Licensed Practical Nurse III, II, I

Job Posting Title

Licensed Practical Nurse III, II, I

Agency

452 MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERV.

Supervisory Organization

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

I-24.27, II-26.44, III-28.84

Job Description

Licensed Practical Nurse III, II, I 

 

Join a team that CARES! 

Here at ODMHSAS, we believe in I.C.A.R.E. – Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.  Our mission is to promote healthy communities and provide the highest quality care to enhance the well-being of all Oklahomans.  We take that very seriously – because we care! 

 

About us:   

Come grow with us!  The Oklahoma Forensic Center (OFC) located in Vinita, OK is a 24 hour/365 day secure inpatient forensic facility that provides jail competency services for the State of Oklahoma.  Currently, OFC has 268 beds for consumers who have been found Incompetent for adjudication or adjudicated as Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity.  OFC is expanding with new construction scheduled to be completed in the Fall of 2025 adding an additional 84 beds.  When completed, OFC will have a total of 352 beds to house consumers.    

 

About the Position: 

Here at the Oklahoma Forensic Center the Nursing department is hiring for Licensed Practical Nurses that would provide direct care for consumers of behavioral health treatment in an inpatient setting under the supervision or direction of a registered nurse or licensed physician. This may include participating in the evaluation of responses to interventions, taking temperatures, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, assessing, reporting and recording health status of consumers, developing and implementing appropriate aspects of a plan of care, administer medications as ordered, report appropriate consumer information to supervisor or appropriate health team member and serves as a charge nurse on the unit. 

 

Job Type/Salary:  

• Open/Close dates: 11/19/2025-until filled 

• Full-time 

•  Hourly payrate: LPN III $28.84/hr; LPN II $26.44/hr; LPN I $24.27/hr 

• Shift differential when applicable  

• Primary Working Hours are: 6:30am-7:00pm and 7:00pm-6:30am 

• FLSA Status:  Non-Exempt 

• Primary Work Location/Department: Oklahoma Forensic Center/Nursing Department 

• Vacancies:  Multiple 

 

Minimum Qualifications and Experience: 

• Level III:  

            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