Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Responsibilities
Responsible for performing technical direct and indirect nursing such as taking temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure, and medication administration.
Performs 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)
- Licensed Practical Nurse II is $55,000.00 (26.44/hr)
- Licensed Practical Nurse III is $60,000.00 (28.85/hr)
- Shift differentials when working evening, nights, weekends or holidays
- FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Additional Compensation
- 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 nurse 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
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.
Reasonable Accommodation
Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.