CCBHC Nurse (LPN)

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited practical nurse program, required.
• Current LPN license in the State of Illinois (or ability to obtain), required.
• Current CPR Certification issued by American Heart Association, required.
• Proficiency in documentation and electronic health records
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to handle multiple clinical responsibilities with attention to detail
• Experience in behavioral health or substance use treatment setting is preferred.
• Willingness to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team model
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Analytical ability necessary to assess a patient’s condition and utilize the nursing process and professional judgment in providing comprehensive care to patients.
• Ability to works effectively with diverse staff and service populations.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to effectively interact with patients, families, physicians, and other health care providers.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Must be able to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Writing skills necessary to accurately document patient’s assessment and progress in the medical record.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet multiple deadlines simultaneously.

Additional requirements

• Satisfactorily pass all relevant screenings and criminal background checks.

Transportation/Travel requirements

• Travel between sites not required.

• Physical demands
• While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle, and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal.

Metropolitan Family Services puts our people first with a top-of-the-line benefits package. Find out more by clicking here [https://www.metrofamily.org/careers/benefits/]!

Some highlights include

• Medical Coverage, Dental Coverage, and Vision Coverage.
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

• And so much more! Make sure you click here [https://www.metrofamily.org/careers/benefits/] to see the full suite of benefits offered!
• Some of the above benefits are available for part-time and temporary workers, but not all. Be sure to inquire upon your hire as to which benefits apply to you.

More about us

Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 122,970 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs, and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment.