Job description

Our Facility:

Sonora Behavioral Health, Tucson’s largest inpatient psychiatric hospital, is looking for talented and caring professionals to join our team! Sonora Behavioral Health offers competitive compensation, benefits and regular opportunities for development and advancement.

Our Nurse Team:

Our nurse team provides nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice, as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures. Our nurse team demonstrates a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Essential Functions of the LPN:

• Monitor patient health and administer basic care utilizing the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice in carrying out care plan objectives and goals.
• Role model expectations related to customer service and demonstrates a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety.
• Collaborate with others to ensure that patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.
• Provide for the basic comfort of patient, implement nursing interventions identified in the plan of care that is individualized to their needs.
• Apply appropriate interventions to progress the patient towards wellness and address maintenance of wellness.
• Discuss the care provided with patient and listen to their concerns. Report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.
• Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patient, visitors, coworkers and others involved in the patient's treatment in an effective manner.
• Provide for the safe delivery of medication in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians orders and/or current practice.
• Maintain standards of professional nursing practice in accordance with facility policy and procedures, other external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards and psychiatric nursing standards.
• Responsible for thorough, accurate reporting and documentation of the patient symptoms, responses and progress.

Your Skills and Qualifications:

• Current LPN in the state of Arizona
• Experience working in a behavioral setting highly preferred

Pay: $27.00 - $31.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Paid time off

Medical specialties:

• Psychiatry

Physical setting:

• Acute care

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift

COVID-19 considerations:
Full COVID precautions

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Tucson, AZ 85704: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• LVN (Preferred)
• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• LPN (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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