Licensed Practical Nurse--1St Shift-Ft

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Job Posting closes: Open until filled

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Agency Information:

Kansas Veterans' Home

About the Position:

Who can apply: Anyone

Classified/Unclassified Service: Unclassified

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Work Schedule: 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. 5 days a week

Eligible to Receive Benefits: Yes

Veterans' Preference Eligible: No

Search Keywords:

Nurse, LPN

Compensation: $23.10 per hr + 10% shift differential for 2nd or 3rd. *This position is eligible for a temporary $8.50 per hour special differential for all hours worked. This differential is temporary and can end at the Governors discretion.*

• Salary can vary depending upon education, experience, or qualifications.

Employment Benefits:

• Retirement and deferred compensation programs
• Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage
• Sick & Vacation leave
• Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave
• Fitness Centers in select locations
• Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)
• Employee discounts with the STAR Program

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Position Summary & Responsibilities:

Position Summary:

The Kansas Veterans’ Home in Winfield is looking for individual’s interested working as a Licensed Practical Nurse on 1st shift. This is a full-time position with benefits and retirement. The hours for this position are 6:45 am-3:15 pm 5 days per week. We pay a highly competitive wage for LPN's plus 10% shift differential. If you are dependable, caring, and competent LPN who is interested in working with veterans and their eligible dependents, we'd love to visit with you.

Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

Administer medications and treatments, completing required documentation, complete required document in resident and medical chart, report to RN supervisor as needed, assess needs of residents, monitor response and document, answer call lights and provide assistance, monitor performance of a small group of CNA’s, serve as charge nurse of a specific unit during shift, check residents to assure their safety, cleanliness, and comfort.

Qualifications:

Education:

High School diploma or equivalent and completion of Licensed Practical Nurse program.

Licensing & Certification:

At the time of appointment, the selected candidate must possess a Kansas license/temporary permit to practice by the Kansas Board of Nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).

Minimum Qualifications:

At the time of appointment, the selected candidate must possess a Kansas license/temporary permit to practice by the Kansas Board of Nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).

Preferred Qualifications:

1) practical nursing theory and practice, 2) patient bedside care and understanding of fundamental human needs, monitoring equipment/devices utilized for medical protocols in long-term care settings, 4) anatomy, physiology, developmental psychology, and sociology.

Ability to: 1) follow oral and written directions, and to prepare and maintain records, charts, and reports, 2) maintain a helpful and sympathetic attitude toward patients and to maintain harmonious working relationships with other employees, 3) apply nursing techniques delegated by physicians or professional nurses, 4) follow established policies and procedures, and 5) respond to patient needs in emergencies or life threatening situations.

Post-Offer, Pre-employment Requirements:

Must successfully pass background check as required by K.S.A. 39-970.

As authorized by the 2018 Kansas Legislature, effective July 1, 2018, K.S.A. 75-4362 is amended to designate all positions with the Kansas Commission on Veterans’ Affairs office, to include both the Kansas Soldiers’ Home and Kansas Veterans’ Home as Safety Sensitive positions and subject to the drug testing program. All applicants with a conditional offer of employment on or after July 1, 2018, shall be required to submit to a drug screening test.

Recruiter Contact Information:

Name: Shelley Fisher

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 620-705-6222, Fax: 620-221-9053

Mailing Address: 1220 WWII Memorial Drive, Winfield, KS 67156

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