Job Information
Acadia Healthcare LPN in Fordyce, Arkansas
Description
Shift/Pay: Nights 7p-7a and Days 7a-7p with pay starting at $18.25 per hour or more; depending on experience. Sign on bonus: $2,500
Monitor patient health and administer basic care utilizing the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice in carrying out care plan objectives and goals.
Collaborate with others to ensure that patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.
Provide for the basic comfort of patient, implement nursing interventions identified in the plan of care that is individualized to their needs.
Apply appropriate interventions to progress the patient towards wellness and address maintenance of wellness.
Discuss the care provided with patient and listen to their concerns. Report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.
Responsible for thorough, accurate reporting and documentation of the patient symptoms, responses and progress.
Qualifications
Skills
Required
Oral Communication: Advanced
Customer Focus: Advanced
Communication: Advanced
Attention to Detail: Advanced
Behaviors
Preferred
Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Motivations
Preferred
Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
Education
Required
- Technical/other training or better in Nursing/Healthcare
Licenses & Certifications
Required
- Lic Practical Nurse
Experience
Required
- 1 year: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. Prefer one year of nursing experience within clinical area of service provided by facility.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
