Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)- Overnights
Denver, Colorado
Posted Sep 4
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Unit
- Rehab
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Behavioral Health
- Accepts
- LPN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Colorado is $37/hr, across 585 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Who We Are
Avenues Recovery Center is a nationwide network of drug and alcohol rehab centers with seventeen locations across seven states. Offering the very highest standard of medical and clinical treatment, our services span every level of care - including detox, residential, PHP IOP, and outpatient services. Avenues is both JCAHO and CARF accredited, and in full compliance with all ASAM standards. Yet despite our excellence, our greatest strength remains the staff we cull from across the nation. If you're a compassionate professional who appreciates stimulating yet meaningful work, we warmly invite you to join our all-star team.
Now Hiring LPNs for the Overnight Shift (7pm - 7am) for our Detox and Residential treatment facility, located in Aurora, CO!
What You'll Do
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Complete comprehensive medical assessment for each client upon admission Perform all nursing shift duties (screening, vitals, scheduling appt.s and labs, updating charts...) Address pharmacy needs and prescription authorizations; dispense meds and maintain med logs Collaborate with medical, clinical and UR teams to ensure seamless coordination of care Ensure impeccable medical documentation, chart review, and medication logging for each client
What We're Looking For
- High School diploma/ GED
- Minimum one-year diploma program post-high school
- Current, valid LPN licensure in CO
- 1 year experience in treatment industry preferred
- Strong critical thinking, oral and written communication skills
- Excellent collaborative, multitasking and time management skills
Why Join Us?
Avenues features a rich, fulfilling workplace culture where each person is valued and greatness is pursued. We support our employees unconditionally, and work to provide them with every resource they need to excel! Aside from generous PTO and compensation, when you join the Avenues family, you'll be eligible for the following benefits package:
- 401K with employer match
- Eligible for HRSA STAR federal student loan repayment
- Medical Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Accident
- Critical Illness
- Hospital Indemnity
- Voluntary Short-Term Disability
- Voluntary Long -Term Disability
- Employer-Paid Life and AD&D
- LifeTime Benefit Term Insurance with Long Term Care
- Legal Coverage
- Pet Insurance
- Identity Theft Protection
- Employer-Paid Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Medical
- Dependent Care FSA (DCF)
Join our growing team and discover the magic here at Avenues!
Apply today!
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Sourced from Avenues Recovery’s careers page.
Requirements
- LPN
- CO LPN license
Benefits
- AD&D insurance
- Loan repayment program
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance program
Place
- City
- Denver, Colorado
- Median rent
- $1,831/mo
- Local household income
- $94,718/yr
- Metro price level
- 6% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Denver area index 105.8, where 100 is the national average.
Denver sits at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, offering nurses easy access to outdoor recreation alongside a growing urban core. The Mile-High City blends sunny weather, craft breweries, and proximity to mountain trails, making it an appealing choice for healthcare professionals seeking an active lifestyle between shifts in a fast-growing metro area.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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You would be nursing inside Avenues Recovery’s new Norfolk site—part of a network of roughly 17–18 locations across seven states that has grown since 2016 and moves people through detox, residential, PHP, IOP, and outpatient care. Day to day that…
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