What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Practical Nurse position at The Emily Program Brand?
Our vision is a world of peaceful relationships with food, weight, and body image, where everyone with an eating disorder can experience recovery. We believe that exceptional, individualized care leads to lasting recovery from eating disorders. That’s why our teams are comprised of compassionate, dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds who collaborate to provide the very best evidence-based care for our clients at all levels of care.
Position Overview:
Provides holistic and compassionate nursing care as part of an interdisciplinary team to clients with Eating Disorders and other comorbid disorders in an inpatient or residential higher level of care (HLOC) setting.
Schedule:
- Full-Time (0.8 FTE, 32 hours a week)
- 7:30am-4pm
- $1,500 Sign-on-Bonus
How Nurses Empower Recovery:
- Provides client care through assessment, monitoring, and intervention to address health concerns appropriately
- Provides medication management including education, assessing adherence, administration in the inpatient and residential setting only, and monitoring for side effects in collaboration with provider
- Assists and supports medical and psychiatric providers with medical care coordination
- Provides medical care coordination between patient, provider, staff, family and outside care agencies as needed
- Serves as a staff resource for client medical needs and information
- Partners with the treatment team to create the appropriate treatment plan for each client
Qualifications:
- Licensed as an LPN in Ohio
- Must have valid driver’s license and be authorized to drive
- Current Basic Life Support certification required (American Heart Association) within 30 days from date of hire
- Experience or strong desire to work in a mental health setting
What we offer:
Employee Benefits
We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs.
For full-time employees, we offer:
- HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
- Dental insurance (Delta Dental)
- Vision insurance (EyeMed)
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Company-paid life insurance
- 401(k) plan available two months after start date
- Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation
Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.
Educational Opportunities
As a national leader in eating disorder treatment, we are committed to encouraging career growth and providing our staff with robust clinical education. That’s why we partner with the University of Minnesota Medical School and have a team dedicated to providing ongoing education with in-house continuing education credit opportunities through webinars and in-person events.
Are you in your first internship? Are you within hours of your licensure? We have on-the-job training to help you reach your career goals. New master’s degree therapists can accumulate hours by leading groups to earn full licensure.
