Psychiatric LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse

Seminole Community Mental Health Center seeks a Psychiatric LPN. This is a professional LPN Nursing Position on a Crisis Stabilization Unit, a secure adult psychiatric facility. This position involves the following duties:Responsible for all issues pertaining to the administration and ordering of medication, blood draws, nursing assessments, and patient care.

The individual will be responsible for taking of medication orders and transcribing to MAR, administration of medications, ordering medications from the pharmacy, daily count of stock medications and narcotics, and keeping Medication Room up to agency standards.

Take temperatures, pulse, blood pressure, and weight per program guidelines as well as blood draws as ordered by Physician and completing required paperwork.

Responsible for taking urine samples as needed and completing all necessary paperwork and following nursing standards related to this process.

Employee maintains the integrity of the clinical record through timely and accurate completion of all required paperwork.

Documentation required is program specific and employee shall submit paperwork to appropriate departments as required.
REQUIREMENTS

Must be able to communicate effectively and participate in both verbal and physical de-escalation techniques. Ability to excel in a stressful, constantly changing environment is required. Keywords: nurse, nursing, licensed practitioner nurse, medical, LPN, L.P.N., orlando healthcare, orlando health care, mental healthcare, mental health care, mental health services