SENIOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - 50000083

Requisition No: 865263 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: SENIOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - 50000083

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 50000083 

Salary:  $50,960.78 Annual 

Posting Closing Date: 05/13/2026 

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SENIOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE / GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL NURSE

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Baldomero Lopez State Veterans' Nursing Home

Land O' Lakes, Pasco County

Annual Salary: $50,960.78

Paid Bi-weekly: $1,960.03

 

The Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs is an agency dedicated to serving those who served U.S.  We are seeking motivated, dynamic individuals!  Our skilled nursing facility boasts a loyal team of long-term employees and a fantastic work culture.

 

2:45 pm – 11:15 pm & 10:45 pm – 7:15 am shifts may be eligible for a $1.00 per hour shift differential

 

OPS SLPN (WW) Weekend Warrior positions available at the rate of $24.72/hour. The eligible shifts are weekdays Monday to Friday, 3PM to 11PM, 11PM to 7AM, and all shifts that fall on a weekend – Saturday and Sunday. You must work at least one weekend shift per pay period.

 

Excellent retirement package and optional deferred compensation plan.  Health, vision, dental, ‎disability, and other supplemental insurance available at reasonable premium rates.  Paid vacation and ‎sick leave. Nine (9) paid holidays and personal day.  Tuition waiver available for State Universities and ‎Community Colleges (up to 6 credits per semester).‎

 

The FDVA Nursing State Veterans’ Nursing Homes are designated employment sites for the Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness Program

• From funds available, the program may make nursing education loan repayments of up to $4000 per year, per nurse enrolled in the program, for a maximum of four years.
• Payment is made at the end of each 12-month enrollment period and made directly to the participant’s lender.
• Enrollment and payment of awards is based on available funds.

 

Other Senior Licensed Practical Nurse / GPN positions, including OPS Temporary positions, may be filled from this advertisement within six (6) months of the closing date.

 

Education and employment history must be verifiable.  Please attach any credentials you claim (degrees, certifications, etc.) to your application.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Willingness and ability to work weekends and holidays as required.
• Valid State of Florida Licensed Practical Nurse or possession of a graduate practical nurse letter from the Florida Board of Nursing.
• Valid CPR certification. 
• Fluency in the English Language: Reading, Writing, Speaking and understanding.
• Must possess excellent customer service skills and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledgeable in the use of computer applications: Microsoft Office, including Outlook.
• Successful completion of a current Level II Criminal Background Screening to include, but not limited to a drug test and finger printing.

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Preference will be given to candidates with the following qualifications:

• One (1) year of experience working with a geriatric population in a skilled long-term care facility.
• Experience passing medications in a skilled nursing facility. 

 

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Nurses will be given direct supervision by an RN.

Give ordered treatments, administer prescribed medications, give direct ADL care and complete requirements for diagnostic procedures as requested by the attending physician on an assigned shift per established policies and procedures. Receive verbal orders, including telephone orders from attending physicians. Transcribes physician’s orders to all appropriate documents on an assigned shift per established policies and procedures.

Make rounds with physicians and other health care personnel per established policies and procedures. Monitor physicia