LPN - $3k Bonus
Erlanger Behavioral Health
Summary
Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice, as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures. Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
Job description
Essential Functions
- Monitor patient health and administer basic care utilizing the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice in carrying out care plan objectives and goals.
- Role model expectations related to customer service and demonstrates a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety.
- Collaborate with others to ensure that patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.
- Provide for the basic comfort of patient, implement nursing interventions identified in the plan of care that is individualized to their needs.
- Apply appropriate interventions to progress the patient towards wellness and address maintenance of wellness.
- Discuss the care provided with patient and listen to their concerns. Report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.
- Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patient, visitors, coworkers and others involved in the patient's treatment in an effective manner.
- Provide for the safe delivery of medication in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians orders and/or current practice.
- Maintain standards of professional nursing practice in accordance with facility policy and procedures, other external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards and psychiatric nursing standards.
- Responsible for thorough, accurate reporting and documentation of the patient symptoms, responses and progress.
Other Functions
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required.
- Current LPN/LVN license as required by state.
- CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
- First aid may be required based on state or facility.
- One or more years' of nursing experience within clinical area of service provided by facility preferred.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus
Company overview
Erlanger Behavioral Health Hospital is a comprehensive psychiatric and behavioral healthcare facility located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Operating as a 144-bed acute care treatment center, the hospital provides specialized mental health services across multiple age groups, including adolescents (ages 12+), adults, and older adults. The facility offers a full continuum of personalized psychiatric care, addressing conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, and co-occurring substance use disorders. Erlanger Behavioral Health employs evidence-based treatment modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), medication management, individual and group therapy, family therapy, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for severe cases. The hospital operates 24/7 admissions and provides both inpatient and outpatient programming, including intensive outpatient (IOP) and partial hospitalization programs (PHP). Accredited by The Joint Commission with a Gold Seal of Approval, Erlanger Behavioral Health serves patients from Tennessee, Alabama, and North Georgia, maintaining a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, licensed counselors, social workers, and medical professionals dedicated to delivering compassionate, patient-centered care in a therapeutic environment designed to support stabilization and recovery.