Licensed Practical Nurse

Healthcare employer

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

We are seeking a compassionate, dependable, and detail-oriented Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our nursing team.

Posted Sep 15

Unit and setting: Psych · Behavioral Health helping individuals safely navigate detoxification and begin their recovery journeyindividuals navigating detoxification and beginning recovery
License: LPN license Active Oklahoma Practical Nurse (LPN) License in good standing.Active Oklahoma LPN license in good standing

Do you qualify?

License: Active Oklahoma LPN license in good standing Active Oklahoma Practical Nurse (LPN) License in good standing. Check your license
Certification: Current CPR/BLS certification Current CPR/BLS Certification.
Also asks: Strong assessment and clinical judgment skills Strong assessment and clinical judgment skills.
Also asks: Excellent communication and documentation abilities Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
Also asks: Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team.

Preferred

Experience: Behavioral health, substance abuse, detoxification, emergency, corrections, psychiatric, or acute care experience Experience in behavioral health, substance abuse treatment, detoxification, emergency nursing, corrections, psychiatric nursing, or acute care.
Also asks: Familiarity with CIWA-Ar, COWS, ASAM Criteria, and withdrawal management protocols Familiarity with CIWA-Ar, COWS, ASAM Criteria, and withdrawal management protocols.
Also asks: EMR-SUNWAVE experience Experience with electronic medical records (EMR-SUNWAVE)

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What it pays

Pay differential: Shift Differentials Available
Extra pay: Shift differentials available

Benefits

BenefitsCompetitive payCompetitive Pay
BenefitsShift differentials availableShift Differentials Available
BenefitsPaid time offPaid Time Off
BenefitsCareer growth opportunitiesCareer Growth Opportunities
Opportunities for advancement

The role and schedule

Charting: EMR-SUNWAVE
Day to day: providing direct patient care providing direct patient care
Day to day: administering medications administering medications
Day to day: monitoring withdrawal symptoms monitoring withdrawal symptoms
Day to day: completing routine nursing assessments completing routine nursing assessments
Day to day: monitoring vital signs monitoring vital signs
Day to day: administering medications as ordered administering medications as ordered
Day to day: documenting care accurately documenting care accurately
Day to day: responding to changes in patient condition responding to changes in patient condition
Day to day: collaborating with the interdisciplinary team collaborating with the interdisciplinary team
Details: Fast-paced behavioral health and substance use treatment setting enjoys working in a fast-paced behavioral health and substance use treatment setting
Details: Works under the direction of the Director of Nursing and provider Working under the direction of the Director of Nursing and provider

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We are seeking a compassionate, dependable, and detail-oriented Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our nursing team. The LPN plays a vital role in providing direct patient care, administering medications, monitoring withdrawal symptoms, and supporting clients throughout their recovery journey in a safe and therapeutic environment.

Working under the direction of the Director of Nursing and provider, the LPN is responsible for completing routine nursing assessments, monitoring vital signs, administering medications as ordered, documenting care accurately, responding to changes in patient condition, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care.

This role is ideal for an LPN who enjoys working in a fast-paced behavioral health and substance use treatment setting, values teamwork, and is committed to delivering compassionate, evidence-based care.

At South Coast Behavioral Health, you will play an essential role in helping individuals safely navigate detoxification and begin their recovery journey. We value professionalism, integrity, collaboration, and clinical excellence while fostering a supportive environment for both our patients and staff.

Qualifications

Required

Active Oklahoma Practical Nurse (LPN) License in good standing.

Current CPR/BLS Certification. Strong assessment and clinical judgment skills. Excellent communication and documentation abilities. Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team.

Preferred

Experience in behavioral health, substance abuse treatment, detoxification, emergency nursing, corrections, psychiatric nursing, or acute care. Familiarity with CIWA-Ar, COWS, ASAM Criteria, and withdrawal management protocols. Experience with electronic medical records (EMR-SUNWAVE)

Benefits

Competitive Pay

Shift Differentials Available

Paid Time Off Career Growth Opportunities

What's around it?

In Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City, OKFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 10% below the US average

Median rent: $1,130/mo
Household income: $68,656/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Oklahoma City, OK

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals get steered to walkable inner districts: Reddit regulars name Paseo and Plaza for restaurants and errands on foot, while Apartments.com’s renter shortlist is Deep Deuce (just north of Bricktown, jazz-and-blues history, apartments and townhomes, 1-bedrooms averaging $1,283 for about 689 sq ft), Midtown, Automobile Alley, Wileman 3, and Edgewater/Lakepointe. Facebook locals add quieter in-town names Nichols Hills, Lakehurst, Belle Isle, and Quail Creek. Family-oriented suburbs in the 2026 Extra Space roundup are Edmond (median home $253,500, universities, Arcadia Lake), Piedmont ($252,100, new homes, top schools), budget Moore ($148,500) and Yukon ($145,400, Route 66), plus more rural Tuttle ($194,700). The city spans more than 600 square miles, so even trendy pockets still sit inside a drive-first metro.

Young professionals get steered to walkable inner districts: Reddit regulars name Paseo and Plaza for restaurants and errands on foot, while Apartments.com’s renter shortlist is Deep Deuce (just north of Bricktown, jazz-and-blues history, apartments and townhomes, 1-bedrooms averaging $1,283 for about 689 sq ft), Midtown, Automobile Alley, Wileman 3, and Edgewater/Lakepointe. Facebook locals add quieter in-town names Nichols Hills, Lakehurst, Belle Isle, and Quail Creek.

Family-oriented suburbs in the 2026 Extra Space roundup are Edmond (median home $253,500, universities, Arcadia Lake), Piedmont ($252,100, new homes, top schools), budget Moore ($148,500) and Yukon ($145,400, Route 66), plus more rural Tuttle ($194,700). The city spans more than 600 square miles, so even trendy pockets still sit inside a drive-first metro.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: extraspace.com

Getting aroundU.S. News puts the average commute at about 20.66 minutes, and Sparefoot says that from most of town you can reach the heart of the city in about 20 minutes by car; downtown itself is walkable. Deep Deuce is described as moderately walkable and bikeable, very driveable, with some public transit, but Extra Space lists car dependence as a core con and easy traffic and parking as a pro. Sources never name hospital campuses, bus lines, or garage realities; healthcare is a major local industry spread across a 600-plus-square-mile city, so owning a car is the realistic default.

U.S. News puts the average commute at about 20.66 minutes, and Sparefoot says that from most of town you can reach the heart of the city in about 20 minutes by car; downtown itself is walkable. Deep Deuce is described as moderately walkable and bikeable, very driveable, with some public transit, but Extra Space lists car dependence as a core con and easy traffic and parking as a pro.

Sources never name hospital campuses, bus lines, or garage realities; healthcare is a major local industry spread across a 600-plus-square-mile city, so owning a car is the realistic default.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: sparefoot.com Source 3: apartments.com Source 4: extraspace.com

OutdoorsDowntown green space is Scissortail Park (Skydance Bridge views of the skyline) plus Myriad Botanical Gardens and the Crystal Bridge Conservatory; Wheeler Park is another named city park. Oklahoma River trails and RIVERSPORT Adventures cover paddling and water sports, with a Bricktown Water Taxi on the canal. Lake Hefner is the in-city lake for sailing and recreation; Edmond’s Arcadia Lake is the northern-suburb option. Year-round outdoor life is parks, lakes, and river trails on the prairie—not mountains—and one visitor guide even flags indoor skiing as a quirky city extra.

Downtown green space is Scissortail Park (Skydance Bridge views of the skyline) plus Myriad Botanical Gardens and the Crystal Bridge Conservatory; Wheeler Park is another named city park. Oklahoma River trails and RIVERSPORT Adventures cover paddling and water sports, with a Bricktown Water Taxi on the canal.

Lake Hefner is the in-city lake for sailing and recreation; Edmond’s Arcadia Lake is the northern-suburb option. Year-round outdoor life is parks, lakes, and river trails on the prairie—not mountains—and one visitor guide even flags indoor skiing as a quirky city extra.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: visitokc.com Source 2: adventuresofaplusk.com Source 3: theadventuristmagazine.com Source 4: apartments.com Source 5: extraspace.com

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Living in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City is the Modern Frontier: working stockyards and Horse Show Capital energy beside Scissortail Park, Bricktown’s canal, and a young metro (median age about 34) U.S. News ranks among the best big U.S. cities. Healthcare is a core local industry beside energy and aerospace. Housing sits well below national prices—median homes in the mid-$200ks, many 1-bedrooms under $1,000 except Deep Deuce—and typical drives run about 20 minutes. Young professionals land in Paseo, Plaza, Deep Deuce, Midtown, and Automobile Alley; families pick Edmond (universities, Arcadia Lake) and Piedmont (top schools) or cheaper Moore and Yukon. Weekends mean Lake Hefner, Oklahoma River trails and RIVERSPORT, Cattlemen’s in Stockyards City, the National Memorial, First Americans Museum, and Plaza Walls murals. Locals really will talk to you; the nickname is the Big Friendly. Tradeoffs are Tornado Alley springs, mid-to-high-90s humid summers, a car-required 600-square-mile sprawl, mixed schools unless you choose suburbs carefully, high homeowners insurance, and neighborhood-variable crime.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: visitokc.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: apartments.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: extraspace.com Source 6: adventuresofaplusk.com Source 7: sparefoot.com Source 8: reddit.com

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Oklahoma City, OKFrom Census ACS 2024.