Licensed Vocational Nurse 6:30a-6:30p

Description

SUMMARY

The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) at CLEARFORK ACADEMY is responsible for assessing clients in an inpatient drug and alcohol treatment program and administering medication according to state, accreditation, and facility policies and procedures. The LVN works directly with Recovery Coaches and other clinical staff and medical staff to ensure nursing components of the organization are appropriately coordinated. The LVN is also responsible for performing advanced indirect and selected direct patient care duties in support of the clinical process in a competent manner and completing any associated clerical functions.

AGE/PATIENT POPULATION(S) SERVED

Age of Patient Population Served: Adolescent and Young Adult Males/Females

Population Served: Persons meeting DSM 5 criteria for substance use disorders with or without co-occurring psychiatric illness.\

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Delivers appropriate indirect and selected direct patient care at a competent level as directed by the milieu manager and/or director, physician, or registered nurse within the scope of approved LVN skills inventory according to the needs/age of the patient/population served; collaborates with other members of the healthcare team to plan, expedite, and promote quality patient care; employs critical thinking skills when identifying and responding to patient needs.
• Performs, monitors, and documents vital signs. Collects urine drug screens on all admissions and random UDS on all RTC, PHP and IOP patients, as appropriate. Attends facility/community meetings and groups, conducts Program Orientation, searches belongings, collects unauthorized items to be placed in a secured area; conducts patient rounds and perimeter checks to ensure the safety of all patients. 
• Ensures safe care to patients adhering to policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Performs basic housekeeping duties during course of shift, including but not limited to, cleaning rooms and bathrooms, microwaves, utility rooms, assisting with laundry, sweeping, and mopping floors, trash collection, etc. 
• Performing, completing, and validating assessments, utilizing proper grammar, spelling, and complete sentences without using unapproved abbreviations.
• Administering and documenting vital signs, CIWAs, COWS, fall assessments/precautions, seizure precautions, suicidal/homicidal assessments, nutritional assessments, pain scales, anxiety scales, craving scales, standard and infection control precautions.
• Observation, documentation, audit functions, education, and record keeping of all observed/inventoried/destroyed/prescribed medications.

Requirements

INIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education, Training, and Experience Required:

? Current and unrestricted licensure from the Texas Board of Nursing as an LVN.

? At least one year experience as a staff nurse preferably in the field of chemical dependency and/or behavioral health.

? Current Basic Life Support certification

? Current Handle with Care Physical Holding Certification

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

? Knowledge of industry standards: organization, theory, principles, and research processes, accreditation and regulatory standards, ability to assess clinical care requirements based on nursing principles, scope of practice.

? Understanding of Addiction: Basic knowledge about substance use disorders

? Treatment knowledge: familiarity with behavior change and recovery models

? Application to practice: Methods for applying intervention and recovery knowledge to practice

? Professional readiness: Issues related to self-awareness, diversity, ethics, ad continuing education

? Knowledge of medications, indications, dosage ranges, side effects, and potential toxicity.

? Knowledge of PC software programs, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel is required.

? Written and oral communication skills; must be able to concentrate on work amid distractions such as noise, conversations, and foot traffic

? Must be able to correctly utilize breathalyzer, vital signs machine, EKG, urinalysis collection cups, and process urine drug screens.

? Must maintain self-control in volatile or hostile situations such as when verbally or physically confronted in an aggressive manner

? Must be able to work independently with little supervision in an unstructured environment with multiple demands

? Reading and writing level that can clearly express or understand complex concepts, assessments, directions and processes or sequences of events - level equivalent to at least two years of college.

? Ability to represent the program well in interactions both inside and outside the facility

? Working knowledge of (American Society of Addic