Licensed Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse

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 include:

• Performing nursing procedures or specialized functions in accordance with knowledge, skills, and licensure.
• Participating in the evaluation of responses to interventions.
• Teaching basic nursing skills and related principles.
• Delegating 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.
• Assisting in assessing, reporting, and recording health status of patients, families, and groups in a variety of settings.
• Participating in developing and implementing appropriate aspects of a plan of care.
• Administering medications as ordered.
• Reporting appropriate patient information to supervisor or appropriate health team member.
• Serving as Charge Nurse on a unit, supervising staff performing medication administration and patient care.

Level Descriptor:

Level I: This is the basic level of the job family where employees perform routine entry-level tasks under close professional supervision and in a training status to build their skills in providing nursing care as a licensed practical nurse.

Level II: This is the career level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibility for performing a full range of nursing assignments as a Licensed Practical Nurse and perform nursing tasks at the full performance level in providing care to patients or clients. Responsibilities will include providing guidance and training to others in completing routine nursing tasks and activities.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies:

Level I: 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; and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Level II: 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; and to provide nursing care to patients or clients.

Education and Experience:

Level I: 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 or, Licensed Practical Nurse License recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).

Level II: 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 one year of practical nursing experience; or Licensed Practical Nurse License recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) plus one year of practical nursing experience.

Special Requirements:

Some positions may require that applicants be willing and able to fulfill all job-related travel normally associated with the position. Applicants with the Department of Corrections must be willing and able to work any assigned shift or day of the week, and additional shifts as required. Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. 427.8. This is an on-site position and is not eligible for remote work.

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.