LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (PART-TIME or PRN)

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 50,282; Part time

Job summary

A state health department in Williamsburg, Virginia is seeking a part-time or PRN Licensed Practical Nurse. This role involves providing quality nursing care to psychiatric patients, administering medications, and maintaining patient records under the supervision of a registered nurse. Candidates must hold a Virginia LPN license and have experience in a hospital setting. The hiring range is $36.50 per hour, and applications are encouraged from individuals with disabilities.

Qualifications

• Current Virginia license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse or license eligible.
• Experience working as an LPN in a hospital or inpatient setting is required.

Responsibilities

• Provides quality nursing care to psychiatric and gero-psychiatric patients.
• Performs patient-centered nursing care under general supervision.
• Administers medication and treatments, maintains patient records.

Skills

Current Virginia license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse

Experience working as an LPN in a hospital or inpatient setting

Job description

Overview

Title: LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (PART-TIME or PRN)

State Role Title: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Hiring Range: $36.50 / hr

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

Responsibilities

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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Virginia license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse or license eligible; multi-state compact endorsement accepted.
• Experience working as an LPN in a hospital or inpatient setting is required.

Additional Considerations

None.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL
Phone: [phone] / REFER TO PAGEUP FOR APPLICATION STATUS
Email: EMAIL APPLICATION MATERIAL NOT ACCEPTED

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.