LPN or RN (Part-time)

LPN or RN

Location: Springfield, Missouri

Department: Youth Resiliency Campus

Employment Type: Part Time

Join our compassionate team as a Registered Nurse, where you will play a vital role in providing comprehensive nursing services in diverse settings, including residential care facilities and outpatient clinics. You will have the opportunity to positively impact the lives of clients dealing with behavioral health and substance use challenges. We are looking for an empathetic and competent professional who excels in delivering high-quality care while maintaining strong relationships with both clients and colleagues. Your clinical expertise will be essential in monitoring and coordinating patient care, while your commitment to education will help empower clients in their recovery journey.

In this role, you will assess and evaluate client health needs, administer medications, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure individualized treatment plans. Your dedication to client care and effective communication will be key in managing the day-to-day responsibilities of the clinic while advocating for patient health.

This position offers:

• Employee Assistance Program 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
• Mileage Reimbursement Company paid for work functions requiring travel
• Employee Discounts Hotels, Theme Parks & Attractions, College Tuition
• Workplace Culture An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting a healthy, joyful workforce
• Additional Perks & Benefits Scroll down to bottom of this post to learn more

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform appropriate nursing assessments and evaluate client health conditions based on service requirements.
• Complete initial medical histories and vital signs, coordinating action plans based on results.
• Monitor health status and coordinate care with treatment teams as per client needs.
• Create action plans addressing both physical and mental health treatment needs.
• Administer and monitor medications according to state and service line standards while educating clients about their benefits.
• Collaborate with physicians and consult with advanced practice providers for comprehensive client management.
• Oversee infectious disease control and ensure client hygiene practices are maintained.
• Arrange medical appointments and handle emergencies, ensuring client safety at all times.
• Provide health education and disease prevention strategies to clients.
• Complete timely documentation as required by company policies and procedures.

Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications:

• Current Registered Nurse licensed in the state of practice.
• Must be willing to become licensed in additional states and provide telehealth services.
• BCLS certification required; ACLS certification preferred for FQHC.

Additional Qualifications:

• Successful completion of background checks including criminal record, driving record, and fingerprint check.
• Current driver's license, acceptable driving record, and current auto insurance.

Physical Requirements:

ADA Consideration - Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, or pull, or otherwise move objects. Repetitive movements of hands, fingers, and arms for typing and/or writing during work shift.

Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods.

Keywords: Registered Nurse, Behavioral Health, Substance Use Treatment, Nursing, Patient Care, Psychiatry, Medication Administration, Health Assessments, Telehealth, Client Education.

The Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for providing nursing services to clients/patients in a variety of settings to include but not limited to: residential care facilities, behavioral health programs, substance use disorder treatment programs, crisis centers, outpatient and/or primary medical care clinics or in the community within client/patient homes.

Essential Job Functions:

• Perform all appropriate nursing assessments per service line requirements, utilizing a high level of clinical competence.
• Evaluate the client/patient's physical condition and the need for services.
• Complete required screenings, record the client/patient's initial medical histories and vital signs; coordinate any required action planning based on results.
• Monitor the health status of the client/patient during services provided.
• Work with the treatment team to coordinate care based on client/patient needs.
• Create action plans for client/patient based on physical and mental health in regards to treatment needs.
• Oversee infectious disease control, client/patient hygiene, and related client & facility health issues, under the supervision of nursing leadership.
• Provide disease prevention, risk reduction and other health education as needed.
• Arrange medical appointments for client/patients dealing with medical conditions that occur during treatment and manage medical emergencies, such as accidental injuries and/or drug reactions.
• Consult with a physician/advanced practice provider as necessary or advocate for medical services through managed care organizations.
• Arrange or monitor special dietary needs for medical conditions.
• Review medication requirements with clients/patients, educating the client and guardian (if necessary) about the benefits of taking prescribed medications as prescribed.
• Administer and oversee administration of medications via various methods according to service line requirements; Monitor medication compliance in regard to State Regulatory standards.
• Consult with the physician/advanced practice provider or pharmacy to confirm medications prescribed.
• Oversee therapeutic injection of medication (subcutaneous or intramuscular).
• Monitor lab levels including consultation with physicians/advanced practice providers, clients, and clinical staff.
• Coordinate medication needs with pharmacies, clients/patients, and families, including the use of indigent drug programs.
• Monitor medication side-effects including the use of standardized evaluations.
• Monitor physician orders for treatment modifications requiring client/patient education.
• Assists Physician/Advanced Practice Provider with client/patient exams.
• Sets up and draws any necessary labs and performs any special procedures as requested by the Physician/Advanced Practice Provider.
• Complete all required documentation in a timely manner as indicated in company policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate interest in long term and short term goals and objectives of the company.
• Other duties as assigned by program leadership.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Capable of communicating ideas clearly and effectively.
• Demonstrate the ability to operate a computer and various software applications.
• Demonstrates good judgment and discernment in dealing with people.
• Ability to work with information in a confidential manner.
• Demonstrated strong time management skills demonstrating the ability to complete all required paperwork in a timely manner as well as manage multiple tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective communications and working relationships with other associates, clients, family members, outside entities and the general public.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a positive attitude in the work environment.
• Flexible, versatile and comfortable in a rapidly changing environment while maintaining effectiveness and efficiency.
• Understands how to work with people of various socio-economic status with dignity
• Demonstrate ability to work with individuals experiencing behavioral health crises, ability to maintain calm and professionalism in crisis situations.
• Thorough knowledge of principles, theories, and practices of nursing to mental health services and/or substance abuse.
• Knowledge of the policies, procedures, and regulations of the program to which the employee is assigned.
• Detailed knowledge of information and techniques needed to rehabilitate physical and mental ailments and provide alternative treatments.
• Aptitudes to develop, coordinate, and evaluate services within assigned program responsibilities.
• Effectively apply techniques of a complex nature to make a decision or solve a problem by using logic to identify key facts, explore alternatives, and propose quality Solutions.
• Ability to read & interpret documents such as lab results, notes & documents within an electronic health record, safety rules, operating & maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports & correspondence clearly & effectively via multiple methods, in various platforms. Communicates effectively & therapeutically to clients, family members, employees, & other contacts within the community in-person, via telephone, and via video conferencing.

Experience and Education