Full-time LPN

St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers

Sign-on Bonus: A hiring bonus of $3,500.00 will be attached to an offer for this job opening! Further information can be provided by St. Joseph's Human Resources team during the interview process.

Location: Veterans Program - Saranac Lake, NY

Positions Available: Full-time LPN

Shift Schedule: Sunday-Thursday, 2:30pm-11:00pm

Pay Range: $24.70/hour to $28.70/hour

Position Summary: Under the direction of the RN, assists in providing nursing services to residents.

Education and Training: NYS Licensed Professional Nurse.

Experience and Work Knowledge: Experience working with individuals with substance abuse and trauma disorders. Familiarity with military culture preferred.

Physical Demands: None

Special Considerations: Work within a trauma informed environment. Adhere to Sanctuary commitments. Commitment to Social Responsibility, Emotional Intelligence, Social Learning, Open Communication, Democracy, Nonviolence and Growth and Change performing the job duties.

Essential Duties:

• Responsible for provision of nursing services to residents.
• Assists with monitoring of facility to ascertain residents’ activities and general status of facility.
• Initiate appropriate action to ensure safety, wellbeing of residents and facility as required. Document significant activity in the clinical log.
• Check any identified resident in need of monitoring because of physical and/or emotional difficulties. Initiate appropriate action as assessment indicates. Document findings in the clinical log.
• Available to offer counseling (crisis intervention only) to residents, as needed and documents sessions in staff log and reports to supervisor.
• Completes all resident’s incident/accident or medical emergency forms as required.
• Answers Phones and provide support to those needing assistance.
• Meets regularly with RN/Health Coordinator for supervision as per policy.
• Assess and monitor residents experience signs and symptoms of withdrawal using appropriate withdrawal scales.
• May preform other duties as assigned.