Caring. Hope. Giving back. Our mission at the Bert Nash Center as the Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) of Douglas County is to advance the health of the community through comprehensive behavioral health services responsive to evolving needs and changing environments. We accomplish this by believing in our team. Each person that works for the Bert Nash Center contributes directly to the success of our clients, organization, and community. Our values of compassion, integrity, equity and hope reflect in everything we do.

Pay is based on experience within a range of $28.00-$42.00 per hour. This position is full time, non-exempt, benefits eligible. Bert Nash offers excellent benefits which include medical, dental, vision, KPERS retirement, life insurance, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing free counseling and resources, and generous PTO. 

A.  Responsibilities and Duties: The Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN) provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization, while complying with laws and regulations in maintaining patient information. This position leads the coordination of care for patients by applying effective decision-making skills based on patient/family healthcare needs and priorities. Specific duties will include:

1.  Develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families promoting decision making based on the assessment of patient medical histories, symptoms, examinations, diagnosis, conditions and treatments.

2.  Communicate and collaborate concisely and continuously among clinical team, including physicians, both verbally and in documentation focusing on patients identified problems and needs by implementing and monitoring patient care plans, as well as recording and communicating patient conditions as appropriate, to optimize their health outcomes.

3.  Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team. 

4.  Competently applies collaborative teamwork and leadership as a member of an inter-professional team to coordinate patient centered care for quality patient and unit outcomes of care processes by:

5.  Utilizing information, resources and technology

6.  Provide Patient Centered Care Nursing processes including Patient/Family, Evidence Based Practices (EBP), safety and process improvement 

7.  Exemplifies professionalism: applies lifelong learning; contributes to the science of nursing; participates in governance; shares knowledge to expand the scale and scope of best practices with others; builds the ethical, moral and regulatory base for best practices and processes of patient and unit care. 

8.  Performs nursing care according to the population served on the unit as referenced in the Administrative, Scope of Services Policy. 

9.  Performs other duties as assigned in line with current basic nursing scope.

Accountability: The Licensed Practical Nurse will be directly accountable to the Nurse Manager of the Treatment and Recovery Center (TRC). The Nurse Manager will, no less than annually, complete a performance evaluation in compliance with personnel policies.

A.  Qualifications:  The Licensed Practical Nurse position requires:

1.  Completion of the Licensed Practical Nurse Program;

2.  Current Kansas licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse;

3.  Current Basic life Support for Healthcare Providers, however based on department, certification in ACLS and PALS then the BLS requirement is waived.

4.  Knowledge of psychopharmacological interactions.

5.  Physical assessment nursing skills.

Assignment at the TRC requires pre-employment drug screening, proof of Covid-19 immunization, flu immunization and TB screening prior to starting any position.  All must be completed or in process/scheduled to be cleared for new hire orientation.