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!

Position Summary: The LPN provides medical services, procedures and protocols that promote resident health and well-being.

Primary responsibilities:

Client Centered Medical Care

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.

Preferred Education and Experience:

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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