FLSA Status: Non-Exempt - This position is classified as Non-Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is eligible for overtime pay.
Job Summary:
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is a member of an inter-disciplinary treatment team for behavioral health services, either in or outpatient that provides clinical care based on medical/mental health treatment within the scope of Licensed Practical Nurses' protocol under the orders of a medical prescriber. The LPN assists in the management of psychiatric crises, prepares written orders from the prescriber, assists with the management of patient medication needs including but not limited to pharmacy orders, prior authorizations, assisting with management of medication side effects under prescriber orders, maintaining medication administration records, medication storage areas, providing ordered injections, working collaboratively with Crises Services, Emergency Rooms, with Community Providers, and providing patie...