Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Posting Title

Licensed Practical Nurse

Agency

452 MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERV.

Supervisory Organization

Children's Recovery Center

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if 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

Annual Salary :

Licensed Practical Nurse I is $50,500.00

Level II is $55,000.00

Level III is $60,000.00

Job Description

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!

Responsibilities :

Responsible for performing technical direct and indirect nursing such as taking temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure, and medication administration.

Perform other technical nursing tasks in providing health care to patients and others.

Directs the activities of the direct care staff on the unit.

Job Type / Salary : Full Time

Location : Norman OK

Licensed Practical Nurse I is $50,500.00

Level II is $55,000.00

Level III is $60,000.00

Shift differentials when working evening, nights, weekends or holidays

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt

PRN Options available

Additional Compensation : Along with our great benefits we also offer addition compensation for working outside of normal business hours! Below is the list of shift differential pay that you can use to boost your hourly pay rate. You can also stack your shift differential pay. For example, working nights on the weekends earns you an extra $6.00 an hour.

Evening / Nights – extra $3.00 hr.

Weekends – extra $3.00 hr.

Holidays – extra $3.00 hr.

On Call : Receive $1.00 per hour when on call.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience :

Licensed Practical Nurse III : Oklahoma license as a licensed practical nurse and three years of practical nursing experience.

Licensed Practical Nurse II : Oklahoma license as a licensed practical and one year of practical nursing experience.

Licensed Practical Nurse I : Possession of a valid permanent Oklahoma license

Special Requirements :

Upon a conditional offer of employment, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services applicants must submit to a physical examination and shall meet the physical examination requirements of occasionally lifting / carrying 50 pounds and able to push and pull a maximum force of 25 pounds.

Applicants must be willing and able to fulfill any job-related travel normally associated with this position and as such have a valid driver’s license

Great Reasons to Work with Us :   ODMHSAS is proud to provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees and their dependents. Our benefits include :

Generous state paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums

A wide choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations

Flexible spending accounts for health care expenses or dependent care

Employee assistance programs and health and fitness programs

11 paid holidays

15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave the first year

Retirement Savings Plan with a generous match

Longevity Bonus for years of service

Student Loan repayment options

Training opportunities for CEU requirements

Company Overview :

The Children’s Recovery Center of Oklahoma (CRC) is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and serves all 77 counties in Oklahoma as the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) treatment center for young people ages 13 through 17. CRC provides community crisis stabilization and residential treatment for substance abuse and co-occurring mental health and trauma related conditions.

Drug and Alcohol Pre-employment and Pre-placement Testing : Upon a conditional offer of employment, applicants for safety sensitive positions shall be required to submit to urinalysis to test for drugs. Appointment to a safety sensitive position shall be contingent upon a negative drug test result.

THIS AGENCY REQUIRES COVERAGE 24 HOURS, 7 DAYS PER WEEK. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION MAY VARY DEPENDING ON BUSINESS NECESSITY. EMPLOYEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK WEEKENDS AND OVERTIME.

Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday .