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St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers

Positions Available: Full-time LPN

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

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

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.

Department

Veterans

Employment Type

Full-Time

Minimum Experience

Experienced

Compensation

$23.50/hour to $27.50/hour