Full Time Mental Health LPN

Description
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Nexus Family Healing - Manteno, IL
Description
Nexus Family Healing is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). The LPN provides medical services, procedures and protocols that promote resident health and well-being.
Our LPN role also offers perks of working in a well-established youth residential setting, including lighter workloads, more consistent hours and more flexible scheduling options, as well as lighter triage responsibilities, with more focus on medication administration. Most of all, you can join a team that truly cares!
Nexus Family Healing is a national nonprofit with over 50 years of experience restoring hope for children and families through mental health services, foster care, adoption, and residential treatment. At Nexus Family Healing in Manteno, IL, youth in residential care attend Safe Harbor School, an accredited special education program for grades 6–12, offering individualized curricula with transferable credits upon discharge.
At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.
Work Schedule & Salary:

Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours per week
Pay rate: $33-36 per hour
Onsite: 101 N Bramble St., Manteno, IL 60950
Benefits:

• Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• NEW – Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• And much more!

Monitor acute and chronic medical conditions of clients; provides treatment or consultation as needed
Gather relevant information and assess client status in the event of an emergency situation
Provide appropriate care and/or treatment and directs others as necessary while collaborating to provide and facilitate a referral to higher level of care when appropriate
Treatment Team Collaboration

Serve as a resource to staff and other interdisciplinary teams regarding client medical concerns
Collaborate with the treatment staff to develop individual client treatment plans
Promotes client health & well-being

Perform centered health care services, in accordance with the Nexus policies, procedures and protocols
Complete all required training that are department role specific and facility -wide requirements
Maintain and stay apprised with training and certifications (online training, internal and external, in-person training, CPR certifications, nursing license, first aid and safety, medication administration, and infection control etc.
Participate in internal training opportunities with community partners
Client Confidentiality

~ Ensure client information remains confidential and compliant with Nexus policies involving client privacy, informed consent and confidentiality standards for clients and their families

Implement, monitor and coordinator the administration of client medications

Verify, count, and administer medication
Educate clients on medication side effects, adverse effects, and drug interactions
Monitor clients daily for side effects, adverse effects and or drug interactions
Ensure client prescriptions are filled and the appropriate amount is maintained through each client’s stay within the resident milieu
Documentation of medication administration in electronic health record
Monitor medication logbooks for completion and accuracy as needed
Requirements
Required Education and Licensure:

• Graduate of an accredited school of Practical Nursing
• 2+ years’ experience in a clinic and/or hospital environment
• Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements
• Must successfully pass an IL DCFS criminal background check.
• Successfully participate in and complete a three-part Therapeutic Crisis Intervention exam and training
• Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
• Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.

~4+ years’ experience in a clinic and/or hospital environment

ICARE Values & Behavioral Competencies:

Innovation : Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting‑edge ideas and approaches.
Compassion : Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy, care, and concern.
Agility : Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly.
Responsiveness : Being quick, positive, and accurate.
Excellence : Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion:
At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio‑economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.
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