Licensed Practical Nurse
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Job Description
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Monitor patient health and administer basic care utilizing the nursing process within the LPN 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 patients 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.
- 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 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.
Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Northeast provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of an individuals race creed color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age physical or mental disability and genetic information unrelated to an individuals ability to perform the essential functions of a particular job status as a military veteran or qualified veteran or any other protected characteristics or protected class status in accordance with applicable state federal and local laws. Additionally it is Acadia Healthcares policy to provide promotion and advancement opportunities transfer compensation participation in training or educational activities or programs disciple and termination in a nondiscriminatory fashion. EEO
Employment Type
Trainee
