Licensed Practical Nurse - Bayou Vista

Licensed Practical Nurse

*Day and evening shifts available

At OHL, we know nursing is a helping profession. Put your skills to use helping our clients attain, maintain, and restore health. OHL is a dynamic, multi-faceted behavioral healthcare facility with high client impact and high personal reward.  Join us in making a difference!

Job Summary

Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. is seeking a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse. The Licensed Practical Nurse works with agency clients in the Fairview Program. The Licensed Practical Nurse orients clients to the agency and the expectations of services which are to be received through the medical staff and managing the agency clients' medical care. The Licensed Practical Nurse facilitates health care services as a support to the clients' own self-management. All residents are responsible for their own health care services and management of their medication administration and supply of that medication. It is not the policy of the agency to provide all medical services to agency residents.

Responsibilities and Duties

It is the duty and responsibility of the Licensed Practical Nurse to:

• assess potential residents for appropriateness for the treatment program;
• complete an updated assessment on each client after admissions;
• complete a medical treatment/discharge plan based on updated assessment;
• communicate the treatment plan with the treatment team upon admission and on a monthly basis;
• provide on-going health education to all residents as outlined in the Fairview program manual;
• provide on-going assessment of acute medical/nursing needs of all residents and refers residents to appropriate treatment centers;
• monitor prescribed medication consumption and treatments that includes assessing resident knowledge and understanding of medication and treatment regimens, as well as, accuracy of administration;
• coordinate the management of patient's medication stock including pharmacy pick-up and drop-off of meds, calling in refills for clients, and upkeep of how medication is stored;
• conduct urine drug screens on all residents as directed to do so;
• conduct weekly psycho education classes;
• follow treatment care plans set forth by the medical staff;
• document all pertinent health related information about residents on the resident chart that is done routinely and according to nursing standards of practice;
• complete Incident Report form before the end of a shift if applicable; and
• maintain HIPAA guidelines; and
• perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum qualifications include the following:

• LPN license
• Healthcare CPR
• Must be able to work independently with limited supervision
• Must be able to handle a large caseload of medication management for clients

 PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred qualifications include the following:

• Substance Abuse treatment experience
• Residential substance abuse program experience.

Compensation and Benefits

Competitive Compensation and Benefits package includes insurance (health, dental, vision, life, long-term and short-term disability), leave benefits and 401k match.