Job Description:

Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Location: St. Louis, MO

Department: Recovery Services

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary:
If you’re a compassionate and dedicated LPN looking to make a real difference, this is your opportunity. Join our supportive and mission-driven team in St. Louis, where every day is a chance to help others, grow professionally, and contribute to a meaningful cause. We're seeking an empathetic and skilled nurse who thrives in a fast-paced environment, values collaboration, and is driven by a passion for behavioral health and recovery.

As an LPN on our team, you’ll play a critical role in supporting clients across residential care facilities, behavioral health, and substance use treatment programs. You’ll provide direct nursing care, administer medications, conduct assessments, and promote wellness and safety for clients. If you're looking for a rewarding nursing role in which your work truly matters — and your contributions are seen and valued — we invite you to apply today.

This position offers…
· Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost 
· Mileage Reimbursement – Company paid for work functions requiring travel
· Employee Discounts – Hotels, Theme Parks & Attractions, College Tuition
· Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting a healthy, joyful workforce
· Additional Perks & Benefits - Scroll down to bottom of this post to learn more

Key Responsibilities:
· Administer medications to clients via oral, injection, or self-administration methods based on service line protocols
· Conduct physical and mental health assessments, including psychiatric screeners
· Provide one-on-one support and build trusted relationships with clients
· Collaborate with providers by staging refill requests and addressing client medication needs
· Room clients, verify medical histories, and complete preliminary physical tasks (vitals, samples)
· Maintain complete and accurate documentation of all nursing care and interventions
· Oversee medication counts, monitor refills, and prepare pass medications for housing clients
· Act as a resource for medical questions, infectious disease control, and facility health issues
· Assist with general lab and phlebotomy tasks as needed
· Participate in meetings and contribute to team efforts across the care continuum

Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications:
· Graduation from an accredited Practical Nurse program
· Current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the state of Missouri

Additional Qualifications:
· Must have a current driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and current auto insurance
· Must successfully pass background checks including criminal, driving record, abuse/neglect, and fingerprint screening
· Strong communication and documentation skills (written and electronic)
· Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information responsibly
· Basic math and problem-solving skills
· Willingness to collaborate, learn, and adapt in a team environment

Physical Requirements:
ADA Consideration - Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, or pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Repetitive movements of hands, fingers, and arms for typing and/or writing during work shift.

Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may include walking or standing for brief periods. Jobs are considered sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Preferred Family Health Care is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.