LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (PART-TIME)

The Rhode Island Veterans Home seeks a Licensed Practical Nurse (Part-Time) to provide practical nursing care and treatment to veterans in a long-term care setting. This position operates on the 3rd shift with days off to be determined.

Clinical Setting

You will work within the Rhode Island Veterans Home, a state healthcare facility serving the veteran population.

Responsibilities

Under the close technical direction of a physician or close supervision of a registered professional nurse, you will:

• Perform practical nursing duties involving the care and treatment of patients
• Make regular rounds of wards, individually or with staff physicians or registered professional nurses
• Administer intramuscular and subcutaneous injections and other medications and treatments according to specific directions
• Make and apply surgical dressings
• Administer narcotics and maintain required records under physician or registered nurse direction and supervision
• Set up and assist with special apparatus and equipment
• Take and record temperature, pulse, and respiration
• Maintain bedside charts
• Assist with physical examinations and prepare patients for special examinations and tests
• Assist in medical or rehabilitation treatment provided by physical therapy programs
• Provide tub and bed baths, morning and evening care, and personal hygiene assistance
• Instruct patients in proper use of sputum cups and personal hygiene for disease control
• Recognize signs of impending seizures and death and report to proper officials
• Care for the deceased and arrange prompt delivery to the morgue with necessary record-keeping
• Serve food to diet and tray patients, feed weak and helpless patients
• Comb patients' hair, pass mouth washes and basins, provide between-meal nourishment, assist patients in and out of bed, and accompany them to lavatories and clinics
• Keep records and prepare reports
• Make beds, change linens, and maintain antiseptic cleanliness of patient beds and personal furniture
• Perform related work as required

You may supervise institution attendants and patient help assigned to assist.

Schedule

• 3rd shift
• Days off to be determined
• Part-time position

Required Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of practical nursing or completion of equivalent training in an accredited school of professional nursing
• Active Rhode Island practical nursing license and ability to maintain licensure as required by Rhode Island law and regulations
• Working knowledge of approved practical nursing methods, procedures, and techniques used in patient care and treatment
• Ability to learn details of methods, procedures, techniques, and attitudes required in caring for patients with particular types of illness
• Skill in practical nursing
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions
• Ability to maintain records and prepare reports

Pre-Employment Requirements

All candidates must provide proof of immunity against the following prior to employment:

• Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)
• Varicella (Chickenpox)
• Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap)
• Hepatitis B titers
• Tuberculin Skin Test (TST)

Compensation

• Salary: $62,505 - $109,681 (corrected)
• Pay Grade: C00517 A

Benefits

State of Rhode Island employees receive benefits as outlined on the Office of Employee Benefits website. All employees hired after September 30, 2014 are required to participate in direct deposit. New hires must identify a financial institution to serve as their personal depository agency at the time of hire.

Additional Requirements

• Employment eligibility must be validated through E-Verify
• This is a reposted position; previous applicants need not apply
• Job Requisition Number: JR101226
• Job Profile: JC-02154200-4