Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Avery's House is a mental health treatment provider for adolescents. We are expanding services with a specialized residential program supporting neurodivergent adolescents through an individualized, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approach. The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides recovery-oriented nursing care to adolescents in residential behavioral health treatment setting specializing in neurodivergent youth, including clients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and co-occurring mental health disorders. **DUTIES** Nursing Responsibilities: - Demonstrates the Avery’s House mission, purpose, values, and beliefs in everyday language and contact with clients. - Provides compassionate, trauma-informed, person-centered nursing care to adolescents. - Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with clients while maintaining professional boundaries. - Completes nursing assessments and ongoing health monitoring. - Administers medications accurately and safely according to physician orders and facility policies. - Monitors for medication effectiveness, adverse reactions, and side effects, documenting findings appropriately. - Performs medication counts, medication reconciliation, inventory management, and controlled substance accountability. - Transcribes physician orders accurately and promptly. - Coordinates with prescribers, pharmacy, laboratory services, and other healthcare providers. - Assists with admissions, discharges, medication reconciliation, and health screenings. - Obtains vital signs, specimen collection, point-of-care testing, and other nursing procedures within the scope of practice. - Responds appropriately to medical emergencies and behavioral crises. - Provides health education to clients and caregivers regarding medications, diagnoses, wellness, and healthy living. - Documents all nursing interventions, medication administration, observations, and client progress in the electronic medical record. - Communicates significant changes in client condition to the Director of Nursing, provider, and treatment team. - Attends and participates in company meetings. - Participates in the nursing on-call rotation as assigned, providing after-hours guidance, triaging medical concerns, and collaborating with providers. - Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, and/or changed at the discretion of management Therapeutic Milieu Responsibilities: - Supervising and engaging clients throughout the shift. - Providing continuous support within the therapeutic milieu. - Assisting with daily routines, schedules, transitions, and activities. - Participating in groups, community meetings, and therapeutic programming as appropriate. - Supporting clients with activities of daily living (ADLs) while promoting independence. - Supporting clients during meals, hygiene routines, school activities, recreation, and community outings. - Utilizing de-escalation, co-regulation, redirection, and crisis intervention techniques. - Implementing individualized behavioral support plans under the direction of the clinical team. - Maintaining awareness of client whereabouts and supervision requirements. - Conducting routine safety and environmental checks. - Transporting clients to medical appointments, community outings, or other approved activities as assigned. - Assisting with room searches, contraband checks, belongings inventory, and safety procedures according to facility policy. - Supporting clients during difficult emotional or behavioral situations while maintaining a calm, therapeutic presence. - Collaborating closely with clinical assistants, therapists, case managers, providers, and leadership to ensure continuity of care. Neurodivergent Client Support: - Demonstrate understanding of autism spectrum disorder, sensory processing differences, developmental disabilities, and executive functioning challenges. - Utilize neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed approach…