Licensed Practical Nurse
Covington, Louisiana
LPN
Posted Sep 3
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Clinic
- Accepts
- LPN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Louisiana is $32/hr, across 50 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
About Start Corporation
Start Corporation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1984. Our Mission is to promote opportunities, which enhance the self-sufficiency of people to empower them to live and function independently.
Job Description
The LPN will provide nursing care within scope of practice that is patient centered and individualized and utilizes the nursing process of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating. They will also conduct healthcare screenings and assessments. While also entering information into an Electronic Health Record on all client services in a timely manner.
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Minimum Requirements
- License to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Louisiana
- Be over 18 years of age
- Posses a valid driver's license
- Current CPR certification
- Prior experience preferred
Core Competencies
Participates in a multidisciplinary team by providing primary and/or behavioral health care to clients according to the scope of licensure. Administers and monitors medications according to prescriber's orders. Identifies and reports any concerns related to medication adherence , misuse, and /or adverse reactions. Communicates respectfully and effectively and establishes professional relationships through active listening and demonstration of empathy and positive regard. Maintains professional boundaries and operates within agency/ethical guidelines. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of primary and behavioral health symptoms, diagnoses, interventions and impact.
Job Duties / Skills Required
Provide nursing care within scope of practice that is patient centered and individualized and utilizes the nursing process of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating. Conducts healthcare screenings and assessments. Enters information into an Electronic Health Record on all client services in a timely manner. Provides direct clinical services using approved interventions. Communicate effectively with clinic staff, patients, and families. May assist with clinical consultation, clinical review, or auditing of clinical records.
Benefits include: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; disability and life insurance; paid time off; 13 paid holidays per year for regular full-time employees; and a 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching.
Sourced from Start Corporation’s careers page.
Requirements
- License to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Louisiana
- Be over 18 years of age
- Posses a valid driver's license
- Current CPR certification
- Prior experience preferred
- Core Competencies
- Participates in a multidisciplinary team by providing primary and/or behavioral health care to clients according to the scope of licensure.
- Communicates respectfully and effectively and establishes professional relationships through active listening and demonstration of empathy and positive regard.
- Demonstrates advanced knowledge of primary and behavioral health symptoms, diagnoses, interventions and impact.
- Job Duties / Skills Required
- Provide nursing care within scope of practice that is patient centered and individualized and utilizes the nursing process of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating.
- Conducts healthcare screenings and assessments.
- Enters information into an Electronic Health Record on all client services in a timely manner.
- Communicate effectively with clinic staff, patients, and families.
- May assist with clinical consultation, clinical review, or auditing of clinical records.
- Benefits include: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; disability and life insurance; paid time off; 13 paid holidays per year for regular full-time employees; and a 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching.
Benefits
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- 403(b)
- Life insurance
Place
- City
- Covington, Louisiana
- Median rent
- $1,396/mo
- Local household income
- $75,851/yr
- Metro price level
- 7% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Covington area index 92.7, where 100 is the national average.
Covington sits on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, about 45 minutes from New Orleans. Its historic downtown features oak-lined streets, local shops, and riverside views along the Tchefuncte River. A slower-paced alternative to the city, popular with healthcare commuters seeking small-town charm near metro access.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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About the employer
You are weighing Start Corporation in Mandeville, Louisiana. The site in front of you is their Mandeville clinic. Nurses who have left reviews call Start a good workplace. They talk about benefits, friendly coworkers, and generous vacation and time off.…
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Worth asking
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
