Licensed Practical Nurse- SEMHC East

Division:Eskenazi Health   Sub-Division: SEMHC   Req ID:  26013    Schedule: Any  Shift: Any    Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, Indiana's first community mental health center, provides comprehensive care for emotional and behavioral problems, including severe mental illness and substance abuse. The Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center offers both inpatient and outpatient services, including several outreach centers as well as clinic- and community-based services.     FLSA Status Non-ExemptJob Role Summary The Licensed Practical Nurse, in collaboration with an RN, performs the functions of a Licensed Practical Nurse in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating assigned patient care.Essential Functions and Responsibilities Proactively contributes to Eskenazi Health's mission: Advocate, Care, Teach and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County; models Eskenazi Health valuesIn collaboration with an RN, performs the functions of a Licensed Practical Nurse in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating assigned patient careResponsible for all patient care assigned, and standards of practice with the support of the RNParticipates with assistance in health care team approach for clients; assists in performing client examinations, treatments and specialized procedures as defined by area specific guidelinesAdministers prescribed treatments and/or medications after demonstration of clinical competency and in accordance with hospital/center/nursing policy and procedurePerforms independently advanced skills within area guidelines and after education and demonstration of clinical competencyMaintains medication accountability records, stock records and client-physician schedule Performs intake process of medical history gathering, lab work scheduling, withdrawal symptoms documentation and client orientation to clinical proceduresParticipates in team meetings including input of information that can be helpful to the counselors in client-care and clinical managementAlters activities/behaviors to reflect/ensure adequate care appropriate to age of patient served as identified in area-specific procedures or job specific competenciesEvaluates clients to determine whether a different level of medical care is neededJob Requirements Graduation from an accredited training program for Licensed Practical Nurses, or the equivalent, incorporating pharmacology, or proof of completion of pharmacology courseSix months of clinical nursing experience with patients of all age groupsCurrent Indiana license as Licensed Practical Nurse or eligibility for licenseExperience working in a physician's office, immediate care or emergency room preferred.Knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses if working in mental health (for Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center only)MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING BASIC COMPETENCIES IF APPLICABLE:CPICPRAnnual Education Age RelatedMental Status ExamMedicationsDSM IVAddictionsLegalKnowledge, Skills & Abilities Knowledge acquired in an accredited LPN training program; skills in delivery of patient care, and use of equipment and instruments appropriate to assigned unitGood interpersonal communication skills with ability to accurately read and record informationAbility to follow oral and written instructions, and to communicate and work effectively with a wide variety of people/patientsAbility to function in stressful or crisis situationsKnowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients servedAbility to use age appropriate communications skillsMust demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data/interpret appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age-specific needsAll individuals working for the Opioid Treatment Program must have experience and training to safely manage therapeutic services to patients and to provide therapeutic services to patients receiving Opioid treatment medication    Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center's primary mission is to serve individuals with serious mental illness and chronic addiction as well as seriously emotionally disturbed children and their families. Patients of all ages are welcomed, from children to seniors, with a philosophy of care that stresses strength-based and family- and community-centered treatment utilizing the Recovery Model of treatment.