Travel LPN Behavioral Health($2,448 per week gross pay)

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a Travel LPN Behavioral Health for a travel/contract position in Brattleboro, VT, and are accepting both local and traveler candidates.

Position Details:

Position Name :  Travel LPN Behavioral Health - Children/Float 

Location: Brattleboro, Vermont

Specialty:  Psychiatric

Start Date : ASAP

Employment Type:  Full-time, Travel, Contract, Temporary

Contract Length: 13 weeks-Accepting Local and Travel Candidates

Pay Rate: Range $2016 to $2448 Weekly Gross Pay for a 48-hour work week (Includes Non-taxable travel/housing and M&I stipend available for qualified/eligible travelers)

Unit: Behavioral health units (Pediatric Inpatient)

Shifts available: Nights

Shift timings:  12 Hours; Nights, 7.00 pm - 7.30 am 

Schedule: 36 or 48 hours/week guaranteed, 3 or 4 shifts per week, every other weekend and some on-call 

Position Requirements:

• LPN experience: 5 years - Required
• 2 years of recent/Current Psychiatric or Behavioral health nursing, recent experience within the last 3 months – Required
• Must have recent experience within last 3 months in Children units   - Required 
• Must be willing to work in Children unit and float to other units as needed 

Education, License and Certification Requirements:

• LPN License for State of VT or Compact  - Required (Facility will pend VT license, can apply upon offer)
• CPI Certification or similar – Preferred
• BLS Certification from AHA  - Required

Job Description:

• Within scope and practice of LPN, provide all aspects of Psychiatric Nursing care for patients in assigned behavioral health unit/s under general supervision (Children Inpatient )
• Works with the multidisciplinary team to identify individual and group needs and interventions. 
• Utilizes the nursing process to meet the needs of patients requiring complex nursing care. 
• Provides clinical supervision of MHW's to ensure safe and therapeutic delivery of care.
• Accurately and promptly implements physicians’ orders.
• Prepares, administers, and records medications in accordance with the policy regarding the administration of medications.
• Records information concisely, accurately and completely.
• Must float to other units as needed