About this role
St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers
Location: Recovery Campus - Massena, NY
Position available: Per-diem LPN
Shift/schedule: As Needed
Pay Rate: $29.50/hour
Position Summary: Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, assists in providing nursing services to residents.
Education and Training: NYS Licensed Professional Nurse. Minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience, including knowledge of population. CPR Certification.
Essential Duties:
• Responsible for provision of nursing services to residents.
• Assists with monitoring of facility to ascertain residents’ activities and general status of facility.
• Initiate appropriate action to ensure safety, wellbeing of residents and facility as required. Document significant activity in the clinical log.
• Check any identified resident in need of monitoring because of physical and/or emotional difficulties. Initiate appropriate action as assessment indicates. Document findings in the clinical log.
• Available to offer counseling (crisis intervention only) to residents, as needed and documents sessions in staff log and reports to supervisor.
• Completes all resident’s incident/accident or medical emergency forms as required.
• Answers Phones and provide support to those needing assistance.
• Meets regularly with RN/Health Coordinator for supervision as per policy.
• Assess and monitor residents experience signs and symptoms of withdrawal using appropriate withdrawal scales.
• May preform other duties as assigned.
$29.50/hour