Job Description

Department

Department of Human Services

Division

Healthcare Licensed Nurses

Salary

$62,505.00 - $109,681.00

Job Profile

JC-02154200-4 - Licensed Practical Nurse (C94 L904 DOA DHS)

Scheduled Work Days & Work Hours

Days Off To Be Determined; 2nd Shift (4:00 PM - 12:00 AM).

Position is within the Rhode Island Veterans Home.

Standard 40.0 hours.

**Pre-Employment Requirements for all candidates to receive a position at RIVH is the proof of immunity against:

• Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR),
• Varicella (Chickenpox),
• Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap),
• Hepatitis B titers,
• Tuberculin Skin Test (TST).

REPOSTED: PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY.

Job Requisition Number

JR103732 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (Open)

Pay Grade

C00517 A

Classification

Licensed Practical Nurse

Class Definition

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: To perform practical nursing duties involving the care and treatment of patients; and to do related work as required.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the close technical direction of a physician, under the close supervision of a registered professional nurse, or under the supervision of a superior administering a physical therapy program; assignments are received in detail; precise instructions relative to methods to be followed are received at the beginning of routine repetitive activities or in connection with new or special assignments.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: May supervise institution attendants and patient help assigned to assist.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:

Under close technical direction of a physician, or under close supervision of a registered professional nurse:

• To perform practical nursing duties involving the care and treatment of patients.
• To make regular rounds of wards, either individually or with a staff physician or registered professional nurse.
• To give intramuscular and subcutaneous injections and administer other medicines and treatments in accordance with specific directions from a physician or registered nurse.
• To make and apply surgical dressings.
• As required, to administer narcotics and keep records thereon under the direction and close supervision of a physician or a registered professional nurse.
• To set up and assist in operating special apparatus and equipment.
• To take and record temperature, pulse, and respiration.
• To maintain bedside charts.
• To assist at physical examinations, preparing patients for special examinations and tests as directed.
• To assist in the medical or rehabilitation treatment provided by a physical therapy program.
• To give patients tub and bed baths, morning and evening care, including personal hygiene.
• To instruct patients in the proper use of sputum cups and other personal hygiene for control of tuberculosis or other diseases.
• To recognize the imminence of seizures and the signs of impending death and to report to proper officials.
• To care for the dead and arrange for prompt delivery to the morgue and keep necessary records.
• To serve food to diet and tray patients, feeding weak and helpless patients.
• To comb patients’ hair, pass mouth washes and basins, give between-meal nourishment, assist patients in and out of bed, and accompany them to lavatories, clinics, etc.
• To keep records and make reports.
• To make beds, change linens, and antiseptically clean beds and other personal furniture of patients.
• To do related work as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT:

KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND CAPACITIES: A working knowledge of the approved practical nursing methods, procedures, and techniques used in the care and treatment of patients; the ability to learn the details of methods, procedures, techniques, and the attitudes required in the care and treatment of patients with a particular type of illness; skill in practical nursing; the ability to understand and follow oral and written directions; the ability to maintain records and prepare reports; and related capacities and abilities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Education: Such as may have been gained through: graduation from a accredited school of practical nursing or the completion of what would amount to equivalent training in an accredited school of professional nursing.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

Must meet practical nursing registration requirements as required by Rhode Island law and regulations and must maintain such requirements as a condition of employment.

Supplemental Information

The individual hired to fill this position is being hired into an E-Verify site which contains Federal tax Information (FTI), as defined in IRS Publication 1075. Although the individual MAY NOT have direct access to FTI, the individual is required to have their employment eligibility validated through E-Verify.

https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RighttoWorkPoster.pdf

https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf

Benefits

For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.

Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit. Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.