Provide medical support, nursing care, and crisis stabilization for individuals in behavioral health services to facilitate their return to the community. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to implement person-centered treatment plans and ensure a safe, trauma-informed environment.
Overview The Community Crisis Stabilization (CCS) Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) will offer medical support, care coordination, and rehabilitation options to those in crisis who would benefit from a diversionary level of care to stabilize and return to the community.
The LPN is responsible for providing direct care and nursing care to meet identified individuals' health maintenance needs.
The LPN works as part of a multidisciplinary team to support people at the CCS around all domains of living and to support the achievement of goals identified by the individual.
The CCS LPN also Ensures a trauma-informed environment that promotes safety and recovery.
Assists with education of clients and staff in areas such as medication management, checking vitals (pulse, temperature, blood pressure, blood glucose); participate in medication administration, documentation, medication counts, and shift change reporting in accordance with program procedures).
Contributes to psychiatric, substance use, and nursing assessments, risk management/safety planning, discharge planning, and care coordination.
Provides supervision of individuals in a crisis stabilization setting under the guidance of the Nurse Manager and direction of psychiatric nurse practitioners and psychiatrists.
Works collaboratively with clients and their key supporters in delivering person-centered interventions from their treatment plan geared toward crisis stabilization and return to the community in an expeditious manner, assist in documenting the client's progress throughout their stay at the CCS.
Advocates for clients and coordinate care with other health care providers and care coordination entities.
Facilitate warm hand offs to the greatest extent possible for continuity of care.
Maintains necessary documentation and records.
Provides transportation to appointments and other community integration/re-integration efforts.
Reports changes in clients' status or unusual activity/occurrence to the Nurse Manager or Clinician On-Call in a timely and appropriate manner; engage in collaborative problem-solving in support of individual clients as well as the therapeutic milieu.
Attends trainings as assigned and maintain all necessary certifications; actively participate in supervision and staff meetings, as well as family meetings and discharge planning activities.
Ensures that all individuals receiving treatment at the CCS are treated with dignity and respect and in accordance with the program's Human Rights policies.
Performs all duties in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities: Job
Requires a high school diploma, completion of an approved nursing program, and a valid LPN license. Candidates must have at least one year of LPN experience and a valid driver's license with a reliable vehicle.
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