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Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources Licensed Practical Nurse Group Home Columbia in Columbia, Mississippi
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources is seeking an energetic | | | and caring Licensed Practical | | | Nurse *to provide services for | | | a group home* in Columbia, | | | MS. The Licensed Practical | | | Nurse position plays a | | | significant role in coordinating | | | medical services for all group | | | home participants and for | | | providing all nursing needs for | | | the group home. Position is PRN. | | | Will work with clients with SMI | | | diagnosis in a residential group | | | home setting. | | | | | | Group homes and other types of | | | supportive housing combine | | | housing and services in an | | | enclosed and supportive setting. | | | Participants in supportive | | | housing share rooms or rent | | | individual apartments in a | | | location set aside for people who | | | meet specific criteria. | | | Participants also have access to | | | staff 24 hours per day. | | | | | | For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental | | | Healthcare Resources has served | | | individuals throughout the Pine | | | Belt. Through an extensive | | | continuum of care, we strive to | | | enable adults with serious mental | | | illnesses, children with serious | | | emotional disturbances, and | | | individuals with an addiction or | | | developmental disability to live, | | | work, learn, and participate | | | fully in their communities. Our | | | eighteen county service area | | | includes Amite, Franklin, | | | Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, | | | Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, | | | Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, | | | Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, | | | Stone, Walthall, Wayne | | | Counties. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Valid MS LPN license | | | - Valid driver's license with | | | satisfactory driving record | | | required | | | - Must have auto insurance with | | | liability limits of | | | 100,000/300,000/50,000 within | | | 30 days of hire | | | - Behavioral healthcare | | | experience preferred | | | - Has a desire to work with | | | consumers who have a serious | | | mental illness diagnosis | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Responsibilities: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Ensures the health, safety, | | | comfort, and welfare of each | | | individual in the home. | | | - Observes medication | | | compliance of residents. | | | - Provides educational classes | | | to residents of the group | | | home. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+