About the Role
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Licensed Practical Nurse - LPN Full-Time opportunity at Bowling Green Brandywine</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Night Shifts</span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">7pm-7am</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Every other weekend</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rates: 28.00 - 36.00 hour</span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Depending on years experience</span></li></ul></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Are you looking for a change... tired of bedside nursing?? We have great opportunities that are impacting lives daily! </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Bowling Green Brandywine, a 169 bed substance use disorder treatment center in Kennett Square, PA. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We are looking for individuals who are passionate about residential recovery. If you are interested in growth opportunities that are second to none in the industry and making a difference in the lives of people in our community, this position is right for you!</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 12.0pt; color: #242121;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Housed on a beautiful campus in eastern Pennsylvania's Brandywine River Valley, Bowling Green Brandywine Treatment Center provides comprehensive care to adults of all genders whose lives have been impacted by substance use disorders and certain co-occurring mental health concerns. Our treatment center, which opened in 1982, is located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, about 40 miles west of Philadelphia. Our services for adults age 18 and older include medically monitored detoxification, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient programming. Features of care at Bowling Green Brandywine Treatment Center include personalized treatment plans, individual, group, and family therapies, experiential therapies, multiple specialty tracks, multidisciplinary treatment teams, vibrant family support, and detailed discharge planning services.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">PURPOSE STATEMENT:</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice, as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures. Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.</span></p><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">· Monitor patient health and administer basic care utilizing the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice in carrying out care plan objectives and goals.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">· Role model expectations related to customer service and demonstrates a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">· Collaborate with others to ensure that patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">· Provide for the basic comfort of patient, implement nursing interventions identified in the plan of care that is individualized to their needs.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">· Apply appropriate interventions to progress the patient towards wellness and address maintenance of wellness.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">· Discuss the care provided with patient and listen to their concerns. Report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">· Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patient, visitors, coworkers and others involved in the patient's treatment in an effective manner.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">· Provide for the safe delivery of medication in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians orders and/or current practice.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">· Maintain standards of professional nursing practice in accordance with facility policy and procedures, other external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards and psychiatric nursing standards.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">· Responsible for thorough, accurate reporting and documentation of the patient symptoms, responses and progress.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">OTHER FUNCTIONS:</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">· Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.</span></p><br><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;">EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:</p><p style="margin: 0px;">· Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required.</p><p style="margin: 0px;">· One or more years' of nursing experience within clinical area of service provided by facility preferred.</p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;">LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:</p><p style="margin: 0px;">· Current LPN/LVN license as required by state.</p><p style="margin: 0px;">· CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).</p><p style="margin: 0px;">· First aid may be required based on state or facility.</p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;">While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.</p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;">AHLPN</p><p style="margin: 0px;">#LI-BGB</p><p style="margin: 0px;">#LI-MG2</p>