LPN Addiction and Substance Abuse

Job Description

Our Licensed Practical Nurse will work for a County's facility dedicated to the programs of substance abuse, behavioral health, or other County mental health. Duties are performed in accordance with established nursing standards, state and federal rules and regulations and established county and division policies and procedures.

Location: 325 SW 28th Street, Fort Lauderdale 33315 / 3275 NW 99th Way, Coral Springs 33065.

Pay rate $28 per hour

Duties And Responsibilities

• Assesses and evaluates patients on admissions and throughout treatment stay; obtains medical and/or substance abuse and psychiatric history and elicits reason for seeking treatment.
• Performs physical assessment including vital signs and observation of physical/mental status, performs medical, psychiatric and/or substance abuse screenings.
• Renders practical nursing and health support services to program patients; provides personal care assistance to service patients as needed; monitors client behavior and general health; reports and records status
• Works from the orders directed by a physician/mid-level practitioner; administers medications and records them accurately.
• Evaluates patients in order to recommend to a clinical superior (desk nurse), a Registered Nurse and/or physician/mid-level practitioner, of any concerts that may warrant further medical and/or psychiatric intervention or referral to other health care facilities.
• Follows agency procedures for control, storage and administration of medications and for ordering of medical supplies; orders medications and transcribes physician/mid-level practitioner's orders.
• Interfaces with other internal and external health care providers for coordination of care.
• Prepares nursing treatment plans and participates in discharge/aftercare planning with nursing/clinical staff.
• Performs related work as assigned.
  
  

Shifts available:

• From 3:00p until 11:30p
• From 11:00p until 7:30am