Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Lighthouse - Woodward
About The Position
Northwest Center for Behavioral Health is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide nursing care at its Mental Health Residential facility in Woodward, Oklahoma. The position involves providing patient care, monitoring health conditions, administering medications and treatments, and helping patients manage their healthcare needs. The position may be classified at Level I, II, or III based on the applicant’s practical nursing experience and Oklahoma licensure. This is a full-time, non-exempt position with 8- or 10-hour evening shifts. The agency provides coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and work hours or location may vary based on business needs. Employees may be required to work weekends and overtime. The listed salary range is $50,500–$60,000, with stacking shift differentials of $3.00 for nights, weekends, and holidays. One vacancy is listed. Upon a conditional offer, applicants must undergo a physical examination and meet the stated lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling requirements. Applicants must also be able to fulfill job-related travel and hold a valid driver’s license. Applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a drug test. Reasonable accommodation may be provided upon request.
Requirements
- Possess a valid permanent Oklahoma license as a licensed practical nurse approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing.
- Level I: No practical nursing experience specified.
- Level II: One year of practical nursing experience.
- Level III: Three years of practical nursing experience.
- Be willing and able to fulfill job-related travel normally associated with the position.
- Hold a valid driver’s license.
- Upon a conditional offer, meet physical examination requirements, including occasionally lifting or carrying 50 pounds and being able to push and pull a maximum force of 25 pounds.
- For safety-sensitive positions, submit to urinalysis drug testing and receive a negative result.
Responsibilities
- Perform direct and indirect nursing services, including obtaining and documenting patients’ temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.
- Administer medications and treatments according to orders from physicians or authorized healthcare providers and applicable policies and regulations.
- Perform technical nursing tasks that support patients’ health and well-being.
- Monitor patients’ conditions and communicate significant changes or concerns to appropriate healthcare professionals.
- Direct and coordinate direct-care staff activities on the assigned unit.
- Prepare, organize, and distribute medications on the unit according to established medication administration procedures.
- Educate and support patients regarding health, medications, treatments, and care plans.
- Maintain accurate and timely nursing documentation and records.
- Follow infection-control, safety, and patient-care standards.
Benefits
- A generous benefits allowance.
- A choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions.
- Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent-care expenses.
- 11 paid holidays, 15 vacation days, and 15 sick-leave days in the first year.
- Retirement savings plan with a company match.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Longevity bonuses.
- Training opportunities and continuing education support for CEU requirements.
- Shift differentials of $3.00 for nights, weekends, and holidays.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
