The Role
Provide nursing care to children and adolescents in an acute psychiatric unit. Duties include assessing patients, recording vital signs, administering injections, assisting with examinations and procedures, observing treatment responses, maintaining clinical areas, coordinating referrals and insurance authorizations, supporting physicians, and completing nursing documentation and unit-management activities. The role requires New York licensure, CPR certification, psych experience, weekend and holiday coverage, and 12-hour shifts.
Summary Generated by Built In
Shift
Day &Night
Shifts per week
3
Hours per shift
12
Length
13 wks
Pay Rate
$2232 total weekly gross , $62/hour($27/hour W- 2 taxable , $35/hour non taxable stipend )
Looking for LPNs for our Children/Adolescent Psych Unit. Peds experience is preferred, and psych experience is required. Will be required to work every other weekend and some holidays. Night Shift 19-0730\n\nQualifications: Current New York State license; able to be certified/re-certified in CPR. Minimum of 1 (one) year of experience required. Prior experience in an inpatient setting preferred. Must possess excellent\ninterpersonal and communication skill. Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication skills\nwith patients, family members and other members of the health care team ..\nDuties: Able to perform majority of patient care functions needed in an acute care setting with minimal\norientation and supervision. Greet patients, direct to exam rooms, prepare for exam. Routine assistance\nduring exams: set up trays for injections, measure and record progress of patients, take and record vital\nsigns. Assist with general office duties, reception, appointment scheduling, tiling and chart preparation.\nContact various insurance companies to obtain authorizations for physical therapy, l'vlR's, CT's, surgery,\netc. Contact primary care physicians to obtain referrals on new patients or extensions of referrals on\ncurrent patients. Assist physicians in patient care. Maintain exam rooms and all clinical areas.\nAdminister injections and assist with paps and other procedures. Experience using Electronic Medical\nRecords strongly desired. Implements nursing care activities under the direction of the primary or\nassociate nurse as outlined in the nursing care plan. Observes and reports patient responses to\ntreatments. Participates in activities related to nursing unit management.
Skills Required
- Current New York State LPN/LVN license
- CPR certification or ability to obtain/re-certify
- At least 1 year of nursing experience
- Psychiatric nursing experience
- Ability to perform patient-care functions in an acute-care setting with minimal supervision
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Pediatric experience
- Prior inpatient experience
- Experience using Electronic Medical Records
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The Company
What We Do
Sage Group Healthcare Staffing is a global healthcare talent-services and workforce-solutions organization, operating as a division of Sage Group Technologies Inc. It provides quality-oriented staffing and recruiting support for healthcare facilities, behavioral-health organizations, nursing homes, and allied-health and therapy providers. The company matches applicants with clinical and non-clinical roles, including flexible, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire positions, while emphasizing client value and employee satisfaction.
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