LPN/LVN

Job Description

Responsibilities

Holly Hill Hospital is a Joint Commission-accredited psychiatric hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina. We provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient behavioral health and mental health services to children, adolescents, young adults, adults and seniors.

Holly Hill Hospital has been equipping patients with the skills needed to return to their communities healthier and happier for nearly 40 years.

Building on that solid history, we are here to help you or your loved one get back on the path to wellness. Our staff of clinicians have many years of experience in the fields of mental health and addiction, providing support to patients, their families and the community at large.

At both our children’s and adult campus, our treatment model provides all of our patients with the coping skills they need to thrive.

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) will provide and assist in direct patient care under the supervision of the charge nurse (RN) as prescribed by the physician and the treatment team.

The LPN will provide medical management and re-assessment of patients and will assist the RN with environmental safety and crisis management for the patient population.

The LPN will supervise Mental Health Technicians (MHTs) as directed by the RN. Responsibilities also include documenting patient care and ensuring that data is accurate and that it is included in the master treatment plan via timely nursing care plan updates.

The LPN will also work with the treatment team to provide a consistently therapeutic milieu.

Knowledge and Skills :

• Knowledge of appropriate nursing assessment, diagnoses, & interventions with patients.
• Knowledge of milieu management.
• Accurate administration of medication & treatments.
• Monitor & record response & side-effects to medication & treatments.
• Ability to safely implement Special Treatment Procedures.
• Ability to develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Ability to assist with educating patients & families in medication & care management.
• Ability to write clearly, legibly, accurately, & concisely in patient charts.
• Skill in maintaining appropriate medical record documentation.
• Ability to direct subordinates in the performance of their duties.

QUALIFICATIONS :

Education / Training :

Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing

Experience :

One year inpatient psychiatric experience with adults, adolescents and / or children preferred.

Licensure / Certification :

• Current North Carolina State Licensed Practical Nurse License
• Current North Carolina Driver’s License
• CPR Certification
• CPI Certification

Qualifications

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc.

NYSE : UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 335 behavioral health facilities, 40 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points in 39 U.

S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.