LVN/LPN / Registered Nurse / Nebraska / Any / Psych LPN Job - San Francisco, United States - VieMed Healthcare Staffing

Description

PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES

These are services for people with severe and persistent mental illness who have been committed by a mental health board due to mental illness and dangerous behaviors.

The primary mission of the programs is to help individuals stabilize and return to live in the community. Interdisciplinary treatment teams develop individualized treatment plans based upon assessments completed at the time of admission. Discharge planning is part of the treatment plan and starts when an individual is admitted.
In addition, Psychiatric Services provides evaluation, assessments, and treatment for individuals as ordered by the Nebraska legal systems. The program offers a structured treatment approach which is individualized to the specific needs of the individual patients.

Individuals admitted to one of these areas typically have severe and persistent psychiatric disorders; and are ordered for evaluation or treatment through the court.

SEX OFFENDER SERVICES
The Sex Offender Service provides treatment for patients who have a history of sexually deviant behavior.

The population includes individuals identified as convicted sex offenders serving sentences through the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and those individuals who have been committed under an inpatient mental health board order for sex offender treatment.

In addition, a transition program works to gradually release the patients with appropriate safeguards to allow patients the opportunity to successfully return to the community.

Our team is passionate about helping one another succeed. We take joy in knowing that our work makes a positive impact on our fellow citizens.


NURSING
There is an onboarding training process that occurs for all staff and contract/agency staff at LRC.

Upon hire, the RN/LPN will be given instructions as to time and place of orientation and directions to the facility.

Dress code is casual business or nurses may wear scrubs. The nurse will want pockets in their clothing for keys and a radio. The LRC identification badge is worn on a pull- away lanyard around the neck.

The RN/LPN will be expected to model professional behavior, have experience in de-escalation techniques of psychiatric patients, and perform accurate documentation.

The RN/LPN will follow LRC s Policies and Procedures for standard of care and best practice. The RN or LPN will participate in activities assigned such as trainings, program meetings, and facility meetings.

All shifts are eight hours with an unpaid 30-minute lunch break and two paid 15-minute breaks during each eight-hour shift.

The Registered Nurse (RN) reports directly to the Supervisory RN or the Associate Director of Nursing (ADON) in the absence of a Supervisory RN.

Each of the four buildings has an assigned ADON. The RN is responsible for supervision of any unit the RN is assigned to.

As an RN on the unit, the RN is responsible for accurate documentation of all reports generated on that unit during their respective shift.

The RN provides oversight to the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and Mental Health Specialist (MHSII). The LPN provides medication to the patients on the unit through the Pyxis system

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.