Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; Lawton (OK); On-site; USD 50,500 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Benefits

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Flexible Spending Accounts

Ample Time Off

Retirement Savings Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Longevity Bonuses

Training Opportunities

Job summary

Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Lawton, OK is looking for Licensed Practical Nurses to join our Adult Inpatient teams. You will perform nursing assessments, planning, interventions, and medical regime execution under state law.

Responsibilities include taking vitals, medication administration, and supervising direct care staff. Competitive shift differentials apply; FLSA non-exempt with 12-hour shifts and weekend coverage as needed.

Qualifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse positions in Adult Inpatient departments.
• Nurse responsibilities include assessments, planning, interventions, and education.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing assessments and care planning.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed.
• Directs activities of direct care staff on the unit.

Skills

Nursing Care

Education

LPN License

LPN II Experience

LPN III Experience

Job description

Change lives and come join a highly skilled multi-discipline team of professionals providing care to the people who need it most! The treatment philosophy is trauma sensitive, co-occurring, person-centered and recovery-oriented in nature.

We are currently looking for talented Licensed Practical Nurses to join our Adult Inpatient departments. Position is assigned responsibilities for providing direct or indirect professional nursing services in a variety of settings. This includes providing nursing assessments, planning, interventions, evaluations, health related education, case management, and execution of the medical regime including administering medications and treatments prescribed by any person authorized to prescribe by state law.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for performing technical direct and indirect nursing such as taking temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure, and medication administration.
• Perform other technical nursing tasks in providing health care to patients and others.
• Directs the activities of the direct care staff on the unit.

Job Type / Salary

• Full Time (12 hour shift)
• Location: Lawton, OK
• Licensed Practical Nurse I is $50,500.00 (24.28/ hr)
• Level II is $55,000.00 (26.44/ hr)
• Level III is $60,000.00 (28.85/ hr)
• Shift differentials when working evening, nights, weekends or holidays
• FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Additional Compensation

Along with our great benefits we also offer additional compensation for working outside of normal business hours! Below is the list of shift differential pay that you can use to boost your hourly pay rate. You can also stack your shift differential pay. For example, working nights on the weekends earns you an extra $6.00 an hour.

• Evening/Nights – extra $3.00 hr.
• Weekends – extra $3.00 hr.
• Holidays – extra $3.00 hr.

On Call: Receive $1.00 per hour when on call.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Licensed Practical Nurse III: Oklahoma license as a licensed practical nurse and three years of practical nursing experience.
• Licensed Practical Nurse II: Oklahoma license as a licensed practical and one year of practical nursing experience.
• Licensed Practical Nurse I: Possession of a valid permanent Oklahoma license.

Special Requirements

• Upon a conditional offer of employment, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services applicants must submit 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.
• Applicants 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.

Why Join Us?

• Generous Benefits: Annual base salary range of $50,500 - $60,000, plus a generous benefits allowance.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: A wide choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Options for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
• Ample Time Off: 11 paid holidays, 15 days of vacation, and 15 days of sick leave in the first year.
• Retirement Savings Plan: With a generous company match to help secure your future.
• Employee Assistance Program: Support when you need it.
• Longevity Bonuses: For years of dedicated service.
• Training Opportunities: Continuous learning and development for CEU requirements.

About us: Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center in Lawton, OK is a community-based center with a primary focus on mental health and substance abuse treatment. The inpatient and outpatient services they provide include special groups and programs for adolescents, persons with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, seniors and older adults, women, men, and criminal justice groups.

Drug and Alcohol Pre-employment and Pre-placement Testing: Upon a conditional offer of employment, applicants for safety sensitive positions shall be required to submit to urinalysis to test for drugs. Appointment to a safety sensitive position shall be contingent upon a negative drug test result.

THIS AGENCY REQUIRES COVERAGE 24 HOURS, 7 DAYS PER WEEK. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION MAY VARY DEPENDING ON BUSINESS NECESSITY. EMPLOYEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK WEEKENDS AND OVERTIME.

Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.