Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)- Behavioral Health

Nights - Full Time

Strawberry Hill Campus

Position Summary / Career Interest:

The Behavioral Health Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides relevant nursing and support services for clients in a psychiatric setting.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Improve patient outcomes and deliver quality care within practice areas assigned.
• Ensure all clinical care is delivered in a manner that meets or exceeds goals and expectations for clinical outcomes, quality assurance standards and patient satisfaction.
• Collect routine data for initial, shift, and ongoing assessment of each patient as delegated by the RN per unit standards.
• Effectively utilize appropriate behavior management techniques for the behavioral health patient population.
• Perform focused assessments as directed by a RN.
• Perform medication administration within the LPN scope licensure.
• Demonstrate effective problem-solving skills and recommends ideas for change/improvement within the health system framework.
• Implement the plan of care in a safe, timely, and appropriate manner.
• Utilize division/unit standards when providing care as delegated by a RN.
• Utilize unit and department protocols/standard.
• Perform other duties within the LPN scope as assigned by the RN or unit leadership.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate or GED.
• Licensed Practical Nurse
• 1 or more years experience.

Required Licensure and Certification

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing

Knowledge Requirements

• Proficient in computer typing.
• Basic computer software program skills.
• Excellent clinical assessment skills.
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Requisition ID:

R-28896

Important information for you to know as you apply:

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status.  See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.

• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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