Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | Behavioral Health Child Unit at Abarca Health

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years), Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
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Healthcare, Behavioral HealthIndustries

Requirements

  • Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
  • Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Active license in the state of practice Upon Hire Required
  • Enjoys working with children ages 5 to 12 years old and adolescents ages 13 to 17 years old as well as their families
  • Has a passion for helping patients with conditions such as Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Addiction, or Suicidal behavior
  • Appreciates an active, challenging care environment that requires critical thinking
  • Values autonomous professional nursing practice
  • Possesses motivation to help create and deliver high-quality patient care in an energizing team environment
  • For LPN: Practices under the supervision of a registered nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, licensed physician, or other health care provider

Responsibilities

  • Delivers nursing care by developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends to understand patient conditions, medications, and self-care skills; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives
  • Provides patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends; conferring with physicians
  • Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining patients; documenting patient physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family and friends; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables
  • Teaches healthcare requirements by establishing patient care goals; instructing patient, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources
  • Evaluates patient care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care standards; reviewing patient records; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan
  • Maintains safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards
  • Organizes and directs those aspects of care for which accountable; communicating and coordinating care with well-defined nursing diagnoses, including all health team members

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

RNLPNBehavioral HealthChild NursingAdolescent CareMental Health NursingPatient CareCritical ThinkingCare CoordinationNursing Diagnoses

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the pay range for this nursing position?

The pay range is $24.00 - $48.00, with actual pay rate dependent upon experience. This RN position may be eligible for a Sign On Bonus up to $15,000.

Is this a remote position or does it require on-site work?

This is an on-site position at Avera Behavioral Health Center in Sioux Falls.

What licensure is required for the LPN role?

An active Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license from the Board of Nursing in the state of practice is required upon hire.

What is the work environment like in this behavioral health unit?

It's an active, challenging care environment in a structured therapeutic setting for children and adolescents, with cross-training across a 40-bed adolescent unit and 14-bed child unit, self-scheduling, and an energizing team of 70+ coworkers focused on high-quality patient care.

What qualities make a strong candidate for this role?

Ideal candidates enjoy working with children ages 5-12 and adolescents 13-17, have a passion for helping patients with conditions like depression, anxiety, ADHD, addiction, or suicidal behavior, value autonomous nursing practice, critical thinking, and teamwork.

Abarca Health

Pharmacy Benefit Management services provider

About Abarca Health

Abarca Health provides Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) services, focusing on flexible and user-friendly solutions for health plans, employers, and government programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Its main product, the Darwin platform, allows clients to quickly implement and modify benefit designs while ensuring compliance with regulations. Abarca Health manages over $5.3 billion in drug spend and processes 100 million prescription claims annually, offering additional services like home delivery for prescriptions. The company's goal is to deliver exceptional service and innovative solutions in the PBM market.

Aventura, FloridaHeadquarters
2005Year Founded
VENTURE_UNKNOWNCompany Stage
HealthcareIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

PTO
Parental leave
Work flexibility
Health insurance
Wellness stipend
401k
Tuition reimbursement
Leadership development programs

Risks

Increased competition from Amazon Pharmacy and Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company.
Growing focus on specialty drugs may require platform adaptation.
Shift towards price transparency could pressure Abarca's pricing models.

Differentiation

Abarca Health's Darwin platform is highly adaptable and user-friendly.
The company offers innovative programs like Triple S en Casa for home delivery.
Abarca Health ensures compliance with ever-changing healthcare regulations.

Upsides

Abarca transitioned two million members to Darwin in 18 months, showing operational efficiency.
Collaboration with Blue Shield of California boosts Abarca's reputation in the PBM sector.
Recognition as a top IT workplace attracts top talent, driving innovation.

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