Licensed Practical Nurse; LPN; Restoration Center

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) (Restoration Center)

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Summary

The Restoration Center (RC) Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) will offer medical support, care coordination, and rehabilitation options to those in crisis who would benefit from a diversionary level of care to stabilize and return to the community. The LPN is responsible for providing direct care and nursing care to meet identified individuals’ health maintenance needs. The LPN works as part of a multidisciplinary team to support people at the RC around all domains of living and to support the achievement of goals identified by the individual.

Responsibilities

• Ensures a trauma-informed environment that promotes safety and recovery.
• Assists with education of clients and staff in areas such as medication management, checking vitals (pulse, temperature, blood pressure, blood glucose); participate in medication administration, documentation, medication counts, and shift change reporting in accordance with program procedures.
• Contributes to psychiatric, substance use and nursing assessments, risk management/safety planning, discharge planning, and care coordination.
• Provides supervision of individuals in a crisis stabilization setting under the guidance of the Nurse Manager and direction of psychiatric nurse practitioners and psychiatrists.
• Works collaboratively with clients and their key supporters in delivering person-centered interventions from their treatment plan geared toward crisis stabilization and return to the community in an expeditious manner, assists in documenting the client’s progress throughout their stay at the RC.
• Advocates for clients and coordinate care with other health care providers and care coordination entities. Facilitates warm hand offs to the greatest extent possible for continuity of care.
• Maintains necessary documentation and records.
• Provides transportation to appointments and other community integration/re‑integration efforts.
• Reports changes in clients’ status or unusual activity/occurrence to the Nurse Manager or Clinician On‑Call in a timely and appropriate manner; engage in collaborative problem‑solving in support of individual clients as well as the therapeutic milieu.
• Attends trainings as assigned and maintains all necessary certifications; actively participates in supervision and staff meetings, as well as family meetings and discharge planning activities.
• Ensures that all individuals receiving treatment at the RC are treated with dignity and respect and in accordance with the program’s Human Rights policies.
• Performs all duties in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

About Vinfen

Why Vinfen? We are committed to you! We offer great training, great benefits, career growth and job security!

Our Comprehensive And Generous Benefits Package Includes

• A fully funded, employer‑sponsored retirement plan that requires no employee contribution as well as an employee‑funded 403(b) plan
• First‑rate Medical, Dental and Vision plans that are open to all employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more. Plus, we offer a generous employer contribution toward the cost of medical insurance!
• Employer‑paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long‑Term Disability Insurance (no cost to you!)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
• Voluntary Term Life, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Generous paid time off (Employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week):
  • 15 days of Vacation per year
  • 12 Paid Holidays per year
  • 10 Sick Days per year
  • 3 Personal Days per year
• Up to $6,000 per year in Tuition Assistance
• $500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
• Other generous benefits including access to discounted movie and theme park tickets, online shopping discounts, and more!

About Us

Established in 1977, Vinfen is a nonprofit, health and human services organization and a leading provider of community-based services to individuals with mental health conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and behavioral health challenges. Our services and advocacy promote the recovery,…