Behavioral Health LPN
Leavenworth, Kansas
As a Behavioral Health Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you'll provide compassionate, hands-on care to patients with acute mental health needs in a dynamic inpatient behavioral health setting.
Posted Sep 29
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- Days · 12-hour shifts Shifts Available: Days Hours: 12-hour shifts - 7:00 am to 7:00 pm< 60
- Unit and setting
- Behavioral Health Unit Provide direct nursing care to patients with acute mental and behavioral health needs in an inpatient settingpatients with acute mental health needs
- License
- LPN license Current and valid state license as a Licensed Vocational Nurse or Licensed Psychiatric Technician.Licensed Vocational Nurse or Licensed Psychiatric Technician
- Term
- PermanentPart-time
Do you qualify?
- License
- Licensed Vocational Nurse or Licensed Psychiatric Technician Current and valid state license as a Licensed Vocational Nurse or Licensed Psychiatric Technician.
- Certification
- BLS (AHA) certificate Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
- Certification
- IV certification within 90 days of hireAfter hire · within 90 days of hire
What it pays
Benefits
- Benefitsfull benefits at Prime HealthcareFull benefits at Prime Healthcare: https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/
- Health insurance
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- provide direct nursing care to acute mental and behavioral health patients Provide direct nursing care to patients with acute mental and behavioral health needs in an inpatient setting
- Day to day
- observe, monitor, and document patient behavior, mental status, and safety risks Observe, monitor, and document patient behavior, mental status, and safety risks
- Day to day
- administer medications as ordered and monitor for side effects Administer medications as ordered and monitor for side effects
- Day to day
- assist with crisis intervention and de-escalation Assist with crisis intervention and de-escalation to promote unit safety
- Day to day
- support admissions, discharges, and transfers, including patient education Support admissions, discharges, and transfers, including patient education
- Day to day
- collaborate with RNs, providers, and interdisciplinary care team Collaborate with RNs, providers, and the interdisciplinary care team
- Day to day
- complete clinical documentation per policy and regulations Complete, accurate, and timely clinical documentation per policy and regulations
- Hours stated
- 12-hour shifts – 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026.
- Hospital
- SAINT JOHN Hospital
- Address
- 3500 SOUTH 4TH STREET, LEAVENWORTH, KS, 66048
- CMS rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 22
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Original listing
Posted on Saint John Hospital’s careers page.
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Overview
- Department: Behavioral Health Unit
- Shifts Available: Days
- Employment Type: Part-time
- Hours: 12-hour shifts – 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Location: Saint John Hospital – Leavenworth, KS
Make a meaningful impact every day. As a Behavioral Health Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you'll provide compassionate, hands-on care to patients with acute mental health needs in a dynamic inpatient behavioral health setting. Working alongside Registered Nurses and an interdisciplinary care team, you'll play a key role in promoting patient safety, stabilization, and recovery.
From medication administration and patient monitoring to behavioral observation, crisis intervention, and care coordination, you'll help create a safe, therapeutic environment where patients can heal and thrive. If you bring strong clinical judgment, compassion, and a passion for patient-centered care, we invite you to join a team dedicated to transforming lives through exceptional behavioral health care.
Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but is not limited to)
Provide direct nursing care to patients with acute mental and behavioral health needs in an inpatient setting Observe, monitor, and document patient behavior, mental status, and safety risks Administer medications as ordered and monitor for side effects Assist with crisis intervention and de‑escalation to promote unit safety Support admissions, discharges, and transfers, including patient education Collaborate with RNs, providers, and the interdisciplinary care team Complete, accurate, and timely clinical documentation per policy and regulations
Qualifications
Before we go any further, we do have some deal-breakers. You must have:
Current and valid state license as a Licensed Vocational Nurse or Licensed Psychiatric Technician. Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current. IV certification within 90 days of hire
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Employment Status: Part Time 60 Shift: Days Equal Employment Opportunity:
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What's around it?
Leavenworth, KSFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 10% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,229/mo
- Household income
- $72,987/yr, all local households, not nurse pay