Licensed Practical Nurse

Title: Licensed Practical Nurse

State Role Title: 49111

Hiring Range: $53,564 - $73,918; Salary to Commensurate with experience

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Hiram Davis Medical Center

Agency Website: hwdmc.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Hiram W. Davis Medical Center, located in Petersburg, Virginia, is a medical facility providing acute medical diagnoses, skilled care, intermediate care, and long-term care to individuals receiving services in DBHDS facilities and within the community that have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Admissions to HWDMC are generally either permanent placement or special hospitalization. Patients typically come to HWDMC as a special hospitalization for step-down to stabilize, post-surgery rehabilitation, or long-term care.

Hiram Davis Medical Center is currently recruiting Licensed Practical Nurses to be responsible for providing direct care to physically ill patients with diverse mental/emotional problems and developmental disabilities ranging in age from adolescent to geriatric.

KSA's and Competencies required for the positions:

• Clinical knowledge of principles and practices of practical nursing
• Ability to implement planned nursing care and provide guidance to other staff
• Knowledge of normal anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, body mechanics, nursing procedures, growth and development, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Skills in performing patient assessments, to observe, record and evaluate patient’s response to treatment, to communicate effectively with others orally and in writing.

Minimum Qualifications

Current Licensure as LPN with the Virginia State Board of Nursing
Graduation from an accredited School of Practical Nursing along with successful completion of an acceptable Pharmacology course
Experience in nursing at the licensed practical nurse level in a long-term care setting with experience in wound care or medical/surgical nursing

Additional Considerations

Working experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse within the field of medical-surgical. psychiatric, rehabilitation, geriatrics or intellectually disabled preferred
Certification in Wound Care preferred

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Hiram Davis Medical Center only accepts online applications via RMS. Resumes and other documents may accompany the application but will not serve as a substitute for an application. Faxed, e-mailed, or mailed applications will not be accepted. Please refer to your RMS account for the status of your application and this position. This posting will remain open for a minimum of five (5) business days.

An extensive criminal history background investigation, not limited to employment references, drug testing and E-Verify will be conducted.

Hiram Davis Medical Center offers a comprehensive benefit package to include your choice of four health insurance plans, paid life insurance and retirement plans, 12 paid holidays, annual and sick leave.

Applicants must list all relevant experience that you wish to be considered for this position. Applicants will be provided confirmation of receipt when your application and/or resume is submitted. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position. A fingerprint-based criminal history check and reference checks are required for the selected candidate for this position. Under Virginia Code §37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is prohibited from employing or using as volunteers, persons who have been convicted of specific “barrier” crimes or persons who may be the subject of pending “barrier” charges.

DBHDS facilities are no longer required to ensure that all staff members are vaccinated against COVID-19. However, facilities encourage and educate staff on the benefits, and continue to offer COVID-19 vaccination programs to staff, residents/clients. Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for purposes of infect