Licensed Practical Nurse
Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources
Purvis, MSFull-timeSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources seeks a Licensed Practical Nurse for its Lamar Diversion Center, a crisis management center in Purvis, Mississippi. The nurse coordinates medical services and provides nursing care to adults experiencing serious mental illness during crises, working with the mental health care team to support safe treatment and return to the community. Behavioral health experience is preferred.
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County: Lamar City: Purvis FT/PT Status: Regular Full Time Education: Associate's Degree Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources has an opening for a License Practical Nurse at our Lamar Diversion Center to provide services for a crisis management center in Purvis, MS. This position plays a significant role in coordinating medical services and providing nursing needs for adults suffering from serious mental illness. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in behavioral health as well as a professional and compassionate demeanor. The LPN works in conjunction with the mental health care team to provide safe and effective treatment to the consumer during time of crisis in an effort to promote a positive environment in order to return to their community. CSU is a 24 hour facility open 365 days per year. For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources has served individuals throughout the Pine Belt. Through an extensive continuum of care, we strive to enable adults with serious mental illnesses, children with serious emotional disturbances, and individuals with an addiction or developmental disability to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities. Our eighteen-county service area includes Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, Jones, Lamar, Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Stone and Wayne Counties. Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources offers a competitive benefits package including employer paid life insurance and LTD, along with optional Health, Dental, Vision, FSA and HSA, cafeteria options and a 403(b) plan, along with a generous leave and holiday policy. Requirements: Minimum of an Associate Degree in Nursing required MS LPN Licensure required Experience working in a crisis unit preferred Independent work ability required Crisis de-escalation skills required Responsibilities: Monitors individuals receiving medications. Provides coordination and monitoring of psychiatric schedule. Provides emergency services as needed. Provides general psychotherapeutic nursing and educational interventions to clientele.
How this job compares
Set against the 28,914 open Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$80–111K/yr2,561 salary ranges
- Mississippi median$19–25/hr66 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 521 open Nurse jobs in Mississippi and 28,914 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Mississippi
- Singing River Health System195 open
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- Experience
- Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (12,048 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for an associate degree; 7,501 of the 28,914 open Nurse jobs (26%) ask for an associate degree or higher.
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