Licensed Practical Nurse Part-TimeN

For over 125 years Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children youth adults seniors and those struggling with mental Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) delivers comprehensive and effective services to individuals who are diagnosed with SMI and whose needs have not been well met by more traditional service delivery approaches. ACT individuals often have a treatment history that has been characterized by frequent use of psychiatric hospitalization and emergency rooms involvement with the criminal justice system alcohol/substance use homelessness and lack of engagement in traditional site-based OF THE JOBThe Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is responsible for working in conjunction with and in support of the RN in conducting health and medical screenings and interventions for clients being served by the ACT Team. This includes assessing physical health needs; making appropriate referrals to community physicians; providing management and administration of medication in conjunction with the psychiatrist psychiatric nurse practitioner and RN; providing a range of treatment rehabilitation and support services. The LPN is part of the multi-disciplinary team and is responsible for delivering intensive in-home and community-based services to individuals living with severe mental illness whom have a treatment history characterized by frequent use of psychiatric hospitalization and emergency rooms involvement with the criminal justice system alcohol/substance abuse and lack of engagement in traditional outpatient services. The role will involve delivery of nursing care services community-based assessment and treatment of clients and crisis management. The LPN will perform a wide variety of tasks related to the care support education socialization habilitation recovery/healing safety security and support of clients served. The LPN will provide interventions supportive to or restorative of life and well-being; and execute medical regimens prescribed by a physician PNP or another licensed health care provider. The role will require on call coverage and a willingness to be AND RESPONSIBILITIESWork collaboratively with ACT team members and function as a vital part of an interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary community-based treatment for providing services to clients in their home environment community settings provider offices and additional locations as for providing direct treatment and support services to clients with psychiatric diagnoses co-occurring substance use chronic physical health problems and complex social physical health assessments assessing the health needs of clients and make appropriate referrals to community based medical care. Develop/implement nursing care screening obtains information: a) to establish the degree of medical risk medical care and interventions required to promote positive health outcomes and b) to support the RN as s/he leads the team in primary care regularly with each client to assess health vital signs and side effects of medications and reports findings to the PNP Psychiatrist and monthly required levels of treatment contacts with at least 80% of contacts occurring in the and sign progress notes nursing assessments incident reports and other required documentation in accordance to the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) regulations the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) guidelines and Medicaid billing standards and emergency care and crisis intervention as with all required in-service training and staff in 24/7 on-call rotation and crisis FOR EDUCATION/LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONSLicensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with current New York State licenseAssociates Degree in Nursing or equivalentBachelors Degree PreferredSPECIFICATIONS FOR EXPERIENCE AND TRAININGOne-year post LPN licensure clinical nursing experience working with individuals with behavioral health needs providing community-based treatment to individuals living with severe mental illness Spanish speaking of professional nursing concepts principles and of abnormal signs and symptoms relating to physical and mental illness as well as indicators of oral writing and communication FOR PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTSAbility to work flexible hours and days including weekends/evenings/holidays according to needs of a 24/7 required to talk hear walk stand & to lift up to 10 to climb stairs and make home to travel to multiple locations as offer competitive salary and excellent benefits including:Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually)MedicalDentalVisionRetirement Savings with Agency MatchTransitFlexible Spending AccountLife insurancePublic Loan Forgiveness Qualified EmployerTraining Series and other additional voluntary more information on our organization please visit our website at: Experience:

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