LPN PRN Substance Addiction Recovery

Overview:

LPN Opportunities at Huntington Creek Recovery Center

PRN Opportunities Available:

Weekends
Day Shifts
8 and 12 hr shifts
7am - 7pm

Huntington Creek Recovery Center

Nestled on 40 acres of land in the scenic mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania, Huntington Creek Recovery Center provides comprehensive residential treatment to individuals who are struggling with substance use disorders and certain co-occurring mental health concerns. At our facility, we provide evidence-based care to adolescents and adults age 18 and older of all genders who make the courageous decision to seek treatment that will ultimately lead to long-term recovery. Using a patient-centered approach and personalized elements of care that may include detoxification services, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and biofeedback, Huntington Creek Recovery Center is ready to help you find the path to improved health and well-being.

What Makes Huntington Creek Recovery Center Different?

At Huntington Creek Recovery Center, we empower our patients by helping to identify, assess, and develop strategies for overcoming all the obstacles that have prevented them from living a sober life. Our personalized treatment plans bring out the strengths in each patient and incorporate a variety of experiential therapies, which are active, immersive, and hands-on activities. These may include art therapy, acupuncture, campfire groups, hiking, meditation, ropes courses, nature walks, team-building exercises, volleyball, and yoga. They provide excellent opportunities for patients to learn new ways to express themselves and process their emotions in our serene setting on the banks of the Susquehanna River.

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.

AHLPN

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