PRN- Licensed Practical Nurse
Job Summary - Why you’ll love this position
PRN - Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Facility: Fulton State Hospital
Location: Fulton, MO
Salary: $32.67/hour- weekdays
$38.12/hour- while working Friday at 7pm-Monday at 7am
$42.47/hour- while working on State of Missouri observed holidays
Why you'll love this position:
Fulton State Hospital is a community of caring, skilled people, partnering with individuals challenged by mental illness to inspire healing and recovery. Through Respect, Encouragement, Compassion, Opportunity, Value, Excellence, and Responsiveness, YOU can contribute to individuals’ recovery and positively impact those you serve by being a team member within our Nursing Department.
Forensic psychiatric nursing is exciting and challenging while making a difference in the lives of others. Nurses have the opportunity to use best practice and evidence-based treatments while working with patients who live with mental illness. Join a team that will challenge you to utilize all your nursing skills and be a member of a recovery oriented, trauma-informed treatment team.
Responsibilities - What you’ll do
What you’ll do:
- Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, and standards.
- Routinely prepares and administers medications and treatments in compliance with doctor's orders.
- Accurately and legibly completes medication administration records, narcotic administration records, progress notes, flow sheets and other required documentation.
- Observe and report any changes in a patient’s mental and physical condition in order to assure quality psychiatric and medical nursing care.
- Teaches living skills, medication therapy, symptom management and other health maintenance needs to patients.
- Administer detailed therapeutic interventions to patients.
- Respond to and participate in crisis interventions in order to assure safety of patients, staff and the general public.
- Work assigned schedule which may include a variety of shifts, weekends and holidays.
Qualifications - All you need for success
All you need for success:
Minimum Qualifications
- 0-3 years of experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
- Licensure as a Practical Nurse (A recent graduate of an accredited nursing program may practice as a graduate nurse until results of first licensure examination are received or until 90 days after graduation, whichever occurs first.)
