LPN - Charge Nurse - Lowell Comprehensive Treatment Center

Seeking: LPN Charge Nurse - Outpatient Addiction Recovery

Full Time Hours:

Monday - Friday from 5:30 am - 1:00 pm OR rotating weekends with weekdays off.

Saturdays 5:30 am - 8:30 pm, Sundays 5:30 am - 12:30 pm

Our Benefits:  

• Quarterly Bonus Program
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Competitive 401(k) plan
• Paid vacation and sick time
• STAR LRP Student Loan Forgiveness
• Early morning hours offering a great work/life balance
• Opportunity for growth that is second to none in the industry

Our Team:

Lowell CTC, located in Lowell, MA is part of Acadia Healthcare's Comprehensive Treatment Centers, the leading provider of medication-assisted treatment in the nation. Our nursing team provides compassionate, high quality safe and efficient medication dispensing to patients that are seeking recovery from Opioid Use Disorder. 

Your Job as a Charge Nurse LPN:

The Charge Nurse is responsible for directing care to patients, facilitating workflows, serving as a clinical resource for staff, and for providing team leadership on a shift-to-shift basis. The Charge Nurse maintains standards of professional nursing practice in accordance with clinic policy and procedures.

Additional Benefits of Joining our Nursing Team:

• Lower stress environment working in our medication dispensary
• No heavy lifting of patients/no bedside care
• Stable shifts and schedule (day/morning shifts only)
• Early morning hours + early afternoon end time
• Be a part of helping others in a recovery environment
• Paid training 

Your Responsibilities as a Charge Nurse LPN:

• Provides direct care for patients as well as monitors and coordinates other nurses and members of the staff on the daily medical or behavioral health care activities of the clinic; schedules staff to ensure full coverage at all times and to ensure effective application of services;
• Leads, guides, and trains employees performing work;
• Oversees and provides direct nursing evaluation, consultation and other related care to patients as required;
• Coordinates services and maintains communication with other departments or staff as required;
• Completes and maintains required documentation;
• Oversees quality assurance activities and compliance to operational standards, participates in program development, development or implementation of operating policy and procedure, and promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices, as requested; and,
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Your Education, Skills and Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum 2+ years’ experience in nursing practice; minimum 1 year supervisory or charge nurse experience preferred
• Prefer experience in behavioral health or addiction recovery field environment (inpatient or outpatient)
• Training or experience treating patients with MAT (medication assisted treatment) highly preferred
• There must be no history of alcohol or other drug misuse for a period of three years before employment

Licenses/Certifications:

• Current LPN license within the state of Massachusetts

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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