Job Description
Compensation :
$45 - $45 Hourly
Client Job Ref ID :
140388
Shift Description :
Day shifts - 36 hours (weekends rotating)
Travel Licensed Practical Nurse / Licensed Vocational Nurse - Psychiatric
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 01601
Job Title:
Travel Licensed Practical Nurse - Psychiatry
Number of positions:
1
Shift:
Day shifts- 36 hours (weekends rotating)
Duration:
13 weeks
Start Date:
06/26/2023
JOB DESCRIPTION
Gauging patients' psychiatric states.
Collaborating on psychiatric intervention plans.
Administering psychotropic and similar medications.
Monitoring adherence to non-medicinal treatment regimens.
Removing potentially harmful and triggering environmental features.
Restraining, consoling, and sometimes medicating highly unsettled patients.
Recording patients' health journeys and reporting on notable alterations.
Conducting targeted psychoeducation, particularly within families.
QUALIFICATIONS
Experience:
Minimum two years LPN experience required.
Two year of psychiatry LPN experience required
License/Certification:
Active unencumbered LPN Massachusetts license
Basic Life Support
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Requirements:
COVID vaccine with 2 Shots & Booster.
SKILLS/ ABILITIES/ COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:
Maintains and updates clinical knowledge and skills.
Participates in relevant continuing education programs.
Knowledge of and dedication to the highest patient care and provide the utmost service excellence to all patients.
Ability to take initiative and to exercise independent judgment, decision-making and problem-solving expertise.
A can-do, team oriented attitude is essential, as the ability to work independently and to interact easily with physicians, other managers and staff throughout the department and hospital.
Effective interpersonal/communication, organizational, and the flexibility to handle multiple tasks.
ABOUT HEALTHCARE STAFFING PLUS
Healthcare Staffing Plus is a US based national per diem, local contract, and locum tenens agency. We are located in the beautiful rolling hills of southern Indiana just outside of Louisville, KY.
With close to 24 years of non-clinical healthcare experience that includes 16 years of solid medical staffing and recruiting experience, we deliver on our promise of adhering to strict and ethical recruiting standards handled with the utmost professionalism. Never resting on our laurels of sourcing candidates thoroughly and presenting our clients only the cream of the crop.
Required Skills
Psychiatry, Excellent communication skils, Critical thinking skills,, Interpersonal skills
Reference Code
140388
Job Category
Licensed Practical Nurse
Facility Type
Agency,Hospital Based
Pay Rate
45 - 45USDPer Hour
Specialty
Addiction medicine,Psychiatry,Psychiatry-child/adolescent,Psychiatry-geriatric
Geographical Setting
Urban,Metropolitan
On Call
Yes
Board Certification
Yes Healthcare Staffing Plus
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Contract work, Locum, Local area, Shift work, Rotating shift, Weekend work, Day shift,