Licensed Practical Nurse/RN- Call Center

We are the largest Community Mental Health Center in Indiana and we have expanded access to care for our patients by integrating primary health care with mental health care, addiction recovery treatment, and life-skills coaching. With respect as our default setting, we help those we touch live their best life, longer. Bowen Health’s mission is to strengthen our communities and to improve the health and well-being of those we are privileged to serve.

As an LPN within our Bowen Health Recovery Center, you will provide psychiatric nursing services to patients which includes administering medication and patient assessment through daily interactions. This position is nontraditional in the nursing arena and functions at a slower pace in the sense that patients come and going as needed through the 5am - 1pm time frame on weekdays and 6am - 10am on weekends. You will work directly with an incredible medical team, including a doctor that is dedicated to mentoring our nurses to operate at their best ability.

Below are the primary duties and essential functions of an employee in this position. While not all tasks may be performed by every employee in this role, all employees are expected to perform related tasks as needed. These essential functions must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation. Administer methadone in accordance with all state and federal regulations. Responsible for documenting in EMR (Methasoft) on all medication dispensed and nursing progress notes. Document all other pertinent data in EMR (Methasoft) such has health status and updates. Participate in multidiscipline team meetings and document changes in treatment plan in the EMR. Assist medical doctor with history and physicals and external referrals. Follow up with external referral source to ensure documentation is received and provided to the medical doctor and other members of the treatment team. Ensure client is updated on all urine drug screens and documentation of results is in EMR. Utilize nursing process to assess and develop nursing plan to address health problems. Assist nursing supervisor with TB testing after training and certification received. Provide education and educational material to clients regarding recovery and co-occurring health concerns including, but not limited to, side effects of medication and prevention of common related illness or disease. Notify doctor and other members of treatment team of changes in health status and/or adverse reactions to medication such as over sedation. Under the supervision of nursing supervisor maintain medication inventory and participate in accurate reconciliation at the end of the shift. Facilitate transfer of patients to another OTP clinics should the occasion arise, such as relocation of client out of state. Establish user account for Lighthouse Registry and utilize as needed, to track dosing and prevent diversion. If an emergency occurs and patient is unresponsive, assess and provide emergency nursing intervention CPR and Narcan administration, if assessment determines such actions are needed to preserve life, until EMS arrives.