Job Location: Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital, 1901 Pennsylvania Ave., St. Louis, MO 63133

Why you'll love this position:

Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital provides specialized care for children and adolescents diagnosed with mental and behavioral illness. We are looking for a positive and energetic Licensed Practical Nurse who has an interest in helping children to maximize their potential. Our Licensed Practical Nurses provide direct care of patients and implement evidence-based treatment plans to increase communication, self-help, and social skills. The typical duration of admissions allows us to see the difference we make in the lives of the children in our care. As a License Practical Nurse, you will receive ongoing guidance, support and education, providing you the opportunity to flourish as a mental health practitioner. You will also coach and mentor our direct care staff as a charge nurse in a Residential Unit or Cottage.

Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital uses the Sanctuary Model to guide our interactions with our teammates and the care we provide to our consumers in order to promote healing, safety, and nonviolence. This is accomplished by following the Foundation of Sanctuary - The Four Pillars of (1) Trauma Theory, (2) Seven Commitments, (3) S.E.L.F. (Safety, Emotion, Loss, and Future), (4) Sanctuary Tool Kit.