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LVN/Counselor (Part-Time) - Mental Health, Residential

Discovery Mood & Anxiety Program

LVN/Counselor (Part-Time) - Mental Health, Residential

San Jacinto, CA
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    The LVN/COUNSELOR is responsible for assisting and supporting residents through the entire treatment experience from admission through discharge. The LVN/Counselor is responsible for communicating observations and insights to the treatment team (i.e. therapists, dietitian, psychiatrist, pediatrician and facility administrator) to ensure the team is comprehensively addressing each client’s issues. The LVN/Counselor introduces each new client to his/her fellow residents and the treatment staff, and orients each client to the rules, expectations, and routine of the daily treatment schedule.

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Completing H&P upon admission for each client as necessary
    • Developing and initiating the Nursing Care Plan as necessary
    • Facilitating therapeutic groups
    • Providing clear and complete client documentation
    • Implementing Physician Orders
    • Availability for consultation after hours and returns telephone calls/pages within a ten-minute time frame
    • Administering medication as prescribed
    • Counting narcotics daily, logs appropriately
    • Meeting regularly with medical staff to discuss client treatment
    • Providing assessments of medical problems as needed
    • Performing primary first aid and determining need for physician notification
    • Consulting with the physician and psychiatrist to ensure appropriate medical interventions
    • Meeting with each client, completing a daily assessment, and administering all prescription medication as needed
    • Responsibility for carrying out any orders received from the physician and psychiatrist, and reporting information to the Program Director and Facility
    • Understanding the therapeutic process and confidentiality laws, and having strong knowledge of professional ethics
    • Demonstrating leadership abilities, with an ability to communicate with persons from all educational and cultural backgrounds
    • Demonstrating tact, initiative, resourcefulness, a professional manner, enthusiasm, and a non-judgmental attitude

    This is a PART-TIME position with AM/PM/Overnight shifts available, including weekends. For a virtual tour of the facility, please visit our website at discoverymood.com.

  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    • LVN/LPN License
    • Must be licensed in state of program
    • Must have considerable knowledge of nursing principles and practice
    • Must demonstrate knowledge of medications and their proper application and use
    • Must be able to take vital signs and provide first aid

    Additional Information

    We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

    For more information about our company benefits, please visit us at discoverybehavioralhealth.com/careers/

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