Licensed Vocational Nurse, Mental Health Clinic

The RN or LPN will be working in a Mental Health environment. RN or LPN will provide direct service to individuals, such as clinical nursing assessments, labs, injections, and medication management training.

Provides clinical nursing services for individuals (eg. nursing assessments, injections, medication assistance, PAP assistance, sample medications, re-assessments, TB Tests, labs, urine drug screens, HIV/Hep C testing, and vitals.); completes all necessary paperwork according to Policy and Procedure.

This position is a Pay for Performance position, which requires that staff who work 40 hours per week complete 40 hours of billable services per pay period. (Communicates with medical staff working with individual to ensure coordination of treatment including with PCPs as needed with signed Release of Information authorizations; link and/or serve as advocate with other agencies to garner needed resources for individuals.

Provides assistance and support in crisis situations, using professional judgement and appropriate intervention techniques.

Provides education for individuals and their support system on medications, nutrition, health and wellness and general mental health and addictive diseases.

Adheres to safety and infection control guidelines; completes Infection Control reports according to Policy and Procedure.

Maintains the Nursing Office according to Policy and Procedure: completes regular reviews of expiration dates of supplies/medications, temperature logs of refrigerators, and ensures all equipment/supplies used are in good working order/calibration.

Works in partnership with the physician/nurse practitioner to provide exceptional services for individuals.

Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA

Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.

Retirement Plan with employer matching

10 paid holidays

1 personal day

Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.

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