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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) - Full-Time Career Opportunity

$5,000 Sign on Bonus!

Cumberland Hospital for Children and Adolescents , located in New Kent, Virginia, provides comprehensive medical, behavioral, rehabilitative, and educational services for children and adolescents ages 2 through 22 who are challenged by co-occurring medical and behavioral diagnoses. Cumberland Hospital is one of the few specialty children’s hospitals providing dual treatment protocols for both medical and mental health issues. Cumberland includes a 62-bed Hospital Program, a 16-bed Inpatient Acute Program, and 30-bed Residential Treatment Program. Our goal is to stabilize medical problems and help children develop positive behavioral coping strategies using an interdisciplinary approach.

Who We Are:

Cumberland Hospital is a safe and supportive environment that puts patient care first and values the nursing profession.

One of the most rewarding aspects of working as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at Cumberland Hospital is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat at their most vulnerable times. You are never alone, as you are part of a large, nationwide network of peer nurses and nursing leaders that educate the field, routinely exchange ideas, and review current topics within the industry. Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career through our Charge, Supervisor, and Nurse Manager-in-training programs and nursing executive tract. We are proud of our robust continuing education options and opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with UHS. We want to help you succeed and grow in your profession and enjoy a sense of belonging and trust that comes through your expanding experience. At UHS, you have a voice.

Benefits for our Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) include: 

• Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations!
• Diverse programming to expand your experience and energize your career
• HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
• Competitive Compensation
• Top-Notch Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Meals provided
• PRN positions do not qualify for sign-on bonus or benefits

Essential Job Duties:

• Provide direct patient care as prescribed by the physician and treatment team
• Provide medical management and assessment of patients
• Ensure environmental safety and crisis management for the patient population
• Direct the implementation of behavior management programs and ensure consistent carry-through
• Document patient care, ensure that data is accurate, and that it is included in the master treatment plan via timely nursing care plan updates
• Work with the treatment team to provide a consistently therapeutic milieu

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing; BSN Preferred
• Hold an active Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in the state of VA, or Compact State License
• Prefer one year of inpatient medical surgery, rehab, or psychiatric experience
• Must be able to sustain physical activity and be able to remain on feet throughout the scheduled shift 
• Prefer experience working with children and adolescents in healthcare setting
• Good verbal and written skills, ability to rotate shifts and programs as necessary, and ability to maintain confidentiality of resident information
• Must consistently exhibit mental and emotional ability to understand and perform the essential functions of the job
• Successfully complete and pass all components of Crisis Prevention Institute & Verbal De-escalation Crisis Intervention Training
• Effectively perform facility approved First Aid and CPR technique

Hired candidates must be able to commit to a 2-week new employee orientation, approx. 8:00am-4:30pm each day, Monday-Friday.

Pay is Hourly (bi-weekly) and is commensurate with education and experience.

Cumberland Hospital is a drug-free and alcohol-free workplace.

A pre-hire drug screen, pre-hire background checks, and education verification are required of new employees.

If you would like to learn more about the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) position before applying, please contact Kayton Austin, HR Generalist, by email at cumberlandvahr@uhsinc.com. 

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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