisfaction at 94%. Join a team where the career opportunities are endless.

Culture:  Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

You Belong at Avera:  Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.

 

Why is Behavioral Health important?

The Avera Behavioral Health Adolescent & Child Unit are designed to be a structured and age-appropriate therapeutic environment for adolescents and children to learn to understand problems, use healthy coping skills and set and complete goals.

 

You will enjoy this Behavioral Health setting if you are Nurse that:

  • Enjoys working with children ages 5 to 12 years old and adolescent ages 13 to 17 years old as well as their families.
  • Has a passion helping patients with conditions such as Addiction, Anxiety Disorders, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and Depression or Suicidal behavior.
  • Appreciates an active, challenging care environment that requires critical thinking.
  • Values autonomous professional nursing practice.
  • Possesses motivation to help create and deliver high-quality patient care in an energizing team environment.

Position Highlights:

  • Adolescent program is expanding to 40 unit
  • Child unit is a 14 bed unit
  • Adolescent Residential is a 8 bed unit
  • Opportunity to meet 70+ coworkers
  • Opportunity to change lives of both Adolescent and Children
  • 1 LPN for 7-8 patient ratio
  • Self-scheduling program

Job Summary

The Department of Nursing at Avera McKennan endorses Standards of Care that require all nurses to practice at a competent level of nursing care and demonstrate a competent and professional level of behavior in their role as an LPN. The nurse assumes responsibility and accountability for their individual actions and outcomes of patient care delivered on their shift. The LPN may assist with nursing duties on any of the inpatient units at BHS.

Education and/or Experience

  • Graduate from a CCNE or NLN accredited nursing program is strongly preferred. Graduate from an approved nursing program is acceptable.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

  • Licensed as a LPN in the State of South Dakota and/or meeting the requirements of Multi-state licensure required. 

Work Schedule

  • Day/Evening/Night Shift, e/o wknd/hol; 72hrs/2wks

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

  • $22.75 - $31.50 per hour

 

What Makes Avera Special?


Keywords:

Licensed Practical Nurse, Behavioral Health, Child and Adolescent Care, Mental Health, Nursing Jobs, Healthcare, Patient Care, Teamwork, Nurse New Grad

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