The Per Diem Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) will provide direct service and daily nursing interventions in a Youth Community Crisis Stabilization (CCS) Program, designed to meet the needs of individuals ages 13-18 who have behavioral health symptoms who require 24-hour per day care in an unlocked 
treatment setting. The Per Diem LPN will provide nursing and medication administration services as well as provide health promotion training and access to medical care to clients and function as part of an interdisciplinary team and support individual’s treatment goals using psychoeducation, crisis prevention planning and skills training. The Per Diem LPN will help ensure the program meets high quality standards and provides value to individuals and a community care system while ensuring a safe and clean environment. The Per Diem LPN will liaison with multi-disciplinary collaborative and community providers as needed.

 Assists the YCCS RN with filling prescriber’s orders, administering medications, and monitoring 
vital signs.
• Works with the YCCS Direct Service Workers in ensuring an environment that promotes safety, 
recovery, and treatment.
• Contributes to the assessment, treatment plan, individualized crisis planning, discharge planning 
and care coordination for each individual.
• Implements treatment plans using recovery-oriented, motivational interviewing, harm reduction, trauma-informed, culturally competent, and strengths-based rehabilitation 
approaches to help youth successfully and safely transition to home or an alternate optimal 
setting.
• Provides nursing care, teaching, and assistance with activities of daily living according to each 
client’s plan.
• Takes and documents individual’s vital signs, including temperature, pulse, respirations, and 
blood pressure per prescriber’s orders. May include pulse oximetry. 
• Collects sputum, urine, and stool samples as appropriate and ordered by the primary prescriber.
• Conducts Wellness and Psycho-Educational groups for individuals.
• Assists in the liaison between individuals and community health care providers to promote 
access to community resources and quality care for routine and urgent medical, dental and 
psychiatric care for YCCS youth.

• Assists in the education and support of enrollees’ families and friends (following HIPAA 
authorization by client) regarding enrollees’ needs and preferences as they relate to health care.
• Participates in trainings; attends supervision meetings, staff meetings and Team meetings as 
required. 
• Adheres to all company and divisional and program specific policies and procedures, including 
safe work practices, worker’s compensation, universal precautions, and exposure control.
Comply with accreditation and licensing standards, as well as all regulations.
• Contributes to program’s quality improvement goals and objectives. 
• Uses crisis intervention techniques when necessary. Accesses on-call back up when needed.
• Completes incident documentation as needed. 
• Performs other duties as required.

Knowledge and Skills:
• Experience working with youth and families using evidenced based practices in a community 
mental health and/or substance use clinic, residential, acute or sub-acute or similar setting.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Comfortable using a computer and experienced working in an electronic health record, 
proficient in communicating effectively, both written and verbally, with varying audiences
• Ability to mentor and coach staff at all levels
• Utilizes evidence based best practices.
• Knowledge of formal and informal assessment practices
• Knowledge of Code of Ethics
• Knowledge of psychiatric illness and/or developmental disabilities 
• Knowledge of empowerment and self-advocacy techniques 
• Sensitivity to the cultural, religious, ethnic, disability, and gender issues 
• Knowledge of human, legal, civil rights, community, and other resources 
• Knowledge and use of different communication and learning styles.
• Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques 
• Ability to balance competing priorities.
• Ability to make independent judgments and decisions.
• Ability to work in a professional and confidential capacity

Established in 1977, Vinfen is a nonprofit, health and human services organization and a leading provider of community-based services to individuals with mental health conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and behavioral health challenges. Our services and advocacy promote the recovery, resiliency, habilitation, and self-determination of the people we serve. Vinfen's 3,500 dedicated employees are experienced, highly-trained professionals who provide a full range of supportive living, health, educational, and clinical services in over 550 sites throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. For more information about Vinfen, please visit www.vinfen.org/careers.

My Job. My Community. My Vinfen.

Vinfen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Typical Requirements:
• Three to five years of supervised practical nursing experience preferred, including internships, in 
a clinical or rehabilitation setting with persons with psychiatric conditions.
• Experience working with people with psychiatric disabilities, medical illnesses, and other co-occurring disorders strongly preferred. 

Preferred /Required Education:
A high school diploma or GED is required; Completion of an accredited LPN program required. 

Driving Requirements:
Driving is not required. 

Physical Effort:
Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, climb as this is a very physically active position. 
Must be able to lift at least 25 pounds using proper lifting techniques or the use of a two-person lift. 
Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment such as a calculator, copier, and printer. 
Ability to sit, reach, climb stairs, and maneuver through narrow spaces or hallways. Ability to assist 
clients with tasks of daily living. Ability to speak, hear, and communicate with clients, staff, and external representatives. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

Required Certifications:
CPR is required within two weeks of hire.
First Aid is required within two weeks of hire.

Required Credentials/Licenses:
Licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the state of MA required.