Join our mission-driven team providing life-changing care to individuals battling substance use disorders and mental health challenges.
Posted Oct 12
Shift and hours
Day and night shifts DAY and NIGHT SHIFT LPNs NEEDED
Unit and setting
detox and residential treatment settings · Behavioral Health Join our mission-driven team providing life-changing care to individuals battling substance use disorders and mental health challenges.individuals with substance use disorders and mental health challenges
nursing care in detox and residential treatment settingsProvide nursing care in our detox and residential treatment settings
Day to day
monitor and assess patients during critical withdrawal and stabilization phasesMonitor and assess patients during critical withdrawal and stabilization phases
Day to day
administer medicationsAdminister medications and document patient progress
Day to day
document patient progress
Day to day
collaborate with multidisciplinary treatment teamsCollaborate with multidisciplinary treatment teams
Day to day
deliver compassionate, patient-centered care in a recovery-focused environmentDeliver compassionate, patient-centered care in a recovery-focused environment
Join our mission-driven team providing life-changing care to individuals battling substance use disorders and mental health challenges.
What You'll Do
Provide nursing care in our detox and residential treatment settings
Monitor and assess patients during critical withdrawal and stabilization phases
Administer medications and document patient progress
Collaborate with multidisciplinary treatment teams
Deliver compassionate, patient-centered care in a recovery-focused environment
What We're Looking For
Active Indiana LPN license
Passion for addiction and mental health treatment
Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills
Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
Experience in substance abuse or mental health care preferred (but not required)
Why First City Recovery Center?
✓ Competitive compensation
✓ Meaningful work - Be part of life-changing recovery journeys
✓ Professional growth - Develop expertise in addiction medicine and behavioral health
✓ Supportive team - Work alongside dedicated professionals who care
Ready to Make an Impact?
Help individuals reclaim their lives. Join First City Recovery Center's compassionate care team today.
Apply Now!
First City Recovery Center is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. E-verify and Drug Free Workplace Employer
Neighborhoods+Relocating professionals often look across established central Kokomo neighborhoods near downtown, as well as suburban residential subdivisions like Indian Heights on the south side and residential pockets in the north end. Buyers and renters seeking historic homes or quiet neighborhood streets find options throughout the Howard County seat, while some healthcare workers who prefer greater dining and suburban retail variety choose to commute from northern Hamilton County communities like Westfield. Surrounding towns like Peru and Frankfort also offer nearby small-town residential options within driving distance.
Relocating professionals often look across established central Kokomo neighborhoods near downtown, as well as suburban residential subdivisions like Indian Heights on the south side and residential pockets in the north end. Buyers and renters seeking historic homes or quiet neighborhood streets find options throughout the Howard County seat, while some healthcare workers who prefer greater dining and suburban retail variety choose to commute from northern Hamilton County communities like Westfield.
Surrounding towns like Peru and Frankfort also offer nearby small-town residential options within driving distance.
Getting around+Commutes within Kokomo are remarkably brief, with typical local drive times averaging under fourteen minutes to medical centers and major employers. Indiana State Road 931 serves as the primary north-south commercial artery, while state highways efficiently link Kokomo to outlying Howard County and regional hubs. Parking across healthcare facilities and commercial centers is surface-level and plentiful, though nurses commuting from neighboring communities should expect two-lane highway driving subject to agricultural machinery during planting season and slick pavement in winter.
Commutes within Kokomo are remarkably brief, with typical local drive times averaging under fourteen minutes to medical centers and major employers. Indiana State Road 931 serves as the primary north-south commercial artery, while state highways efficiently link Kokomo to outlying Howard County and regional hubs.
Parking across healthcare facilities and commercial centers is surface-level and plentiful, though nurses commuting from neighboring communities should expect two-lane highway driving subject to agricultural machinery during planting season and slick pavement in winter.
Outdoors+Kokomo offers a well-developed trail and park network anchored by the Wildcat Creek Walk of Excellence, a paved multi-use pathway that weaves along Wildcat Creek and through downtown with public art murals. Jackson Morrow Park features wooded trails and the Kirkendall Nature Center, while the 30-acre Kokomo Reservoir Park accommodates boating and shoreline fishing. Cyclists can navigate the Industrial Heritage Trail, which connects to the regional Nickel Plate Trail via a dedicated pedestrian bridge over Indiana State Road 931, alongside extensive athletic venues like the Cutler Park pickleball and tennis complex and Highland Park's disc golf course.
Kokomo offers a well-developed trail and park network anchored by the Wildcat Creek Walk of Excellence, a paved multi-use pathway that weaves along Wildcat Creek and through downtown with public art murals. Jackson Morrow Park features wooded trails and the Kirkendall Nature Center, while the 30-acre Kokomo Reservoir Park accommodates boating and shoreline fishing.
Cyclists can navigate the Industrial Heritage Trail, which connects to the regional Nickel Plate Trail via a dedicated pedestrian bridge over Indiana State Road 931, alongside extensive athletic venues like the Cutler Park pickleball and tennis complex and Highland Park's disc golf course.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Kokomo
Relocating nurses will find in Kokomo a practical, close-knit Midwestern city where everyday life is remarkably convenient. Anchored by major manufacturing employers and regional healthcare facilities, Kokomo eliminates the exhausting traffic of larger metropolitan centers, with typical hospital commutes averaging under fourteen minutes. Off-shift time is enriched by an extensive public park system: nurses can jog along the Wildcat Creek Walk of Excellence through downtown, bike the Industrial Heritage Trail across the Indiana 931 pedestrian bridge to the Nickel Plate Trail, or explore Jackson Morrow Park and the Kirkendall Nature Center. Local dining includes comfortable community fixtures like McDoogals, The Foxs Trail, and Ralphy's Pizza, while summer living centers on the Kokomo Beach Family Aquatic Center. Tradeoffs involve limited retail diversity, quiet nightlife, and frigid winter weather, leading some professionals who want more cosmopolitan amenities to live in southern communities like Westfield. However, for nurses seeking accessible homeownership, minimal commute friction, and a supportive, down-to-earth Indiana community, Kokomo provides a dependable and comfortable home base.
