LPN at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health

**Description**

_Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of children and adolescents? Are you looking to expand your skills in Mental Health Nursing? Do you have a passion for working with youth and adolescents? If you answered yes, consider working at our beautiful campus in Kennesaw, GA._

We are seeking an LPN for 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM; to include Every Other Weekend.

Starting pay: $25/hr with additional $ given for experience.

**Being an LPN at Devereux has its Advantages!**

**We offer:**

+ Devereux will pay for your license renewal CEUs as part of our nurse continuing education program.

+ On-going training opportunities

+ Performance evaluations with ongoing coaching conversations.

+ A collaborative team environment.

+ National non-profit employer that offers a strong support system and is forward-thinking in their clinical practice and research.

As a Nurse, you will provide direct care nursing and will also beresponsible for administering medications, providing medical treatments, completing admissions, and actively engage with the youth served and their families/guardians. Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Georgia was established in Cobb County Georgia in 1973 at the invitation of Governor Jimmy Carter and for more than 40 years has been providing new hopes, new dreams, and new choices for children, adolescents and young adults struggling with emotional and behavioral health challenges.

**Interested in advancing your career?** Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND - the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers - the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full program includes **100%** of tuition covered (up to **$15k** reimbursed annually for undergraduate and **$25k** reimbursed annually for graduate) and student loan repayment!Learn morehere.

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**Qualifications**

**Education and Qualifications**

+ Completion of accredited LPN program anda current Georgia Nursing License required.

+ Six months to one (1) year of Nursing experience is highly preferred.

+ Experience in psychiatric nursing with children or adolescents is a plus.

+ Previous experience in procedures performed on the nursing unit with ability to assist other staff members and physicians.

+ Excellent communication, relationship management, and multitasking skills.

+ Strong technical skills and comfortable utilizing in-house computer applications for documenting and reporting purposes.

**Other qualifications:**

+ Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.

+ Valid Driver's License and Satisfactory Drug Screen and Background Check results.

+ Weekend availability and holidays required.

+ Must be able to complete a **two-week, paid new hire orientation class;** hours are approximately 8:30am to 5:30pm daily.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

**Posted Date** _2 months ago_ _(5/23/2024 12:20 PM)_

**_Requisition ID_** _2024-37544_

**_Category_** _Medical_

**_Position Type_** _Full-Time_

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.