PM Licensed Practical Nurse III

About the role

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for performing technical direct and indirect nursing care in a clinic, hospital, institution, or home setting for individuals under the supervision or direction of a registered nurse, licensed physician, or dentist. This includes taking temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure, and various other technical nursing tasks in providing health care to patients and others.

Responsibilities

• Performs nursing procedures or specialized functions in accordance with knowledge, skills, and licensure.
• Participates in the evaluation of responses to interventions.
• Teaches basic nursing skills and related principles.
• Delegates nursing care tasks such as: taking temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure, giving enemas, douches, and sitz baths, collecting specimens, and measuring intake and output.
• Affords assistance in assessing, reporting, and recording health status of patients, families, and groups in a variety of settings.
• Develops and implements appropriate aspects of a plan of care.
• Administers medications as ordered.
• Reports appropriate patient information to supervisor or appropriate health team member.
• Serves as Charge Nurse on a unit, supervising staff performing medication administration and patient care.
• Performs other related duties as assigned consistent with the responsibilities of the position and agency operations.

Requirements

• Possession of a valid permanent Oklahoma license as a licensed practical nurse as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing plus two years of practical nursing experience.
• Licensed Practical Nurse License recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) plus two years of practical nursing experience.

Qualifications

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of possession of a valid permanent Oklahoma license as a licensed practical nurse as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing plus two years of practical nursing experience; or Licensed Practical Nurse License recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) plus two years of practical nursing experience.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Competencies

• Knowledge of nursing techniques, procedures, practices, and theory.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment.
• Ability to follow detailed oral or written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to provide nursing care to patients or clients.
• Ability to monitor and direct the work of others.

Special Requirements

• Some positions may require that applicants be willing and able to fulfill all job-related travel normally associated with the position.
• Candidates must possess sufficient proficiency in the English language to perform the essential functions of the position.
• Some positions may require meeting physical examination requirements.
• Some positions may be considered safety sensitive.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.