LPN - Medication Assisted Treatment

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: LPN - Medication Assisted Treatment

This full-time position will join the Heritage nursing team to provide support and medication services to assist adults with a diagnosis of substance use who are enrolled in the agency's Medication Assisted Recovery (MAR) program. Services will be provided at our downtown office in Decatur, Illinois. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with clients, nursing team, physician, providers, and other members of Heritage teams. Responsibilities are aligned with Federal and State regulations governing methadone medication assisted treatment.

Core Responsibilities Include:

• Provide daily medication administration in the medication assisted recovery program

• Adherence to agency policies and procedures, accrediting bodies for Opioid Treatment Program (CARF), and federal and state guidelines (Substance Use Prevention and Recovery, DEA, and SAMHSA)
• Provide nursing assessments, medication administration, medication monitoring, and medication training to assist clients with learning how to self-administer medications, monitor response to medications on target symptoms, how to properly secure and store medications, and how to communicate concerns to providers, referral and care coordination
• Coordinate holistic care for individuals receiving medication assistance recovery including primary care, labs, mental health or substance use treatment, and other identified needs/care
• Education on health and wellness, including, yet not limited, to chronic health disease self-management, infectious diseases, and primary care
• Participate in a team-based approach to providing treatment including collaboration with clinicians, nursing, healthcare providers, and other partners invested in the individual's recovery
• Attend clinical staffing(s) to collaborate with providers to coordinate treatment including counselors, engagement staff, nursing, physician(s) and clinical leaders
• Ability to accurately document in the electronic health record daily on interventions, client's response, and client's progress in treatment
• Ongoing learning of current best practices in behavioral health treatment
• Knowledge or ability to strengthen knowledge of substance use and mental health and evidence-based treatment approaches including medication assisted recovery

This position requires an individual to be able to work three 12 hour shifts a week (5:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.) plus two Saturdays a month (7 a.m. - 11 a.m.).

Education and Experience:

• An active undisciplined State of Illinois LPN licensure and minimum of 21 years of age are required.
• Valid driver's license, reliable means of transportation, and evidence of insurability are required.

Salary Range: $54,080 - $72,800 per year ($26.00 - $35.00 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.