Licensed Practical Nurse

Overview Manhattan Psychiatric Center (MPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited facility, is recruiting Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) to join their nursing team. Positions are available on day, evening, and night shift, including every other weekend. As an LPN at MPC, you will work under the direction of a Registered Nurse on a multi-disciplinary team focused on providing compassionate care through patient-centered and recovery-focused mental health services to individuals with mental illness. Responsibilities Perform nursing care tasks consistent with individual treatment plans. Administer medication. Attend to individuals’ personal care needs including daily living and hygiene tasks. Measure and record vital signs. About MPC MPC is a comprehensive, community-based mental health facility serving individuals who are 18 years or older, from the Manhattan and Greater NYC Region. MPC’s focus on evidence-based, person-centered, and culturally sensitive treatment helps their patients achieve their recovery goals. Benefits Salary Range (including Geographic Pay Differentials): $67,933 – $72,322. NYS medical, dental, and vision insurance. Tuition assistance programs available to pursue advanced degrees and NYS RN licensure. Excellent opportunities for advancement and professional growth. Paid time off including vacation, holidays, personal, & sick leave. Free employee shuttle from 125th Street over the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge to MPC’s campus on Randall’s Island. Minimum Qualifications License and current registration to practice as a practical nurse in New York State; OR Limited permit to practice as a practical nurse in New York State; OR Application on file for a limited permit to practice as a practical nurse in New York State. Background checks are required. Additional Comments The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at View phone number on click.appcast.io or via email at View email address on click.appcast.io. In order to be hired and to maintain your employment, candidates cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists. If appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists, you may be terminated from your employment. If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment. Seniority level Not Applicable Employment type Full-time Job function Health Care Provider Industries Hospitals and Health Care and Government Administration #J-18808-Ljbffr