Job Description
Bonus Amount:
$7,500
Bonus Information:
Sign-On Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates. Eligibility and payout terms apply. Details discussed during the interview process.
Overview:
Department: Behavioral Health Unit
Shifts Available: Nights
Employment Type: Full-Time
Hours: 12-hour shifts – 7:00 pm to 7:00 am
Location: St. Joseph Medical Center- Kansas City, MO
Make a meaningful impact every day. As a Behavioral Health Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you'll provide compassionate, hands-on care to patients with acute mental health needs in a dynamic inpatient behavioral health setting. Working alongside Registered Nurses and an interdisciplinary care team, you'll play a key role in promoting patient safety, stabilization, and recovery.
From medication administration and patient monitoring to behavioral observation, crisis intervention, and care coordination, you'll help create a safe, therapeutic environment where patients can heal and thrive. If you bring strong clinical judgment, compassion, and a passion for patient-centered care, we invite you to join a team dedicated to transforming lives through exceptional behavioral health care.
Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/
Responsibilities:Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but is not limited to):
- Provide direct nursing care to patients with acute mental and behavioral health needs in an inpatient setting
- Observe, monitor, and document patient behavior, mental status, and safety risks
- Administer medications as ordered and monitor for side effects
- Assist with crisis intervention and de‑escalation to promote unit safety
- Support admissions, discharges, and transfers, including patient education
- Collaborate with RNs, providers, and the interdisciplinary care team
- Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation per policy and regulations
Before we go any further, we do have some deal-breakers. You must have:
- A current and valid state license as a Licensed Vocational Nurse or Licensed Psychiatric Technician.
- A current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain it current.
- IV certification within 90 days of hire
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Employment Status: Full Time Shift: Nights Equal Employment Opportunity:
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 5,000 to 9,999 employees |
| Website | http://www.stjosephtowson.com/home.aspx |
About Company
St. Joseph Medical Center has provided quality healthcare to the ever-expanding Houston community for 125 years. Our Trauma Center, Center for Behavioral Health, dedicated Women's Medical Center and the full-service acute care hospital are supported by the specialty inpatient and outpatient services that you'd expect from Houston's first teaching hospital. Our mission matches your expectations — to deliver compassionate healthcare to the communities we serve. With 792 beds, St. Joseph physicians and staff are ready to care for you at any hour.
St. Joseph Medical Center's reputation for delivering personalized, professional medical care is built on the hard work and dedication of physicians, nurses, technologists and other members of our healthcare team. We offer outstanding career opportunities for qualified people who share our commitment to providing expert healthcare and excellent customer service. We are an equal employment opportunity employer.
St. Joseph Medical Center is part of the Steward Health Care family of hospitals. To learn more about Steward, please visit www.steward.org
Skills
- Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
- Behavioral Healthunmatched
- Crisis Interventionunmatched
- Intravenous Therapiesunmatched
- Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurseunmatched
- Medication Administrationunmatched
- Patient Administrationunmatched
- Patient Careunmatched
- Patient Educationunmatched
- Psychiatric Nursingunmatched
- Psychiatry and Mental Healthunmatched
- Side Effectsunmatched
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