Nurse LPN

Pyramid Healthcare New River Valley Inpatient | Radford, VA | A Different Kind of Inpatient Nursing

Make a Difference. Use Your Nursing Skills. Build Your Career!

Are you an LPN looking for meaningful nursing work in a setting where you can make a difference without the physical demands of traditional hospital nursing?

At Pyramid Healthcare – New River Valley Inpatient, you'll provide nursing care to individuals receiving treatment for substance use disorders and behavioral health concerns. Working alongside physicians, nurse practitioners, and an interdisciplinary team, you'll use your nursing knowledge and compassion to support clients throughout their recovery journey.

Location: Radford, VA – 6226 University Park Drive
Schedule: 7:00 PM–7:00 AM
Pay: $24–$29/hour

What Makes This LPN Position Different?

Enjoy a more focused clinical nursing environment:

• No ADL assistance – clients are independent with personal hygiene, bathing, and feeding.

• No IVs, ports, midlines, or catheters.

• No blood draws – provided by a contracted national laboratory.

• Minimal physical demands – no heavy lifting and limited prolonged standing or walking.

• Electronic Medication Administration Records (eMAR).

• Focus on medication administration, clinical assessments, withdrawal monitoring, and behavioral health nursing.

• Work collaboratively with physicians, nurse practitioners, and an interdisciplinary treatment team.

What You'll Do

• Complete nursing assessments, screenings, admissions, observations, and clinical documentation.

• Administer medications and monitor effectiveness, side effects, and client responses.

• Monitor withdrawal symptoms and support appropriate protocols, including CIWA and COWS.

• Observe changes in client condition and communicate concerns to medical providers and the treatment team.

• Provide medication education, health education, and nursing support to clients and families.

• Assist medical providers with assessments, medication management, and treatment planning.

• Maintain medications, equipment, supplies, and documentation in accordance with clinical and regulatory standards.

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to promote continuity of care and positive treatment outcomes.

What We're Looking For

• Current, active LPN license in Virginia.

• Compassionate, dependable, and clinically minded nursing professional.

• Strong communication and observation skills.

• Behavioral health, substance use treatment, addiction recovery, or withdrawal management experience is a plus.

• New graduates and nurses transitioning into behavioral health are encouraged to apply!

Additional Benefits

• First Stop Health: No-cost virtual Urgent Care, Primary Care, and Mental Health visits for eligible employees.

• UKG Wallet: Optional access to up to 50% of earned wages before payday.

• Training and professional development opportunities.

Make Your Nursing Skills Matter!

Since 1999, Pyramid Healthcare has provided behavioral health treatment and recovery services across multiple levels of care.

At New River Valley Inpatient, you'll have the opportunity to use your nursing skills to support medication management, monitor withdrawal, recognize changes in condition, and help individuals take meaningful steps toward recovery.

Ready for a different kind of inpatient nursing? Join a collaborative team where your skills, compassion, and commitment to care make a difference!