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Job Location Merle Evans Center - Greeley, CO Salary Range $23.32 - $28.09 Hourly
Position OPEN until filled
North Range Behavioral Health believes no one should fight behavioral health challenges alone. Our experienced, well-trained team offers comprehensive services to help treat the whole person. No other behavioral health organization offers more programs and solutions for children, adults, and families. We collaborate closely with other community resources so our customers can experience seamless and compassionate care.
North Range Behavioral Health provides compassionate, comprehensive mental health and substance use disorder services to children youth, adults, and families across a wide spectrum of needs. We serve people with insurance, Health First Colorado (Medicaid), Medicare, CHP+, those without insurance, and those who prefer to pay out-of-pocket. Our prevention and education programs help support thriving, healthy families, and communities. We integrate clinical expertise, research, and the values and culture of our customers in our treatment and care. Our approaches are trauma-informed and based on customer strengths and goals and on proven evidenc
North Range Behavioral Health provides a culture of continuous learning and development. We know that change is inevitable, creativity is vital, and success comes from adjusting sails together, with a hopeful and resilient heart
Vision Where Hope Begins and Change Is Possible
Mission North Range Behavioral Health provides compassionate, comprehensive care for people who face mental health and addiction challenges.
Values Customer First: We help our customers achieve recovery, every day. Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness, empathy, and dignity. Collaboration: We build strong relationships, internally and externally, to ensure effective care for our customers.
Those who experience serious mental health symptoms or substance use withdrawal may benefit from intensive, comprehensive treatment at North Range s Crisis Stabilization Unit. Crisis Stabilization Services is comprised of our Acute Treatment Unit (ATU) and Withdrawal Management, or detox
Our Acute Treatment Unity, or ATU, is a safe, treatment-centered program for individuals experiencing crisis. ATU provides 24/7 medical supervision and/or consultation.
Our Withdrawal Management, or detox, is a 24-hour program for individuals who are intoxicated, in withdrawal, or at risk for withdrawal.
As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you will work under the direct supervision of a registered nurse to provide nursing services to individuals with mental health and/or substance use disorders. The LPN engages in problem identification, crisis intervention, case management, and individual, family, and group therapy. The range of clinical nursing practice includes personal care services, review of data, monitoring and reporting findings, medication administration and monitoring, client teaching and education, emergency interventions, and other nursing services within the professional scope of practice. LPNs also help coordinate medical care and intervention with program staff and psychiatrists.
Duties Performed: Embrace the North Range Behavioral Health Mission Statement Provide compassionate, comprehensive care for people who face mental health and addiction challenges. Provide a full range of practical nursing care to clients with a variety of behavioral health problems including personal nursing care, diagnostic support duties, and treatment procedures. Perform routine observation of clients; obtain current symptoms and complaints, observe the clients condition and behavior, and respond to treatments and/or medications. Provide effective education to clients, family members, and/or other involved parties about common disease processes, medication (purpose, dosages, side effects, etc.), and/or prescribed treatment regimes. Handle, pr pare, administer, and record medications and treatments per policy; maintain a medication administration system. Serve as liaison for pharmacy, order medications, maintain medication supplies, and keep accurate medication counts; meet with pharmaceutical representatives; assist with information and instructions regarding medication programs offered by medication manufacturers... for full information follow application link.