LPN Utilization Management
Acadia Healthcare
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- Location
- Reading, PA
- Job type
- Part time
- Posted
- Oct 12
- 8 days ago
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About the company
Acadia Healthcare
Mental health care · 10,001+ employees
What you'll do
- Monitor patient health, provide basic nursing care, administer medication, and document patient symptoms, responses, and progress.
- Complete medication authorizations, medical testing, discharge calls, and group therapy.
What you need
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing is required.
- A current state-required LPN/LVN license and CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification are required; one or more years of relevant nursing experience is preferred.
Key skills
Current LPN/LVN licenseCPRde-escalation/restraint certificationFirst aid
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LPN Utilization Management
Job Locations
US-PA-Reading
Job Post Information* : Posted Date
21 hours ago
(10/12/2026 10:03 AM)
ID
2026-111805
# of Openings
1
Job Family
LPN/LVN Nurse
Location : Name
Tower Behavioral Health
Overview
This position is part time at 20 hours per week, 4 hours per day. The hours are flexible (start time and end time). This position completes medication authorizations, medical testing, discharge calls and conducts group therapy.
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice, as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures. Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
· Monitor patient health and administer basic care utilizing the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice in carrying out care plan objectives and goals.
· Role model expectations related to customer service and demonstrates a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety.
· Collaborate with others to ensure that patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.
· Provide for the basic comfort of patient, implement nursing interventions identified in the plan of care that is individualized to their needs.
· Apply appropriate interventions to progress the patient towards wellness and address maintenance of wellness.
· Discuss the care provided with patient and listen to their concerns. Report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.
· Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patient, visitors, coworkers and others involved in the patient's treatment in an effective manner.
· Provide for the safe delivery of medication in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians orders and/or current practice.
· Maintain standards of professional nursing practice in accordance with facility policy and procedures, other external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards and psychiatric nursing standards.
· Responsible for thorough, accurate reporting and documentation of the patient symptoms, responses and progress.
OTHER FUNCTIONS:
· Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
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Qualifications
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
· Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required.
· One or more years' of nursing experience within clinical area of service provided by facility preferred.
LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
· Current LPN/LVN license as required by state.
· CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
· First aid may be required based on state or facility.
While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.
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