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Overview

LPN Full-time Night Shfit at Bradford Recovery

* 10k Bonus with Full-time
* Monday-Friday
* Every other weekend

Looking to make an impact? Bradford Recovery; Inpatient Drug and Alcohol (short term) Rehabilitation Center seeking organized, motivated LPNs to join our team

Bradford Recovery Center is dedicated to providing the highest quality of personalized, evidence-based care to adults age 18 and older whose lives have been impacted by substance abuse, addiction, and certain co-occurring mental and behavioral health challenges.

Bradford Recovery Center offers individualized treatment for adults who have become dependent upon alcohol or other drugs. Our residential program is an optimal healing environment for individuals age 18 and older who have been dealing with all forms of addiction, as well as those whose struggles with chemical dependency are accompanied by certain mental or behavioral health disorders.

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice, as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures. Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

* Monitor patient health and administer basic care utilizing the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice in carrying out care plan objectives and goals.
* Role model expectations related to customer service and demonstrates a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety.
* Collaborate with others to ensure that patients' physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.
* Provide for the basic comfort of patient, implement nursing interventions identified in the plan of care that is individualized to their needs.
* Apply appropriate interventions to progress the patient towards wellness and address maintenance of wellness.
* Discuss the care provided with patient and listen to their concerns. Report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.
* Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patient, visitors, coworkers and others involved in the patient's treatment in an effective manner.
* Provide for the safe delivery of medication in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians orders and/or current practice.
* Maintain standards of professional nursing practice in accordance with facility policy and procedures, other external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards and psychiatric nursing standards.
* Responsible for thorough, accurate reporting and documentation of the patient symptoms, responses and progress.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

* Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

* Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required.
* One or more years' of nursing experience within clinical area of service provided by facility preferred.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

* Current LPN/LVN license as required by state.
* CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
* First aid may be required based on state or facility.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

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