Job Posting Title

Licensed Practical Nurse III

Agency

650 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Supervisory Organization

Talihina Veterans Center

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

February 18, 2025

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

Job Description

As a Licensed Practical Nurse III with ODVA you will enjoy:

• Generous leave including 15 days of vacation, 15 days of sick leave and 11 paid holidays annually.
• A comprehensive Benefit Package with a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.

Job Details

• Full-time 40-hour work weeks.

• Hourly range is $13.37 -$26.48 per hour based upon education and experience.
• Position is on-site at the Sallisaw State Veterans Home in Sallisaw, Oklahoma

Basic Purpose

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.

Typical Functions

The functions performed in this job family will vary by level, unit and organization, but may include the following:

• 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.

• Assists in assessing, reporting, and recording health status of patients, families, and groups in a
  variety of settings.

• Participates in developing and implementing 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.

Level Descriptor

Levels are distinguished based on the complexity of assigned duties, the level of expertise required for completion of work assignments, and the responsibility assigned for the supervision of others.

This is the specialist level of the job family where employees are assigned responsibility for performing the more complex nursing tasks and may serve as lead worker. This includes tasks involving the
assignment and review of work, providing required training, and ensuring that the quality of care meets established standards. Responsibilities will also include providing guidance and training to others in completing the more complex nursing tasks and activities.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of nursing techniques,
procedures, practices, and theory; of medical terminology; and of infection control measures. Ability is required to exercise sound judgment; to follow detailed oral or written instructions; to establish and
maintain effective working relationships with others; to provide nursing care to patients or clients; and to monitor and direct the work of others.

Education and Experience

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.

Special Require