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Acadia Healthcare

Operates extensive behavioral health treatment network

LPN Days

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 5
Full-timeSalem, VA, USA$24.50 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Graduation from an accredited school of nursing is required.
  • One or more years of nursing experience within the facility's clinical service area is preferred.
  • A current LPN/LVN license, as required by the state, is required.
  • CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification are required; training is available upon hire and provided by the facility.
  • First aid certification may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor patient health and administer basic care using the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice to carry out care plan objectives and goals.
  • Model customer-service expectations and demonstrate urgency regarding patient safety.
  • Collaborate with others to meet patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs, and acknowledge and work to resolve customer complaints when those needs are not met.
  • Provide for patients’ basic comfort and implement individualized nursing interventions identified in the plan of care.
  • Apply appropriate interventions to progress patients toward wellness and address maintenance of wellness.
  • Discuss care provided with patients and listen to their concerns; report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.
  • Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in patient treatment.
  • Deliver medication safely in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians’ orders, and current practice.
  • Maintain professional nursing practice standards in accordance with facility policies and procedures, external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards.
  • Report and document patient symptoms, responses, and progress thoroughly and accurately.
  • Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

About the Company

Acadia Healthcare

Operates extensive behavioral health treatment network

Acadia Healthcare runs the largest international network of behavioral health facilities, delivering treatment for mental health and addiction issues. It provides inpatient psychiatric care, substance abuse detox, residential treatment, and outpatient programs, with services including medication-assisted treatment, family therapy, and experiential therapies across multiple care levels. The company stands out through its vast network of 230 locations across 40 states and its partnerships with other health systems via joint ventures with organizations like Fairview Health Services, Orlando Health, and SCL Health. Its goal is to improve access to behavioral health care by expanding its network and partnerships to offer coordinated, end-to-end treatment nationwide.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Franklin, TN
Founded
2005

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