Licensed Practical Nurse - ACT

Excitement abounds at Heritage Behavioral Health Center!

We are a mission-driven Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic located in Decatur, Illinois who is dedicated to improving mental health and substance use care to individuals in a multi-county area. We recognize that all individuals at our organization have an impact on patient care - regardless of the position they hold.

Why join us?

• We offer a collaborative work environment, opportunities for professional growth, and a comprehensive benefits package.
• We are expanding our primary care, mental health and substance use services to individuals in Central Illinois and beyond and are looking for dedicated staff to meet the needs of our clientele.
• Our salaries have been updated and are competitive at both the state and national levels with wonderful benefits.
• Full-time employees receive 56 paid days off during their 1^st year of employment (this includes every other Friday off PAID for your wellness needs). This increases to 61 days the 2^nd year and continues to increase with tenure.
• We have expanded our employee insurance benefit offerings and made them more affordable.

At Heritage, we believe in taking care of our staff's needs so that they can concentrate on taking care of the needs of the individuals we serve. Our staff are our greatest asset, and we treat them as such!

We are pleased to present the following position for your consideration:

Overview: Licensed Practical Nurse, Assertive Community Treatment Team

Heritage has full time community based LPN positions that work with our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team focused on providing services to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness or serious mental illness. This ACT team is a multidisciplinary team working with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and dual disorders living in the community. This position will provide services in an array of settings including but not limited to, an individual's home, hospital, emergency room, medical providers or other social service agencies. This program assists individuals in maintaining optimal wellness in the community. Identify, assess, and treat health needs as they arise.

Core Responsibilities Include:

• Engage person served in their care in community settings (home, nursing facilities, public places, agency, group homes, healthcare organizations, et cetera).
• Identifies key health indicators to monitor person served overall wellness and healthcare needs.
• Collects, assesses, and monitors vital checks including blood pressure, blood sugar, and weight) at established timeframes
• Responsible for ensuring person served referral, linkage, and attendance to annual medical evaluation visits, specialty health care visits, and any other health-related activity
• Consultation and collaboration with all healthcare providers to ensure sharing of information amongst all providers
• Request and confirm receipt of all evaluations, labs, testing, and healthcare, to allow for follow up treatment
• Communicate effectively with other providers, staff, and person served.
• Participate in treatment team meetings with shared providers to collaborate on how to assist person served (s) in their recovery
• Individual and group interventions to provide training, education, and support to those with behavioral health, health conditions, and/or to help prevent health conditions
• Individual and group activities including physical exercise such as walking, yoga, smoking cessation healthy living, diabetes self-management, and other wellness activities
• Completion of all documentation and tracking in a timely manner
• Provide other duties as assigned, required or specifically negotiated with supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times according to the Illinois Mental Health Code and Confidentiality Act.
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability with changes to program needs and schedule as the need arises.
• Interactions with individuals and fellow staff members are supportive and respectful
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Active and undisciplined Licensed Professional Nurse in the State of Illinois
• Previous experience in behavioral health or human services preferred.

Salary Range: $54,080-$72,800 per year ($26 - $35 per hour) dependent on education and experience

Heritage also offers the following with this position:

1. Generous vacation, sick and personal leave
2. WELLNESS days - 26 days per year (every other Friday off paid)
3. Paid holidays - 9 in 2025
4. Health Club/Fitness Reimbursement
5. Employee Assistance Program
6. Continuing education opportunities
7. Tuition assistance program
8. Agency provided life insurance and short-term disability policies
9. Retirement plans (401k and Roth)
10. Optional insurance benefits, including health, dental, vision, flex spending accounts (healthcare, dependent care), and additional life insurance. (The health insurance benefit includes substantial agency contribution towards the cost.)
11. We are a National Health Service Corp site which gives staff access to the National Health Service Corp federal student loan forgiveness program (LCPC, LCSW, MD, APN, RN, CADC, LSW, and LPC individuals). For more information, visit www.hrsa.gov.