Licensed Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse

Starting pay is approximately $60,000 based on shift assignments. Ohio has joined the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), which allows an LPN to hold one multistate license in their primary state of residence while practicing in 37 other compact states across the country.

Provides patient care as directed, documents patient-related care timely within the electronic health record, maintains patient medical records, administers medication, performs treatments, assists with Doctor's Sick Call, assists with chronic care clinics management, participates in patient care planning and treatment team activities, responds to emergencies, provides emergency care and collects patient data, collects vital signs and documents all findings, collects urine and/or other body fluid specimens, performs venipuncture in order to obtain blood samples for laboratory analysis, prepares patients for release and/or transfer, ensures discharge medication orders are completed and timely forwarded to pharmacy services, participates in work-related training and all institution training exercises as assigned, provides assistance to other healthcare staff, investigates and documents problem areas and/or areas of concern, reviews shift report from preceding shift(s), assists physicians with medical procedures, assumes duties of other nurses during absences, observes, documents and provides nursing support to assistive personnel, provides patient education regarding healthcare maintenance and prevention of disease, participates in continuous quality improvement activities, performs administrative duties, attends meetings, schedules multidisciplinary team meetings, performs and/or assists with inventory and ordering of medical supplies, assists ancillary staff including Health Information Technicians and medical schedulers as needed to ensure patient care needs are met, must work overtime as required.

At the State of Ohio, we provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. Our benefits package includes: Medical Coverage, Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period, Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year, Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave, Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more), Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation). Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors.

License to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse issued by Ohio Board of Nursing pursuant to Section 4723 Ohio Revised Code; MDS certification issued by ANNAC (i.e. American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination). Job Skills: Nursing, Basic Medical Procedures, Direct Support/Direct Care, Medical Charting, Medication Management, Cultural Awareness, Problem Solving, Customer Focus, Teamwork, Confidentiality.