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SalaryRoxbury Treatment Center, located in Shippensburg, PA has full-time opportunities for our 12 hour shifts (6:30 pm-7:00 am). Substance Use Disorder Unit.
There is an opportunity for overtime and to cover various shifts if interested.
New graduates we welcome to apply.
This position qualifies for our $5,000.00 sign-on bonus!
Roxbury Hospital & Treatment Center is a private, 112-bed detoxification/rehabilitation and psychiatric hospital located at the foothills of the scenic Blue Mountains in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. In our 60-bed chemical dependency unit, detoxification is conducted under close medical supervision. Roxbury also has 52 psychiatric beds on two units - one unit for adults and a separate unit for adolescents treating individuals with mental illnesses who need short-term hospitalization. We have been providing dedicated mental health care since 1984, and Shippensburg provides a healthy and expansive location to live, work and play.
How will you make a difference at Roxbury Treatment Center?
Our Licensed Practical Nurses provide professional nursing care on our acute psychiatric units in a manner that is consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Roxbury Treatment Center. The LPN is accountable for assigned nursing care activities on a shift basis and is responsible for promoting and enhancing professional nursing practices on the unit under the direction of the Nurse Manager or DON.
If you would like to learn more about the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) position before applying, please visit our website at https://roxburyhospital.com/
Job duties:
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) functions as an active part of the treatment team, providing continuous patient care, supervision, interaction, and role modeling to patients ranging in age from children to adults depending upon which unit worked. The LPN is responsible for communicating patient treatment response, emotional and behavioral changes, milieu dynamics and other pertinent information. The LPN administers medication under the supervision of Charge RN. Additional nursing duties include completion of vital signs, blood glucose monitoring, assisting the RN with transcription of physician orders, and triage of patient needs. The LPN functions effectively in crisis situations under the guidance of the charge nurse using verbal de-escalation skills, physical holds and/or mechanical restraints as needed. The LPN contributes to ensuring the environment is safe for both patients and staff members through the use of safety rounds, patient flows, and milieu management techniques. Throughout the shift, the LPN completes all required documentation. LPN's work under the direct supervision of a charge RN and Unit Nurse Manager.
Requirements:
- A valid Pennsylvania Nursing License (LPN)-multistate/compact licenses not accepted
- Relevant work experience in patient care is highly preferred.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability tow work with patients of all ages
Benefits offered to LPNs include:
- The friendly, team-oriented work environment
- Competitive Compensation with generous shift differentials
- Work/Life Balance scheduling with 12-hour shifts offered
- Premier Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance after 30 days!
- Educational assistance - including a great LPN to RN educational package
- Referral Bonuses
- Opportunity for advancement
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Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Addiction Medicine
- Psychiatry
Physical setting:
- Acute care
Standard shift:
- Night shift
- Overnight shift
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus opportunities
- Differential pay
- Overtime pay
- Signing bonus
Supplemental schedule:
- Holidays
- Overtime
Weekly schedule:
- 3x12
- Rotating weekends
License/Certification:
- must have multistate or PA state LPN License (Required)
Shift availability:
- Night Shift (Required)
- Overnight Shift (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Shippensburg, PA 17257 (Required)
Work Location: In person
