**Description**

**_Hiring Bonus: $250_**

Located on a beautiful 10-acre campus in the heart of Scottsdale, **Devereux Arizona’s 24-hour Residential Treatment Center (RTC)** has the capacity to serve 52 children. The RTC is a safe, supportive environment that provides various services to youth, from the ages of 7 to 17, who are experiencing emotional, behavioral, or substance abuse challenges. The Campus features dormitories, a therapeutic K-12 day school, food services, medical/nursing, and therapy services.

As a **Part Time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)** at Devereux, you will demonstrate an understanding of psychiatric nursing principles and apply them to working with a child/adolescent population. As an LPN, you will demonstrate the skills, knowledge, and ability to understand and implement regulatory guidelines and professional standards within our Nursing department. This position contributes to the assessment of individual’s conditions, identifies problems, provides appropriate treatment of medical conditions, communicates medical information to registered nurses, physicians, and treatment team members, and maintains related documentation. LPNs also administer medications according to the standards and criteria established by the Arizona State Board of Nursing.

**Pay Range: $23 - $25.30 / hr**

**Shift Differential: $2/hr. 3pm-11pm and $4/hr. 11pm-7am, 7 days a week**

**Flexible part-time evening shifts** **_\*Schedules are subject to change_**

**Benefits and Rewards**

**We strive to create an inclusive environment, and retain the talented employees who make our organization a great place to work.**

+ **ASCEND – the first career accelerator program** exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. Part-time employees in career-aligned tracks receive 100% of tuition, fees and textbook costs, up to $7,500 for undergraduate classes (annually), and $12,500 for graduate-level classes(annually)

+ **Employee Referral Program** with fast payout milestones

+ **eM Life for Mental Health, Work/Life Programs, and Employee Assistance Programs**

+ **Free access to Payactiv** , a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods

+ **Service Awards** – All employees celebrating a five-year increment (5, 10, 15, etc.) anniversary receive taxable compensation in recognition of their long-term commitment to Devereux

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**Qualifications**

+ Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

+ Current valid license to practice as an LPN in Arizona with no restrictions **required**

+ One (1) year of nursing experience in a behavioral health care setting or experience working in another position with psychiatric population in a group home or residential facility preferred

+ Excellent communication, relationship management, and multitasking skills

**OTHER:**

+ Must be 21 years of age or older

+ Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check

+ Current AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card with no restrictions ( **_OR_** eligibility to obtain with no restrictions)

+ Pre-employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment (if applicable)

+ Drug test within 24hrs of offer w/ negative results

+ Must attend two (2) weeks of New Hire Orientation (paid) Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm and on-the-job training

**Devereux is committed to the health and safety of our staff.** All Devereux centers have formal infectious-disease and emergency-management plans tailored to specifically address the unique aspects of communicable disease prevention including COVID-19. Learn More: https://jobs.devereux.org/#covid.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

**Posted Date** _22 hours ago_ _(4/16/2024 6:47 PM)_

**_Requisition ID_** _2024-36718_

**_Category_** _Medical_

**_Position Type_** _Part-Time_

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.