LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)

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$5,000 Sign on bonus

Location: Sauk Rapids, MN

Pay: $27/hr. DOE + up to $1.50 shift differential

Job Duties:

• Adhere to all facility policies and procedures.
• Provide appropriate nursing services and education to clients.
• Observe, record, and reports to the appropriate person any symptoms, reactions and changes in a client’s condition.
• Receives and transcribes physician order to client charts.
• Chart nursing notes in an informative and descriptive manner reflecting the care provided and the response to that care.
• Participate in report at shift change.
• Administer Mantoux upon admission.
• Complete scheduled weekly updates.
• Complete scheduled chart audits.
• Maintain complicacy with the Minnesota Department of Health regulations.
• Attends and participates in staff in-services and meetings.
• Nurses may not admit, transfer, or discharge clients. They may be directed to follow through with the process of implementation of the above by the director or designee.

Job Requirements:

• Must have an LPN license.
• Minimum 1 yr experience in a chemical dependency facility and 2-3 years related experience required, or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Must have two-year continuing freedom from chemical use problems.
• On-going training on of cultural awareness and demonstration of sensitivity to various cultural norms and values.

Benefits:

• Competitive pay
• 20 days of paid-time-off
• Health, dental, and vision insurance + HSA/FSA
• 401(k) – ROTH and traditional options
• Career path opportunities
• Discount with Verizon cell phone plans
• Tuition reimbursement and discounted tuition at select colleges
• A job with a sense of purpose as you help people on their path to recovery

We owe our success to the passion, commitment and expertise of our staff. Our licensed and experienced staff takes the role of coach/teacher, providing support and encouragement from the heart. Come join us and see the difference you’ll make!

Meridian Behavioral Health provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetics.#HP

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)