Tarzana
Licensed Vocational Nurse/LPT
Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Tarzana Treatment Centers is hiring for Full Time Licensed Vocational Nurses for day and night shifts in a very busy acute psychiatric/ inpatient detox unit. Chemical Dependency/Dual Diagnosis experience is preferred. Must be available to work three rotating 12-hour shifts per week as needed.
POSITION SUMMARY The LVN/LPT is primarily responsible for providing direct patient care services. Job duties include medication management, medication administration, counseling and health maintenance. Evaluates patient needs and assists in implementing plans to meet those needs, aids in formulation of the treatment plan, monitors patient's medication intake and treatments, as directed, assists in maintaining and ordering adequate medical supplies, charts into the medical/legal records, reports and records observations that reflect the nursing care given and the patient's progress, educates patients on the medical aspects of treatment, interviews, screens and performs health assessments per established protocols, monitors and reports any significant changes in patients condition or behavior to the Director of Nursing or the Program Director as appropriate.
EDUCATION/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE Graduate of an accredited LVN or LPT school or college and licensed to practice in California. Two (2) years recent acute care experience preferred; a Behavioral/Chemical Dependency Setting required. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be computer literate. Bi-lingual preferred. To apply, please complete an online application.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS Current California LVN/LPT License Current CPR Card
CATEGORIES OF DUTIES BUT NOT LIMITED TO: 1. Plans and delivers nursing assessments and interventions, related to medical and psychiatric diagnoses of the patient. 2. Administers Medications per the treating provider orders and assesses effectiveness, and monitors for side effects. 3. Completes pre-admission triage and determines medical/nursing appropriateness of admission. 4. Monitors patient's medication intake consistent with medication policies, practices and standards. 5. Communicates significant changes in patient's condition in a timely manner. 6. Documents in patient's chart nursing goals, interventions and clinical outcomes#J-18808-Ljbffr
POSITION SUMMARY The LVN/LPT is primarily responsible for providing direct patient care services. Job duties include medication management, medication administration, counseling and health maintenance. Evaluates patient needs and assists in implementing plans to meet those needs, aids in formulation of the treatment plan, monitors patient's medication intake and treatments, as directed, assists in maintaining and ordering adequate medical supplies, charts into the medical/legal records, reports and records observations that reflect the nursing care given and the patient's progress, educates patients on the medical aspects of treatment, interviews, screens and performs health assessments per established protocols, monitors and reports any significant changes in patients condition or behavior to the Director of Nursing or the Program Director as appropriate.
EDUCATION/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE Graduate of an accredited LVN or LPT school or college and licensed to practice in California. Two (2) years recent acute care experience preferred; a Behavioral/Chemical Dependency Setting required. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be computer literate. Bi-lingual preferred. To apply, please complete an online application.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS Current California LVN/LPT License Current CPR Card
CATEGORIES OF DUTIES BUT NOT LIMITED TO: 1. Plans and delivers nursing assessments and interventions, related to medical and psychiatric diagnoses of the patient. 2. Administers Medications per the treating provider orders and assesses effectiveness, and monitors for side effects. 3. Completes pre-admission triage and determines medical/nursing appropriateness of admission. 4. Monitors patient's medication intake consistent with medication policies, practices and standards. 5. Communicates significant changes in patient's condition in a timely manner. 6. Documents in patient's chart nursing goals, interventions and clinical outcomes#J-18808-Ljbffr