Licensed Practical Nurse

8 months ago

Mandeville, United States Northlake Behavioral Health System Full time
Northlake Behavioral Health System -

Northlake Behavioral Healthcare System takes pride in successfully serving our community. As the leader in addiction and mental health care, we are at the forefront of treatments and therapies that provide meaningful results: helping patients lead the life they were meant to and deserve.

Our campus is nestled in a wooded retreat on the north side of Lake Pontchartrain, we are just east of the causeway and 45 minutes from New Orleans. We provide a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient services.

At Northlake Behavioral Health, we want you to shine. We strongly believe in developing your skills and rewarding your hard work. We believe where you work is essential. And while you don’t need to be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, if you are creative, curious, inspired, and resourceful, you may have what it takes to help lead our team. While you won’t be leaping tall buildings in a single bound, during the course of a day, you can expect to aid in providing front-line care to our patients.

This is a position in the Nursing department monitoring and administering medications, delivering quality direct patient care under appropriate clinical supervision to patients with psychiatric or emotional disorders or active disease disorders or related substance or chemical dependency problems, or those dually diagnosed with psychiatric and chemical dependency disorders.  

No two days are ever the same, but in this position, you can expect to:

  • Administer medications as ordered by the Medical Staff utilizing established medication administration policy and procedures. Follow all protocols, medical orders, and assist the RN in providing medical care, procedures, and/or treatment for patients. Take vital signs per medication regulations, and report medication variations/errors
  • Attend beginning of shift change report communicating to all members of the team regarding patient care, medications, updates, training matters, and/or anything else related to patient care
  • Assist with requisitioning, documenting, completing, and obtaining results for labs, EKGs, or other tests as ordered for the patient by the Medical Staff
  • Assist in setting up appointments, consultations, and ensuring the patients attend their off-ground appointments, on-site medical clinic appointments, and/or other off-campus trips
  • Participate in weekly interdisciplinary treatment team meetings & provides input regarding patient response to medication and other observations
  • Participate in the treatment planning process, initiating plans of care for all medications with which the patient is being treated. Checks treatment plans to update, add, and sign off on interventions as needed
  • Obtain patient consent on the Medication Informed Consent Form after educating the patient about his/her medications. 
  • Perform body audits on patients as directed by unit RN Charge Nurse including but not limited to; time of admission, off-grounds visits, and before discharge ensuring to document the results on the body audit form
  • Check, clean, and document: emergency carts; controlled drugs; sharps; glucometer logs; and refrigerator temps
  • Perform Nursing Education Group and document on a Multidisciplinary Group Note in each patient’s record, including those who did not attend
  • All other duties as assigned including but not limited to: relieving MHTs for lunch and/or break doing the duties they are assigned to regarding patient care and observation; assisting with the milieu as needed and in high acuity situations; Noting and scanning orders, answering phones, completing nursing documents/forms, chart checks and other clerical duties

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Graduate of an accredited school/college of nursing.

Experience: At least one (1) year of experience in Psychiatric or Behavioral Health and/or in the medical field preferred.

Licensure/Certification: Currently licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Louisiana. CPR and CPI certifications are required within two (2) weeks of hire.

Northlake Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for all employment; free from discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, associational preferences, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran.

 

 

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