LPN Residential Program
Brook Lane Health Services
- Hagerstown, MD
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assists in maintaining a safe, therapeutic environment that respects resident rights.
- Administers medications, transcribes orders.
- Intervenes with residents in an high acuity residential respite setting
- Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge procedures.
- Provides nursing care based on the resident’s treatment plan, under the supervision of the registered nurse.
- Assists the resident with activities of daily living, encouraging independent behavior, when appropriate.
- Provides education as directed on health related topics
- Uses safe and appropriate de-escalation/restraint techniques when needed.
- Schedules appointments with physicians and other healthcare providers
- Accompanies residents to appointments
- Administrative duties such as assisting with staff scheduling
- Graduate of a state accredited school of nursing.
- Current Maryland state licensure as a practical nurse.
- One year experience in medical-surgical nursing, with one additional year of psychiatric nursing preferred.
- Ability to multitask in a stressful environment.
- Effective communication skills and ability to work in a team format.
- Knowledge of Child and Adolescent psych preferred.
- Ability to pass a crisis intervention program that includes physical restraint.
- Graduate of a state accredited school of nursing.
- Current Maryland state licensure as a practical nurse.
- One year experience in medical-surgical nursing, with one additional year of psychiatric nursing preferred.
- Ability to multitask in a stressful environment.
- Effective communication skills and ability to work in a team format.
- Knowledge of Child and Adolescent psych preferred.
- Ability to pass a crisis intervention program that includes physical restraint.
Evening, Overnight, and Weekend shifts pay an extra shift differential per hour!Generous benefits package available (including some part-time eligibility):
- Health insurance – PPO or high deductible plan with health savings account
- Wellness program
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Paid life and disability insurance
- 401(k) - no waiting period on matching
- Paid leave days
- Sick and safe leave days
- Education days
- Education assistance (tuition and continuing education credits)
- Flexible spending accounts
- Voluntary benefits
- Continuing education provided by Brook Lane
- Relias learning management program
- Paid holiday worked incentive
- Employee referral incentive program
- Milestone anniversary incentive
- Clinical career ladder for RNs, LPNs, MHAs