TruHealth
Location
Columbia, Tennessee
The Licensed Practical Nurse will provide nursing services, instruction, and assessments, participating in direct patient care and health education services under general supervision. Responsibilities include supervising patient treatments, assisting physicians, performing administrative duties like documentation, and administering medications as ordered.
Candidates must have completed a Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) Program and hold a current State LPN license, along with a minimum of six months of experience in a hospital, long-term care facility, or other healthcare institution. The position requires flexibility, willingness to work unscheduled overtime and weekends, and the physical ability to frequently lift objects up to 50 pounds.
Unity Psychiatric Care, a division of Franklin, Tennessee-based American Health Partners Inc., operates psychiatric hospitals in Memphis, Clarksville, Columbia, and Martin, Tennessee, as well as in Bridgeport and Huntsville, Alabama. These hospitals specialize in treating geriatrics who are experiencing a mental health crisis or behavioral disturbances, including those caused by dementia. Services will include a full range of diagnostic evaluation and behavioral health treatments. For more information, visit UnityPsych.com [https://unitypsych.com].
Under general supervision, the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) will provide a combination of nursing services, instruction, and assessments throughout the hospital; to participate in a variety of nursing assessments, direct patient care, and health education services; and to do related work as required. The LPN is accountable for the delivery of patient care within the standards, policies, procedures and guidelines set forth by Unity, CMS, and Licensure Standards.
• Minimum of six (6) months experience in a hospital, long term care facility or other health care institution.
• Job will require frequent lifting of objects up to 50 pounds
Our Organization does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or any other characteristic(s) protected by federal, state, and local laws. The Organization will also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities should a request for an accommodation be made.
