Per-diem LPN

St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers
Location: Recovery Campus - Massena, NY
Position available: Per-diem LPN
Shift/schedule: As Needed
Pay Rate: $29.50/hour
Position Summary: Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, assists in providing nursing services to residents.
Education and Training: NYS Licensed Professional Nurse. Minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience, including knowledge of population. CPR Certification.
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.

Employment type
Per-diem

Work arrangement
No