Licensed Practical Nurse III, II, I - Full-time

p style="text-align:left"bJob Posting Title/b/pLicensed Practical Nurse III, II, Ip style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bAgency/b/p452 MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERV.p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bSupervisory Organization/b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bJob Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)/b/pp style="text-align:left"span class="emphasis"Note:/span Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above./pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bEstimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)/b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bFull/Part-Time/b/pFull timep style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bJob Type/b/pRegularp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bCompensation/b/pIII-28.84, II-$26.44, I-$24.27p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bJob Description/b/pdivdivpbspanLicensed Practical Nurse III, II, I/span/bspan /span/p/divdivpspan /span/p/divdivpbspanJoin a team that CARES!/span/bspan /span/p/divdivpspanspanHere at ODMHSAS, we believe in I.C.A.R.E. – Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.  Our mission is to promote healthy communities and provide the highest quality care to enhance the well-being of all Oklahomans.  We take that very seriously – because we care!/span/spanspan /span/p/divdivpspan /span/p/divdivpbspanAbout us:  /span/bspan /span/p/divdivpspanspanCome grow with us!  The Oklahoma Forensic Center (OFC) /spanspanlocated/spanspan in Vinita, OK is a 24 hour//spanspan365 day/spanspan secure inpatient forensic facility that provides jail competency services for the State of Oklahoma.  Currently, OFC has 268 beds for consumers who have been found Incompetent for adjudication or /spanspanadjudicated as/spanspan Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity.  OFC is expanding with/spanspan new/spanspan construction scheduled to be completed in /spanspanthe Fall of/spanspan 2025 adding an /spanspanadditional/spanspan 84 beds.  When completed, OFC will have a total of 352 beds to house consumers.  /span/spanspanspan /span/spanspan /span/p/divdivpspan /span/p/divdivpbspanAbout the Position/span/bspanspan:/span/spanspan /span/p/divdivpspanspanHere at the Oklahoma Forensic Center the Nursing department is hiring for Licensed Practical Nurses that would provide direct care for consumers of behavioral health treatment in an inpatient setting under the supervision or direction of a registered nurse or licensed physician. This may include participating in the evaluation of responses to interventions, taking temperatures, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, assessing, /spanspanreporting/spanspan and recording health status of consumers, developing and implementing appropriate aspects of a plan of care, administer medications as ordered, report appropriate consumer information to supervisor or appropriate health team member and serves as a charge nurse on the unit./span/spanspan /span/p/divdivpspan /span/p/divdivpbspanJob Type/Salary: /span/bspan /span/p/divdivullipspanspanOpen/Close dates: /spanspan8/spanspan//spanspan6/spanspan/202/spanspan5/spanspan-until /spanspanfilled/span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivullipspanspanFull-time/span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivullipspanspan Hourly payrate: LPN III $28.84//spanspanhr/spanspan; LPN II $26.44//spanspanhr/spanspan; LPN I $24.27//spanspanhr/span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivullipspanspanShift differential when applicable /span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivullipspanspanPrimary Working Hours are:/spanspan 6:30am-/spanspan7/spanspan:00pm/spanspan and/spanspan /spanspan7:00/spanspanpm-6:/spanspan30/spanspanam/span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivullipspanspanFLSA Status:  Non-Exempt/span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivullipspanspanPrimary Work Location/Department: Oklahoma Forensic Center/Nursing Department/span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivullipspanspanVacancies:  Multiple/span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/div/divdivpspan /span/p/divdivpbspanMinimum Qualifications and Experience:/span/bspan /span/p/divdivdivullipspanspanLevel III:/span/spanspanspan /span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivpspanspan            /spanspanEducation and Experience requirements at this level consist of possession of a valid /spanspan /span/spanspan /span/p/divdivpspanspan            /spanspanpermanent Oklahoma license as a licensed practical nurse as approved by the /span/spanspan /span/p/divdivpspanspan            /spanspanOklahoma Board of Nursing plus two years of practical nursing experience; or /span/spanspan /span/p/divdivpspanspan            /spanspanLicensed Practical Nurse License recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure /span/spanspan /span/p/divdivpspanspan            /spanspanCompact (/spanspaneNLC/spanspan) plus two years of practical nursing experience./span/spanspan /span/p/div/divdivdivpspan /span/p/divdivullipspanspanLevel II: /span/spanspanspanEducation 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 (/spanspaneNLC/spanspan) plus one year of practical nursing experience./span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivpspan /span/p/divdivullipspanspanLevel I: /span/spanspanspanEducation 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 or, Licensed Practical Nurse License recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (/spanspaneNLC/spanspan)./span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivpspan /span/p/divdivpbspanSpecial Requirements:/span/bspan /span/p/divdivullipspanspanApplicant must be able to pass an OSBI background check./span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivullipspanspanApplicants must be willing and able to fulfill any job-related travel normally associated with this position and as such have a valid driver’s license./span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivullipspanspanUpon a conditional offer of employment, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services applicants must /spanspansubmit/spanspan to a physical examination and shall meet the physical examination requirements of occasionally lifting/carrying 50 pounds and able to push and pull a maximum force of 25 pounds./span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivpspan /span/p/divdivpbspanGreat Reasons to Work with Us:/span/bspan /span/p/divdivpspanspanODMHSAS is proud to provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees and their dependents.   Our benefits include:/span/spanspan /span/p/divdivullipspanspanGenerous state paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance /spanspanpremiums/span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivullipspanspanA wide choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations/span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivullipspanspanFlexible spending accounts for health care expenses or dependent care/span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivullipspanspanEmployee /spanspanassistance/spanspan programs and health and fitness programs/span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivullipspanspan11 paid holidays/span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivullipspanspan15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave the first year/span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivullipspanspanRetirement Savings Plan with a generous match/span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivullipspanspanLongevity Bonus for years of service/span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/div/divdivdivullipspanspanStudent Loan repayment options/span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivullipspanspanTraining opportunities for CEU requirements/span/spanspan /span/p/li/ul/divdivpspan /span/p/divdivpbspanDrug and Alcohol Pre-employment and Pre-placement Testing:/span/bspanspan Upon a conditional offer of employment, applicants for safety sensitive positions shall be required to /spanspansubmit/spanspan to urinalysis to test for drugs. Appointment to a safety sensitive position shall be contingent upon a negative drug test result./span/spanspan /span/p/divdivpspan /span/p/divdivpbspanTHIS AGENCY REQUIRES COVERAGE 24 HOURS, 7 DAYS PER WEEK. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION MAY VARY DEPENDING ON /spanspanBUSINESS/spanspan NECESSITY. EMPLOYEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK WEEKENDS AND OVERTIME./span/bspan /span/p/divdivpspan /span/p/divdivpspanspanReasonable accommodation /spanspanto/spanspan individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request./span/spanspan /span/p/divdivpspan /span/p/divdivpspanspanThe State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer /span/spanspan /span/p/divdivpspan /span/p/div/divp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bEqual Opportunity Employment/b/pp style="text-align:left"The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability./pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"span class="emphasis-3"Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday a target="_blank" href="https://www.myworkday.com/okgov/d/inst/13102!CK5mGhMKBggDEMenAhIJCgcI1Q0Q9awD*hhchkxIfQMo~/cacheable-task/2998$46522.htmld"Jobs Hub/a./span/p