Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) - Perimeter Healthcare

Perimeter Behavioral Hospital of Arlington has a great opportunity for full-time day and night shift LVNs. We are seeking individuals who are committed to improving our patient’s lives by using a patient centered, collaborative approach to providing high quality of care.

Perimeter Behavioral Hospital of Arlington is conveniently located in Arlington Texas and is a psychiatric children’s hospital providing inpatient programs for children and adolescents. We are committed to providing hope and transforming the lives of children in our community. If you would like to join our professional team, then apply today.

The LVN's responsibilities include the following:

• Participates in the development, interpretation, and implementation of Nursing Service's philosophy, objectives, standards, policies, and procedures.
• Documents nursing intervention and resident response in progress notes and other areas as appropriate.
• Provides a safe, therapeutic environment that protects resident’s rights.
• Develops a therapeutic relationship with assigned residents.
• Establishes and maintains professional contact with the resident's physician and psychotherapist, to assist in planning the resident’s care
• Intervenes appropriately to de-escalate residents.
• Admits, discharges, and transfers residents based on physician’s orders.
• Collaborates and communicates with members of other disciplines in a professional manner.
• Observes resident behavior for changes, to intervene appropriately, guides nonprofessional staff, communicates changes to appropriate staff, and records changes promptly.
• Reviews medical records, checks and verifies physician orders, and records these orders, per facility policy and procedure.

Qualified candidates for LVN should have the following:

• Active Licensed Vocational Nurse license in the state of Texas or eligible compact license.
• Behavioral hospital experience strongly preferred. 
• Must be BLS certified.
• Must complete Handle with Care training during hospital orientation.
• Must be available to attend a full week of hospital orientation and department training that follows.

Shifts available:  Full-Time - 7:00am-7:00pm and 7:00pm-7:00am

*Earn weekday and weekend night shift differential!

Our benefits include the following:

• Service excellence and fulfilling work environment
• 401(k) plan and company match
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Supplemental Insurance Plans Available

Perimeter Healthcare is one of the leading behavioral health care providers in the country for children, adolescents, adults, and senior adults. We deliver hope to our patients through the delivery of comprehensive and dedicated treatment programs. Our focus and commitment on service excellence is available across several states and in different care settings. Our team ensures our patients receive the required care that they or their loved one needs. We offer several programs for our patients including inpatient acute treatment and residential treatment. We are seeking staff who exhibit daily the following values: C- Compassion A- Accountability R – Respect and E- Empowerment.

EEO

We are committed to providing an environment of diversity and inclusion where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and fellow employees. Perimeter Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer regarding all recruitment, training, and selection process within the company regarding race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, and gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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