What are the responsibilities and job description for the LPN/RN position at The Recovery Council?
Why You will Love Working for The Recovery Council
Do you have a passion for helping others? Do you want to work with a team that shares your passion for making a difference? You will join a team where we recognize that great ideas come from all areas of life. You will build genuine relationships with your team as you help clients learn how to live a new, promising life. You will help make an impact in your community by improving the lives of clients suffering from Substance Use Disorder.
Ready to join a growing company whose work profoundly impacts people’s lives in our community, who offers an excellent benefits, a learning environment and opportunities to advance?
Join our team and help make a difference in someone’s life.
Job purpose
Provides medical services to clients in residential, transitional, or out-patient settings to ensure individualized client needs are met according to agency policy
Duties and responsibilities
Responsible for the following duties listed and any other tasks asked within reasonable expectation by supervisor
- Ensure accurate and proficient client documentation
- Furthers the mission of the organization through active support of the strategic goals
- Develop and maintain professional working relationships with agency staff, clients, and outside entities
- Provide medical education on appropriate topic to clients
- Effectively de-escalate crisis situations
- Conduct nursing assessments of assigned clients
- Evaluating & determining medical stability for level of care
- Identify & implementing continuity of care
- Facilitate nurse groups as needed
- Establishing and supporting routine exercise program, healthy eating, and sober and healthy lifestyles
- Identify opportunities for health promotion and illness prevention
- Coordinate with other departments to ensure all the client’s needs are met
- Review records to ensure medical quality assurance and completeness
- Provide medical staff training as needed
- Ensure special medical needs of clients are identified & addressed
- Complete client medical documentation within timely manner
- Send referrals as needed
- Advocate for clients
- Provide billable services that are applicable to licensures
- Observe all rules of confidentiality relating to clinical information and treatment, both internally and when dealing with external agencies and/or individuals
- Responsible for understanding clients rights policy and procedures
- Participate in staff training and development
- Maintain professional standards at all times and observe the guidelines established within code of ethics and agency policy
- Licensed Practical Nurse license required
- Professional knowledge of comprehensive clinical assessment skills
- Familiar with community recovery/social support resources
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions
- Organizational skills
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Addiction Medicine
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Work Location: In person
