LPN III, II, I

State of Oklahoma•Vinita, OK

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Oklahoma Forensic Center (OFC) is a secure, 24-hour inpatient forensic facility in Vinita, Oklahoma, providing jail competency services for the State of Oklahoma. The Nursing Department is hiring Licensed Practical Nurses to provide direct behavioral health care to consumers in an inpatient setting under the supervision or direction of a registered nurse or licensed physician. The facility serves consumers found incompetent for adjudication or adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity and has 268 beds. The role may include evaluating responses to interventions; taking and recording vital signs; assessing, reporting, and recording consumers’ health status; developing and implementing appropriate parts of care plans; administering ordered medications; communicating relevant consumer information to supervisors or other health team members; and serving as a charge nurse on the unit. The positions are full-time and regular. Primary working hours are 6:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. or 6:30 p.m.–7:00 a.m.; hours and location may vary with business needs, and weekend and overtime work may be required. Hourly rates are $26.44 for Level I, $28.84 for Level II, and $30.52 for Level III, with shift differential when applicable.

Requirements

Level I: Possess a valid permanent Oklahoma Licensed Practical Nurse license approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing, or an LPN license recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Level II: Possess a qualifying Oklahoma or eNLC-recognized LPN license and one year of practical nursing experience.
Level III: Possess a qualifying Oklahoma or eNLC-recognized LPN license and two years of practical nursing experience.
Pass an OSBI background check.
Be willing and able to fulfill job-related travel and hold a valid driver’s license.
Upon conditional offer, pass a physical examination and meet the physical requirements of occasionally lifting or carrying 50 pounds and pushing or pulling a maximum force of 25 pounds.
For safety-sensitive positions, submit to pre-employment/pre-placement urinalysis drug testing and receive a negative result.

Responsibilities

Provide direct care to consumers receiving behavioral health treatment in an inpatient setting under the supervision or direction of a registered nurse or licensed physician.
Participate in evaluating responses to interventions.
Take temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.
Assess, report, and record consumers’ health status.
Develop and implement appropriate aspects of a plan of care.
Administer medications as ordered.
Report appropriate consumer information to a supervisor or appropriate health team member.
Serve as a charge nurse on the unit.

Benefits

Generous state-paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums.
Choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations.
Flexible spending accounts for health care or dependent care expenses.
Employee assistance programs and health and fitness programs.
11 paid holidays.
15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave in the first year.
Retirement Savings Plan with a generous match.
Longevity bonus for years of service.
Student loan repayment options.
Training opportunities for CEU requirements.