Psychiatric Nurse I (LPN) - Full-Time, Day Shift - Float / Flexible Schedule

WellPower provides you with the support you need to help you develop a career in helping others succeed. We innovate, adapt, and leverage the diverse perspectives of the people on our team and the people we serve in everything we do.

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WellPower's Crisis Services is looking for a Nurse who is looking for a full-time position and would like some flexibility around their schedule. This position provides a unique opportunity to work full-time between two crisis programs, the Denver Walk-In Crisis Center and the Behavioral Health Solutions Center. In this position, the employee has first-priority in selecting three open day shifts per week between the two sites.

Nurses obtain, record, and communicate important clinical information regarding consumers and provide clinical services within a multidisciplinary team environment.

Location: 4353 E Colfax Ave

Pay Range & Benefits:

• Psychiatric Nurse I (LPN) - $28.96 - $30.46/hr
• Language Differential $1.00 - $2.50/hr
• Float Differential - $2.00/hr

WellPower is committed to fair and equitable hiring with salaries based on relevant factors, such as work experience, education, and certification/licensure (rather than wage history). Toward the principle of equal pay for equal work, we post and hire within defined hiring salary ranges. We ask all applicants to carefully review the hiring salary range for each posted job opportunity, as we will not hire outside the predetermined range.

All full-time, benefits eligible employees will be eligible for WellPower's benefits plan. For a full description of benefit offerings, please visit: https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice/.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Provide psychological problem identification, crisis interventions, and similar services to assigned consumers.
• Provide limited case management services to consumers as needed.
• Assist consumers with psychological and social development and rehabilitation.
• Coordinate consumer's use of other WellPower programs and outside community resources.
• Coordinate medical care and intervention with other clinical staff and psychiatrist(s).
• Draw blood for lab work for consumers.
• Monitor consumer's vital signs.
• Administer medications including intramuscular medications.
• Periodically provide community injections
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records consistent with WellPower standards.
• Participate in team/organization meetings, in-services, and supervisory sessions as required.
• Maintain a trauma informed environment of wellbeing.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Qualifications:

Experience: 1-3 years of experience working with consumers with a serious and persistent mental illness preferred.

Education: Graduation from accredited school of nursing. Licensed as a Practical Nurse in good standing with the Board of Nursing of the State of Colorado.

Why Work at WellPower? Join a workplace where purpose meets passion!

• Mission-Driven Impact
• Wellness-Focused Culture
• Award-Winning Workplace
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Competitive Pay
• Licensure Support
• Team Activities

Tuberculosis (TB) screening, testing - TB screening and testing is required and must be completed prior to hire (i.e., preplacement), and maintained during employment.