Licensed Practical Nurse

ND Health and Human Services; Jamestown (ND); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

North Dakota State Hospital in Jamestown, ND is hiring Licensed Practical Nurses for full-time, part-time, and temporary roles across multiple shifts.

Nurses administer medications, provide care, and educate clients on medications, while documenting thoroughly. Licensing by the North Dakota Board of Nursing is required. ND HHS supports a collaborative work environment with opportunities for sign-on bonuses.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse by the North Dakota Board of Nursing.
• Open to full-time, part-time, and temporary positions with various shifts.
• Administer medications and provide medication education to clients.
• Identify needs through interviewing/observation, assess and document care.
• Transcribe physicians' orders, complete medication requisitions, and maintain documentation.
• Participate in development/implementation/revision of nursing care plans; delegate to Direct Care Associates.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality nursing care by administering medications and treatment and providing medication education.
• Identify clients' needs through interviewing and observation and assess the clients' level of care.
• Transcribe physician orders, complete medication requisitions, and provide medication education.
• Develop, implement, and revise nursing care plans and complete all necessary documentation.
• Investigate and assess client complaints and delegate tasks to Direct Care Associates.

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license

Job description

North Dakota State Hospital is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse in Jamestown, ND.

May have a Sign on Bonus Available!

The North Dakota State Hospital is seeking dedicated Licensed Practical Nurses to join our team. We are hiring for full-time, part-time, and temporary positions with various shifts available. Temporary positions are part-time and ongoing.

As a Licensed Practical Nurse, you will deliver quality nursing care to the clients of the North Dakota State Hospital by administering medications and treatment and providing medication lessons to clients.

On a daily basis, you will identify clients' needs through interviewing and observation and assess the clients to ensure they are receiving the appropriate level of care. You will transcribe physicians' orders, complete requisitions on all medications, and provide medication education to clients. You will also participate in the development, implementation, and revision of nursing care plans and complete all necessary documentation. You will also investigate and assess clients' complaints and follow through appropriately as well as delegate responsibilities to Direct Care Associates.

You will thrive in this position, if you are able to communicate both effectively and considerately, and you have a desire to assist and support others.

The ND State Hospital delivers quality nursing care to all clients in accordance with Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practice Standards developed by the American Nurses Association.

To be considered for this position, you must be licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse by the North Dakota Board of Nursing (or registration in another state and meet the eligibility requirements for licensure in ND).

If unable to find qualified applicants, will consider filling as a Licensed Practical Nurse I, which requires licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse by the North Dakota Board of Nursing (or registration in another state and meet the eligibility requirements for licensure in ND).

About NDHS

The North Dakota State Hospital (NDSH), located in Jamestown, is a specialized psychiatric hospital that serves the whole state. Services focus on psychiatric rehabilitation, residential substance use disorders treatment, and residential treatment for sexually dangerous individuals.

About HHS

ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of wellbeing: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided by a simple but powerful belief: when we lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources.

To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT - leading with hope, instilling purpose and meaning, galvanizing gratitude, honoring health, and talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all.

About Team ND

"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

Total Rewards

The State of North Dakota is committed to providing team members with a strong and competitive rewards package that support you, your health and your family.

Application Procedures

Your resume should include information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications credit will not be given. All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST).

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.

This employer participates in E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information HHS ND Careers E-Verify

A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.

For more information about the position or if you need an accommodation, please contact Stacy Lunzman at [e-mail] or at 701.253.3741.

Employing Unit: ND HHS - NDSH

TTY Number ND Relay Service 1 [phone] (text) or 1 [phone] (voice)

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Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. Sect. 23-12-10.