Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN) - Group Homes

Text 5833 to 765-523-4622 to Quick Apply for this LPN opportunity!

Pay starting at $20 an hour or more!

Schedule: Monday through Friday 8am-5pm

Focusing on "Whole-Person" Healthcare
Meridian Health Services is a progressive healthcare organization that believes in treating the "whole-person" integrating physical, mental and social well-being to help people achieve their optimum health. This approach connects treatments and doctors working together to heal both the body and mind for total well-being.

We are currently seeking a full time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide an array of nursing care services and related functions and to provide medical resources to assist in case management for Group Homes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responds to requests from patients concerning the effectiveness of medications, side-effects, special precautions or problems with medication and consults with medical staff as appropriate to provide patients direction on changes/modifications to the prescribed medications regimen;
• Phone in prescriptions orders to pharmacies as directed by medical staff;
• Review lab and test results, reporting concerns and abnormal results to medical staff. Tracking WBC and ABS Neut. on Clozapine clients;
• Obtain medical histories and do physical assessments as directed by medical staff. Including B/P, WS, Wt., and AIMS testing. Provide health screening as needed to direct patients to needed medical care. Provide medical triage for Group Homes as needed.
• Administer injectable medications as ordered by medical staff;
• Provide as needed, educational groups, inservices and one-on-one teaching to patients and employees concerning psychotropic medications, diagnosis and health related issues;
• Participate in reviews and modifications of patients' services during treatment planning;
• Supervise medications using pre-packaged medication delivery system or weekly pill-minders as determined by the psychiatrist. Assist with use of Patient Assistance Programs available through pharmaceutical companies. Utilize medication samples as prescribed and ordered by the psychiatrist. Oversee documentation in Medication Administration Record (MAR) and provide corrections as necessary.

We are seeking candidates with the following qualities:

• Current licensure as a practical nurse in the state of Indiana or current licensure as a practical nurse in another state with evidence of application for Indiana licensure
• Two years of previous LPN experience preferred

Meridian Health Services provides the following benefits:

• Health, dental, vision plans
• Merit Based Compensation
• Voluntary benefits, including critical illness, short term disability, etc.
• 401k with company contribution
• Generous PTO plan
• Professional Development Funds
• Wellness plan
• Life balance oriented organization

Drug screen, TB test, extensive background check, and fingerprinting are required of all Meridian employees. Meridian Health Services recommends that all individuals who join Meridian have a flu shot and Covid vaccination to further protect our staff and the patients we serve. We also adhere to Covid-related protocol including wearing masks, social distancing, and sanitizing.

Meridian Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V) and also participates in E-Verify.