Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) PRN - Autism CSU - Conyers, GA.

View Point Health Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)Job Code: HCT031/Licensed Practical Nurse 2 Shift: PRN/19 hours weekly - As scheduled by leadershipBase Location: Conyers, GA.Division/Department/Program: Autism Crisis Stabilization Unit View Point Healths Autism Crisis Stabilization Unit program provides psychiatric crisis intervention and stabilization services to adolescents.

Our facility is a 10-bed crisis stabilization unit in a beautiful scenic setting, located on 7 acres of land in Conyers, Georgia.

We serve adolescents ages 10-14 on the Autism Spectrum and provide a strong multidisciplinary team approach incorporating Applied Behavior Analysis, mental health clinical services, and medication management.

Under general supervision, provides general direct nursing care to injured, ill, convalescent or disabled individuals.

Care includes providing medical treatments, administering medication and giving injections.

Duties & Responsibilities: Interact and offer support to clients with Spectrum Disorder and other co-occurring diagnoses.

Services as liaison between the admitting facility, guardian, and our onsite team, regarding client referrals and collateral information.

Each client will be assessed by a nurse when they arrive on site.

Responsible for monitoring changes in conditions, shift reports, daily and shift nursing note, nursing assessments, developing the initial nursing treatment plan, gathering collateral information as related to ABA therapy, administering medications related to crisis intervention services, and providing clinical and medical input for the multidisciplinary treatment team.

Work with Direct Care Staff and follow the direction of the Registered Nurse in providing oversight of client care.

Ensure that all nursing care and medical services are provided in a manner that is sensitive to the needs of the population we are serving.

Responsible for medical treatment to include, PPEs, blood draws, collecting urine samples, MD orders, charting, direct patient care, discharges, assessments, patient education, and other documentation, and reporting all pertinent client information.

The nursing staff will use the eight rights of medication administration, as well as two client identifiers, any time medications are administered.

Oversee the overall wellness and safety of the clients as well as monitor and manage any stable medical conditions while the client is at the CSU, and report findings to the provider and treatment team.

Document all vital client information in the electronic health record according to standards and assist with orienting new staff to the unit.

Provide relief for breaks and assist with Direct Care floor coverage as needed.

Attend all training courses, nurses meetings, and other staff meetings as assigned.

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: Vocational/Technical degree from an accredited college AND current Georgia license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse AND Six months of n...