Job description

LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) - Full Time/Part Time - Multiple Shifts
Shifts: 7am to 3pm, 3pm to 11pm, 11pm-7am

Drug Screening Required
Must present DL/ID, SS Card and PROOF OF NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST RESULTS

The Psychiatric Nurse assumes responsibility and accountability for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care. The Psychiatric Nurse demonstrates an ability to make clinical judgments in an effective and efficient manner with supervision.

Responsibilities:

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in a psychiatric facility setting.
• Performs focused interview to identify specific patient needs.
• Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information from health care members and documents actual and/or potential nursing diagnoses.
• Documents the patient’s plan of care using identified nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and selected nursing interventions.
• Identifies and prioritizes actions based upon patient care requirements.
• Monitors consistency between patient plan of care and actions of medical staff.
• Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, and the hospital policies and patient care outcome standard.
• Provides a safe, comfortable and therapeutic patient environment.
• Initiates and evaluates patient and/or family education.
• Revises the plan of care according to evaluation, changes in medical plan of care, and effective/ineffective nursing interventions.
• Documents patient’s response to nursing and other interventions.
• Uses clinical judgment in evaluation activities to meet patient care needs of an assigned unit/floor including establishing priorities.
• Monitors the safety and effectiveness of the environment and equipment.
• Participates in activities to facilitate good interpersonal communications with the chosen facility.
• Supports professional practice by observing the following: Uses knowledge and practices in accordance with:
• the Nurse Practice Act;
• Standards of Nursing Practice;
• Standards of Patient Care;
• CARF, state, and local laws;
• Patient’s Bill of Rights;
• Bayside Terrace, LLC's nursing and client hospital policies.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license for the state of Illinois.
• Full command, verbal and written, of the English language.
• Current Health Certificate (if applicable).
• One year prior Psychiatric Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) nursing experience in a psychiatric acute care hospital or equivalent preferred.
• Current BLS card.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $20.00 - $35.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance

Physical setting:

• Long term care

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Night shift
• Overnight shift

Supplemental schedule:

• Holidays

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
Must show proof of being negative for Covid-19. All staff must wear face masks while near any staff, residents, visitors. Interviews are done over the phone.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Waukegan, IL 60085: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• LPN (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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