Inpatient License Practical Nurse (Various Shifts)

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Tallahassee, FL/div divstrongPosition Type/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Full Time/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$27.00 - $29.00 /div divstrongJob Category/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Nurse/div /div h4Description/h4pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Apalachee Center, Inc. is best known for helping individuals and families of North Florida succeed in recovering from emotional, psychiatric, and substance abuse crises. Apalachee Center, Inc. provides comprehensive behavioral health services across 8 counties (Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties)./span/span/span/p p style="text-align:center"nbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"emspan style="color:#201f1e"Apalachee Center, Inc. offers competitive benefits for our full-time positions to include health, dental, vision, basic life insurance, long term disability, paid time off, and more./span/em/spanbr / br / strongspan style="color:#201f1e"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Overview:/span/span/strong/span/span/p div pspan style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:11pt"Delivery of nursing care.nbsp; Applies current nursing principles and techniques in the care and treatment of patients.nbsp; Takes vital signs and administers medication as prescribed.nbsp; Assists physicians in patient management and treatment.nbsp; Provides nursing assessment, monitoring, education, and treatment services and activities.nbsp; Provides crisis intervention.nbsp; Prepares and maintains patient records.nbsp; Completes nursing assessments under the supervision of an RN./span/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:11pt"stronguESSENTIAL/CORE JOB-SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES /u/strongnbsp;/span/span/p ol lispan style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:11pt"Completes pre-admission nursing assessments at the request of Eamp;A.nbsp; Completes admission Nursing Assessments in accordance with Client Record Handbook and unit procedure specifications.nbsp; Obtains RN review and sign-off on Nursing Assessments as required.nbsp; Incorporates findings in client service and nursing care plans as directed./span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:11pt"Receives, documents and implements/carries out Admission, Standing/Routine and ad hoc physician orders in accordance with unit procedures.nbsp; Conducts ldquo;read backrdquo; process for each verbal order (EPH and PCC permitted) in accordance with Agency policy/unit procedures.nbsp; Provides and documents direct nursing care as needed in accordance with unit procedures and approved Treatment Plans/physician#39;s orders.nbsp; Documents according to JCAHO standards./span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:11pt"Performs ongoing nursing supervision, assessment and monitoring of patients.nbsp; Follows-up on client medical complaints.nbsp; Ensures Family Practice Physician/ARNP is notified of clients needing admission physicals, consults, or other services.nbsp; Notifies physician of changes in client#39;s condition.nbsp; Documents shift and ad hoc nursing care progress notes in accordance with unit procedures./span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:11pt"Administers medication and documents administration in accordance with unit procedures.nbsp; Organizes medication room. Verifies proper identification of patient using two identifiers (photograph and name) for each medication administration and clinical test procedure in accordance with Agency policy/Unit procedure. Maintains unit compliance with applicable medication management, storage and narcotic control policies and procedures.nbsp; Audits on a regular basis to verify compliance with unit procedures. Oversees the proper and accurate completion/update of patient MARs in accordance with unit procedures.nbsp; Serves as Medication Captain of monthly medication room inspections and inpatient monthly drug inspection forms are completed each month.nbsp; Orders medications from Pharmacy in advance to prevent deficiency./span/span/li /ol pstrongShift:nbsp; /strong/p pMonday through Friday, 11:30pm-8am/p pRotating schedule, 7:30am-8:00pm/p pSaturday and Sunday, 7:30am-8:00pm and 7:30pm-8:00am/p /div h4Qualifications/h4brpspan style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"stronguEducation/Experience:/u/strongstrongnbsp; /strong/span/p ul lispan style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Official transcripts from approved vocational or technical school./span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Minimum of one (1) year of LPN experience preferred./span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Previous psychiatric and/or substance abuse experience preferred./span/li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"stronguLicensure or Certification:/u/strong/span/p ul lispan style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Licensure as a practical nurse in accordance with Florida Statute 464./span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Must obtain and maintain current CPR, First Aid, and CPI certifications./span/li /ul