Vinfen

Outpatient Clinic LPN

Location US-MA-Lowell
ID 2025-4618
Position Type
Full-Time
Hybrid
No
Salary
USD $37.50/Hr.
Monday
8am-4pm
Tuesday
8am-4pm
Wednesday
8am-4pm
Thursday
8am-4pm
Friday
8am-4pm

Overview

The Clinic Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides nursing service to clients receiving services at Vinfen's Behavioral Health Clinic. The Clinic LPN is responsible for assessing physical health needs making appropriate referrals to community physicians, providing management and administration of medication and providing a range of treatment, rehabilitation services.

The LPN will also be responsible for:

  • Conduct a comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history (e.g., onset, course and effect of illness, past treatment and responses, and risk behaviors), mental status, and diagnosis; physical health and dental health; use of drugs or alcohol; education and employment; social development and functioning activities of daily living (e.g., self-care, living situation, nutrition, money management); and family structure and relationships.
  • Coordinate Care with community agencies and participate in community events. * Document persons served progress to maintain a permanent record of persons served activity according to established methods and procedures.
  • Participate in providing medication administration and medical services, as well as tracking, tagging and re-evaluating medication status and need for refills.
  • Under the direction of the lead nurse and in collaboration the Nurse Practitioner and Medical Director develop, revise, maintain, medical treatment and medication policies and procedures; including transcribing, administering, evaluating, and recording psychotropic medications prescribed by the team psychiatrist; evaluate and chart psychotropic medication effectiveness, complications, and side effects; and arrange for required lab work according to protocol.
  • Under the direction of the Nurse Manager, organize and manage the system of getting medication to persons served and integrating medication administration tightly into persons served IAP, as appropriate.
  • Under the direction of the lead nurse and in collaboration with the other nurses on the team, manage pharmaceuticals and medical supplies.
  • In collaboration Nurse Manager, coordinate, schedule, and administer medical assessments of persons served physical health, making appropriate referrals to community physicians for further assessment and treatment, and coordinate psychiatric treatment with medical treatment.
  • Participate in treatment, rehabilitation, and support services.
  • Perform other related duties, as required.

Keywords: VinfenLPN, VinfenNurse

Responsibilities

 

 

About Vinfen

Why Vinfen? We are committed to you! We offer great training, great benefits, career growth and job security!

 

Our comprehensive and generous benefits package includes:

 

  • A fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan that requires no employee contribution as well as an employee-funded 403(b) plan
  • First-rate Medical, Dental and Vision plans that are open all employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more. Plus, we offer a generous employer contribution toward the cost of medical insurance!
  • Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance (no cost to you!)
  • Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Insurance along with the option to purchase additional, voluntary, Short-Term disability insurance
  • Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
  • Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance
  • Generous paid time off (Employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week):
    • 15 days of Vacation per year
    • 11 Paid Holidays
    • 10 Sick Days per year
    • 3 Personal Days per year
  • Educational Assistance and Remission Programs
  • $500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
  • Other generous benefits including discounted YMCA memberships, access to discounted movie tickets and more!

 

About Us:

 

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.

 

Qualifications

  • Two years' of related experience preferrably in a mental health setting.
  • License Practical Nurse (LPN) License in Massachusetts required.
  • A high school diploma or equivalent is required
  • Must be able to become CPR required within two weeks of hire. Must also be able to complete additional training within defined timeframe.
  • Must be able to successfully pass a CORI, SORI, reference check, employment verification, education check and credentialing check.

Pay Range

USD $37.50 - USD $37.50 /Hr.

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