LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE

DHRM; Rockville (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

Job summary

DHRM is hiring Licensed Practical Nurses for Eastern State Hospital in Virginia. The role provides psychiatric and gero-psychiatric care under RN supervision, including medication administration and charting to support patient wellbeing.

The position features set 12-hour shifts on a rotating two-week schedule: 36 hours in one week and 48 in the other, with day or night options. A $10,000 Sign-On Bonus is offered to new state service employees.

Qualifications

• Licensed or license eligible in Virginia as a Licensed Practical Nurse; multi-state compact endorsement accepted.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality nursing care to psychiatric and gero-psychiatric patients under supervision of a registered nurse.
• Administer medications/treatments, maintain patient records, promote health education, and ensure continuity of patient care.

Skills

LPN licensure

Job description

Title

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE

State Role Title

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Hiring Range

$52,004 - $73,918

Pay Band

3

Agency

Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location

Eastern State Hospital

Agency Website

https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/esh/

Recruitment Type

General Public - G

Job Duties

• Currently offering a $10,000 Sign-On Bonus to those new to state service
• Provides quality nursing care to psychiatric and gero-psychiatric patients based on standards of nursing practice and care within scope of licensure. To perform selected skilled patient centered nursing care to individual and groups of patients with complex mental and physical illnesses under the general supervision of a registered nurse. Provides a variety of patient care such as administering medication and treatments, maintaining patient records, promoting health and wellness education, and communicating for continuity of patient care.
• Schedule: This position works a set 12-hour shift on a two-week rotating schedule. Employees work 36 hours one week and 48 hours the following week or vice versa. Available shifts are 7:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.-7:30 a.m.

Minimum Qualifications

• Licensed or license eligible in Virginia as a Licensed Practical Nurse; multi-state compact endorsement accepted.

Additional Considerations

• Psychiatry and or geriatric related experience.
• Previous experience in hospital setting.

Inclusion Statement

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note

Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.