Per Diem Licensed Practical Nurse, (LPN) presso Center for Human Development

The Center for Human Development, (CHD) is seeking per diem Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN), to join our team at our Crisis Stabilization Unit located in Chicopee.

Are you a nurse with a passion for providing exceptional care? CHD's Crisis Stabilization Unit is seeking per diem Nurses, with the greatest need on second shift and weekends to support our outstanding team.  You'll be at the forefront of providing critical care to adults and teens during their most vulnerable moments, in a facility that offers crisis intervention, outpatient behavioral health, and brief stabilization services—all under one roof.

Bring your sense of humor, self-motivation, and passion for team-oriented care to CHD. If you're ready to join the team with flexible per diem availability, and make an impact in a supportive, client-centered environment, we want to hear from you!  

Essential duties for these roles may include:

• Collaborating with nurses, physicians, advance practice nurses, psychologists, social workers, or other professionals
• Collaborating with guardians, relatives, and significant others of people served when clinically indicated
• Documenting assessments and treatments in the electronic health record
• Monitoring vital signs
• Assessment of signs of substance withdrawal and completion of standardized assessment tools such as the Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale (COWS, CIWA, CIWAb)
• Fills physician orders
• Administers medications
• Engages in a medication reconciliation process
• Coordinates medical care
• Contributes to comprehensive assessments
• Brief crisis counseling
• Individualized crisis prevention planning
• Providing psychoeducation
• Assisting with discharge planning and care coordination.

Pay rate:

LPN pay rate: $35.00/hr. with a $2 evening differential. 

At Center for Human Development, CHD, Care Finds A Way:

The Center for Human Development (CHD) provides a broad range of high quality, community-oriented human services dedicated to promoting, enhancing, and protecting the dignity and welfare of people in need. At CHD we are celebrating differences, inclusion is not just a policy- it is a daily practice. Multicultural, multilingual, and fluent in sign language, CHD is a reflection of those we serve. 

Connect with our team today!

If this sounds like the right job for you, do not wait - apply today to join our team. We look forward to hearing from you!