Job Description

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Facility: Camp Baer – Wise Path Recovery Centers

Location: West Virginia

Employment Type: Full-Time / Hourly

Setting: Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Join Our Team

Camp Baer is seeking a compassionate and dependable Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our opening clinical team.

This is an opportunity to provide meaningful nursing care in an environment centered on recovery, dignity, safety, and long-term change. Our LPNs are an important part of the interdisciplinary treatment team and help ensure patients receive safe, consistent, compassionate care throughout detoxification and residential treatment.

If you are looking for nursing work where you can build strong patient relationships, contribute to a high-quality clinical program, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals in recovery, we would love to talk with you.

About Camp Baer

Despite its name, Camp Baer is not a traditional camp. It is a premier residential substance use disorder treatment center located in a chalet-style lodge nestled within the wooded mountains of West Virginia.

Designed to provide a private, restorative environment for healing, Camp Baer delivers high-quality, evidence-based substance use disorder and behavioral health treatment to individuals from across the country. The setting combines exceptional clinical care with the tranquility and privacy of a retreat-style environment.

Camp Baer is part of Wise Path Recovery Centers, operated by Ascension Recovery Services. Together, we provide integrated behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment grounded in evidence-based clinical practices and a commitment to compassionate, patient-centered care.

Our culture is built around kindness, teamwork, empathy, integrity, excellence, and being deeply mission-driven. We believe exceptional outcomes begin with exceptional people, and we are intentionally building a team that shares that commitment.

Why Join Camp Baer?

Camp Baer offers the opportunity to help build something meaningful from the ground up. As a member of our opening team, you will have the opportunity to:

• Help launch a brand-new residential behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment program opening in November 2026.
• Help build and develop a high-performing, mission-driven clinical team.
• Establish a strong therapeutic culture centered on safety, dignity, accountability, compassion, and recovery.
• Help shape nursing workflows, patient care practices, programming, and the overall patient experience.
• Work in a unique, retreat-style treatment environment surrounded by the wooded mountains of West Virginia.
• Partner closely with experienced behavioral health leaders across Wise Path Recovery Centers and Ascension Recovery Services.
• Contribute to evidence-based, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented care.
• Make a meaningful and lasting impact on individuals and families affected by substance use disorders.

For professionals who want more than simply stepping into an established program, Camp Baer provides the opportunity to help create the culture, standards, and patient experience that will define the facility for years to come.

What You’ll Do

As a Licensed Practical Nurse, you will provide hands-on nursing care to patients receiving detoxification, residential substance use disorder treatment, and behavioral health services.

Key responsibilities include:

• Administer medications safely and accurately in accordance with provider orders, facility protocols, and applicable regulations.
• Monitor patients throughout detoxification and residential treatment.
• Observe, assess, and report changes in patient condition to the Registered Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, or other appropriate provider.
• Assist with nursing assessments, admissions, ongoing patient monitoring, and discharge-related care as appropriate within scope.
• Obtain and document vital signs and other clinical observations.
• Support withdrawal-management protocols and medication-assisted treatment as ordered.
• Provide patient education related to medications, wellness, recovery, and ongoing health needs.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and timely documentation in the electronic health record.
• Respond appropriately to medical emergencies, behavioral emergencies, and crisis situations.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, therapists, behavioral health technicians, case managers, and other members of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Maintain medication security and follow all applicable controlled-substance procedures.
• Follow infection-prevention, patient-safety, emergency-response, and facility protocols.
• Protect patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and organizational requirements.
• Support compliance with Joint Commission standards, state licensing requirements, and other applicable regulatory and accreditation expectations.
• Promote a safe, therapeutic, trauma-informed environment for patients and team members.
• Participate in training, competency validation, and ongoing quality and safety initiatives.

Who You Are

You are a compassionate nurse who understands that high-quality care requires both strong clinical skills and the ability to connect with people during difficult moments.

You are comfortable working with individuals who may be experiencing withdrawal symptoms, emotional distress, co-occurring behavioral health concerns, or the uncertainty that can accompany early recovery.

You bring:

• Sound nursing judgment and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• The ability to remain calm and professional in high-pressure situations.
• Dependability and accountability.
• Respect for patient dignity, confidentiality, and professional boundaries.
• A collaborative approach to working with an interdisciplinary team.
• A commitment to compassionate, patient-centered, recovery-oriented care.

You understand that recovery is rarely a straight line and believe every patient deserves to be treated with dignity, empathy, and respect.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited practical nursing program.
• Current, unrestricted West Virginia Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license or valid multistate nursing privilege, if applicable.
• Current CPR/BLS certification or ability to obtain within the required timeframe.
• Ability to successfully complete all required pre-employment screenings.
• Strong communication, organization, documentation, and patient-care skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Ability to maintain all required licenses, certifications, competencies, and organizational training.
• Commitment to providing compassionate, patient-centered care.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in detoxification, behavioral health, addiction medicine, residential treatment, psychiatric nursing, long-term care, medical-surgical nursing, corrections, or a related healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of medication-assisted treatment.
• Experience working with individuals experiencing substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.
• Familiarity with withdrawal-management protocols.
• Experience with trauma-informed and recovery-oriented care.
• Experience working within Joint Commission-accredited or highly regulated healthcare environments.

Work Conditions & Physical Requirements

This is an on-site position within a residential behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment environment.

The role may require:

• Prolonged periods of standing and walking.
• Bending, reaching, and routine physical movement throughout the facility.
• Direct interaction with patients throughout the shift.
• Responding quickly to medical or behavioral emergencies.
• Working with patients experiencing withdrawal symptoms, behavioral health concerns, emotional distress, or crisis situations.
• Maintaining emotional resilience, situational awareness, and sound professional judgment in a fast-paced clinical environment.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Compensation

Competitive hourly compensation based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity.

Benefits

Eligible team members may have access to a comprehensive benefits package including:

• ICHRA Health Benefit
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Supplemental Insurance Options
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Training and Continuing Education Opportunities
• Professional Development and Career Advancement Opportunities

Equal Employment Opportunity

Camp Baer, Wise Path Recovery Centers, and Ascension Recovery Services are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a workplace free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, business needs, and applicable federal, state, and local law.