Licensed Practical Nurse - Outpatient Mental Health
Full Time • MHRC South
Benefits/Perks
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
403(b) Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Holidays
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
403(b) Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Holidays
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Eleos Health – HIPAA-compliant documentation tool
Company Overview
Mental Health Resource Center is a not-for-profit Florida corporation that provides a wide range of mental and behavioral health services to the community, including 24-hour emergency services, inpatient psychiatric care for children, adolescents, and adults, and outpatient services such as medication management, case management, and counseling.
Mental Health Resource Center is a not-for-profit Florida corporation that provides a wide range of mental and behavioral health services to the community, including 24-hour emergency services, inpatient psychiatric care for children, adolescents, and adults, and outpatient services such as medication management, case management, and counseling.
Job Summary
The LPN–Medical Services provides nursing support to individuals receiving medication management and those presenting to the Comprehensive Services Center (CSC) for crisis services. This role ensures medications are administered safely, accurately, and in accordance with physician orders while supporting overall health monitoring and patient education.
The LPN–Medical Services provides nursing support to individuals receiving medication management and those presenting to the Comprehensive Services Center (CSC) for crisis services. This role ensures medications are administered safely, accurately, and in accordance with physician orders while supporting overall health monitoring and patient education.
Responsibilities
Direct Services:
- Provides nursing services to individuals receiving long-term medication management and those accessing urgent care.
- Assesses health status, medication compliance, infection control, and emotional needs during appointments.
- Provides education on MHRC services, mental illness, self-care, and community resources.
- Educates individuals on medications, including purpose, administration, and potential side effects.
- Obtains and records vital signs.
- Verifies physician orders prior to medication administration and administers medications in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Maintains and organizes supplies related to medication administration, including injections.
- Manages sample and Patient Assistance Program (PAP) medications, including receiving, storing, and preparing medications as needed.
- Ensures proper labeling, storage, and organization of all medications and medication areas.
- Provides medication administration services at satellite locations as needed.
- Assesses and monitors for risk, trauma symptoms, and signs of abuse, neglect, or abandonment; follows appropriate reporting protocols.
Documentation and Reporting:
- Maintains accurate, complete, and timely clinical documentation.
- Documents all medications administered, including injection sites, and completes required progress notes and service logs.
- Records relevant observations, including side effects, behaviors, hygiene, and significant interactions.
- Reports concerns or unusual findings promptly to the Psychiatrist, Nurse Practitioner, or leadership staff.
- Obtains and maintains required consents and releases of information.
Documentation Tool (Eleos Health)
- Reduces time spent on documentation, allowing more focus on client interaction and care
- Transforms brief notes or session conversations into complete, clinically appropriate documentation
- Supports accurate, compliant documentation while allowing staff to review and finalize notes
- Provides helpful insights from sessions to support care planning and continuity
- Accessible on desktop or mobile for flexibility across different work settings
Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited school of Practical Nursing required.
- Six months of medical/surgical and/or psychiatric nursing experience required.
- Valid Florida Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in good standing required.
- Must demonstrate proficiency in MHRC EHR System within three months of employment. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and email are required.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to complete accurate clinical documentation.
- Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills; ability to work effectively with individuals, families, providers, and staff.
Position Details
This position is a Full Time Days position: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm.
Renaissance Behavioral Health Systems and Mental Health Resource Center are Equal Opportunity Employers.
Background screening and clearance through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse is required for all positions: https://info.flclearinghouse.com
Thank you for your interest in joining the team at Mental Health Resource Center and Renaissance Behavioral Health Systems. We offer a variety of opportunities in the behavioral health and social services fields. We have locations in Jacksonville and throughout Florida. Employees work together and support one another in a friendly, team-oriented atmosphere that encourages professional growth. We offer an ideal workplace for individuals dedicated to providing care and services that reflect our core values of compassion, integrity, and excellence.
Mental Health Resource Center, Inc. (MHRC) is a nonprofit organization that provides a wide range of behavioral health and social services to the community. Included in MHRC’s service array are 24-hour emergency services and inpatient psychiatric services for children, adolescents, and adults. Outpatient services include medication management, care coordination, case management, intensive case management team services, counseling, psychosocial rehabilitation, an adult therapeutic family program, state hospital liaison services, mental health court, multidisciplinary forensic teams (MFT), jail-based diversion services, a Co-Responder Program with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the Link-to-Life suicide prevention program, and services that assist individuals in obtaining benefits such as Social Security Income, Social Security Disability Income, Medicaid, food stamps, and housing. In addition, UF Health Jacksonville contracts with MHRC to manage the hospital’s adult inpatient psychiatric unit.
MHRC also operates eight Florida Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) programs for adults with severe and persistent mental illness, located in Clearwater, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Kissimmee, Rockledge, Tampa, and Winter Haven, as well as a FACT Lite program providing Linking, Advocating, Treating, Transitioning, Empowering & Recovery Support (LATTERS) services in Jacksonville. The two FACT teams located in Jacksonville serve residents of Duval, Clay, and Nassau counties.
Renaissance Behavioral Health Systems and Mental Health Resource Center encourage all applicants to take advantage of opportunities for hire, and if internal applicants, transfers, promotions, and advancement, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, handicap, disability, marital status, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. RBHS and MHRC are Equal Opportunity Employers and Drug Free Workplaces.
Background screening and clearance through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse is required for all positions: https://info.flclearinghouse.com
Background screening and clearance through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse is required for all positions: https://info.flclearinghouse.com
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Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
Paid Time-Off
Paid Holidays
Life & Disability Insurance
403(b)
Flexible Spending Account
Employee Assistance Program