Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Housing
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Housing
At Alliance Healthcare Services (AHS), it is our mission to promote wellness in the community. Our not-for-profit organization is the largest comprehensive behavioral health provider in Shelby County. We offer outpatient, intensive outpatient, home-based, and community-based programs, including a continuum of crisis services to over 22,000 residents of Shelby County. We’re committed to bringing compassionate and dedicated individuals to help us continue to provide the best services to our community.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Licensed Practical Nurse licensed in the State of Tennessee – requirement
- 2+ Years’ Experience working in the Behavioral Health field – requirement
- Organized with a strong attention to detail; able to multi-task and prioritize work
- Establish and maintain positive working relationships with all clients, AHS employees and community you interact with as an AHS employee.
General Function:
- The person in this position provides basic supervision to mentally ill persons in a group home setting. Monitors and assists in the daily living activities of residents. Monitors and makes written documentation of residents’ behavior. Reports all appropriate information of residents’ daily interactions to group home manager. Helpw with the overall daily care of residents including cooking, shopping, personal grooming and hygiene and housekeeping. Provides direct services to clients of the Center’s Supportive Residential Facilities.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Assess the needs and problems of individual clients
- Participate in the development of treatment and housing plans for clients, including making recommendations and evaluating the progress as it develops
- Provide individual and group psychosocial training
- Complete a mental status exam
- Evaluate the effectiveness of medication in managing the symptoms of the client
- Adverse effects, reactions, drug-drug interactions, drug to food interactions and drug disease interactions
- Immediately alert proscribing professional of any serious reactions or interactions
- Supervise residents in the self-administration of medication(s)
- Administer intramuscular medicines
- Complete documentation following medication administration
- Educate client(s) about their mental illness, how medications act, importance of complying and coping with adverse effects/reactions/interactions with the medication
- Monitor the frequency which the client needs to see the prescribing professional and schedule the client accordingly
- Participate in discharge planning
- Complete chart information and documentation within required Center time frames
- Observe, monitor and assist on site when needed
- Backup and assist house manager in planning and conducting any recreational activities provided for the residents
- Performs other duties as requested
Shift Availability:
- (1) Full-Time – 3:00pm – 11:00pm; Monday – Friday
- (1) Part-Time – 8:00am – 8:00pm; Saturday and Sunday
Additional Requirements:
- Fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as required per AHS policy
Health and Wellness:
- Medical Insurance Coverage
- Dental Insurance Coverage
- Vision Insurance Coverage
- Flexible Spending Account
- Long Term Disability – Company Paid
Financial Wellbeing:
- Competitive Compensation Packages
- Life Insurance – Company Paid
- 403b Retirement Plan with Company Funded Matching
- Employee Discounts provided through Life Mart
- Loan Forgiveness options through Federal programs (Public Service Loan Forgiveness and National Health Service Corps)
Career Development and Growth:
- Opportunities for growth and movement within the organization
Work Life Balance:
- Paid Time Off – To include PTO for vacations, illness, and personal days
- Flex Days – Company given PTO days
- Paid Holidays
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Standard shift:
- Day shift
- Evening shift
Weekly schedule:
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Behavioral health: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- LPN in the state of TN (Required))