Full-time LPN

St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers

Location : Veterans Program - Saranac Lake, NY

Positions Available : Full-time LPN

Shift Schedule : Sunday-Thursday, 2 : 30pm-11 : 00pm

Pay Range : $23.50 / hour to $27.50 / hour

Sign-on Bonus : A hiring bonus of $3,500.00 will be attached to an offer for this job opening! Further information can be provided by St. Joseph's Human Resources team during the interview process.

Position Summary : Under the direction of the RN, assists in providing nursing services to residents.

Education and Training : NYS Licensed Professional Nurse.

Experience and Work Knowledge : Experience working with individuals with substance abuse and trauma disorders. Familiarity with military culture preferred.

Physical Demands : None

Special Considerations : Work within a trauma informed environment. Adhere to Sanctuary commitments. Commitment to Social Responsibility, Emotional Intelligence, Social Learning, Open Communication, Democracy, Nonviolence and Growth and Change performing the job duties.

Essential Duties :

• Responsible for provision of nursing services to residents.
• Assists with monitoring of facility to ascertain residents' activities and general status of facility.
• Initiate appropriate action to ensure safety, wellbeing of residents and facility as required. Document significant activity in the clinical log.
• Check any identified resident in need of monitoring because of physical and / or emotional difficulties. Initiate appropriate action as assessment indicates. Document findings in the clinical log.
• Available to offer counseling (crisis intervention only) to residents, as needed and documents sessions in staff log and reports to supervisor.
• Completes all resident's incident / accident or medical emergency forms as required.
• Answers Phones and provide support to those needing assistance.
• Meets regularly with RN / Health Coordinator for supervision as per policy.
• Assess and monitor residents experience signs and symptoms of withdrawal using appropriate withdrawal scales.
• May preform other duties as assigned.