LPN, Part-time Weekends
Turning Point is recruiting part-time nurses for 12-hour shifts, 7 AM to 7 PM and 7 PM to 7 AM. The LPN will assist the Registered Nurse in the delivery of care to all clients. Our team at Turning Point is dedicated to helping our patients turn their lives around. In this position, the selected candidates will assess and coordinate the delivery of care to all clients.
Essential job functions
- Maintain nursing practice standards and protocols for sub-acute detox and residential service
- Perform nursing tasks as indicated: medication administration, physicians’ orders, lab work, PPD administration etc.
- Refer to community based medical care as needed
- Coordinate client’s treatment and length of stay with Registered Nurse and Detox counselors
- Educate clients to Detox and Residential protocols and medication regime
- Provide individualized client education regarding health issues
- Assist MD and schedule appointments as necessary
- Ability to work with co-occurring clients
- Provide discharge instruction and follow-up for all clients
- Assist in the orientation and training of new Nursing personnel
- Audit active and closed charts to assure compliance with documentation standards as directed by the Director of Nursing
- Participate in committees as appointed
- Attend departmental staff meeting
- Report all pertinent information to DON
- Perform all other duties assigned under the supervision of the Registered Nurse
Preferred qualifications
- Licensed in the State of New Jersey as a Licensed Practical Nurse
- Experienced working as an LPN
- Knowledge of chemical dependence and 12 Step programs
- Computer proficiency
- Possess a valid NJ Driver’s License
- Must possess CPR certification
Turning Point is an EO employer: Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.