Job Posting Title
Licensed Practical Nurse
Agency
131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Supervisory Organization
DOC Medical/GPCC
Job Posting End Date
Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Full/Part-Time
Full time
Job Type
Regular
Compensation
Level I: $54,080.00 - This salary is non-negotiable.
Level II: $62,400.00 - This salary is non-negotiable.
Great Plains Correctional Center/Medical
This is an on-site position and is not eligible for remote work.
Basic Purpose
Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for performing technical direct and indirectnursing care in a clinic, hospital, institution, or home setting for individuals under the supervision ordirection of a registered nurse, licensed physician, or dentist. This includes taking temperatures, pulse,respiration, and blood pressure, and various other technical nursing tasks in providing health care topatients and others.
Typical Functions
Performs nursing procedures or specialized functionsin accordance withknowledge, skills, and licensure.
Participates in the evaluation of responses to interventions.
Teachesbasic nursing skills and related principles. Delegates nursing care taskssuch as:takingtemperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure, giving enemas, douches, and sitzbaths,collectingspecimens, and measuring intake and output.
Assistsin assessing, reporting, and recording health status of patients, families, and groups in avariety of settings.
Participates in developing and implementingappropriate aspectsof a plan of care.
Administers medications as ordered.
Reportsappropriate patientinformation to supervisor orappropriate healthteam member.
Serves as Charge Nurse on a unit, supervising staff performing medication administration andpatient care.
Level Descriptor
Level I
This is the basic level of thejob familywhere employees perform routine entry-level tasks under closeprofessional supervision and in a training status to build their skills in providing nursing care as a licensedpractical nurse.
Level II
This is the career level ofthis jobfamily where employees are assigned responsibility for performing a full range of nursing assignments as a Licensed Practical Nurse and perform nursing tasks at the full performance level in providing care to patients or clients. Responsibilities will include providing guidance and training to others in completing routine nursing tasks and activities.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies
Level I
Knowledge,Skillsand Abilitiesrequiredat this level include knowledge of nursing techniques,procedures, practices, and theory; of medical terminology; and of infection control measures.Ability isrequiredto exercise sound judgment; to follow detailed oral or written instructions; and toestablishand maintain effective working relationships with others.
LevelII
Knowledge,Skillsand Abilitiesrequiredat this level include knowledge of nursing techniques, procedures, practices, and theory; of medical terminology; and of infection control measures.
Ability isrequiredto exercise sound judgment; to follow detailed oral or written instructions; toestablishand maintain effective working relationships with others; and to provide nursing care to patients or clients.
Education and Experience
Level I
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of possession of a valid permanentOklahoma license as a licensed practical nurse as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing or,Licensed Practical Nurse License recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Level II
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of possession of a valid permanent Oklahoma license as a licensed practical nurse as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing plus one year of practical nursing experience; or Licensed Practical Nurse License recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) plus one year of practical nursing experience.
Special Requirements
Some positions may require that applicants be willing and able to fulfill all job-related travel normallyassociated with the position.
Applicants with the Department of Corrections must be willing and able to work any assigned shift or dayof the week, andadditionalshifts asrequired
Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by63O.S. § 427.8.
Equal Opportunity Employment
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