Mental Health LPN - Full Time Evenings

Change lives and come join a highly skilled multi-discipline team of professionals providing care to the people who need it most! We are currently looking for talented Licensed Practical Nurses to join our Adult Inpatient departments. Position is assigned responsibilities for providing direct or indirect professional nursing services in a variety of settings. This includes providing nursing assessments, planning, interventions, evaluations, health related education, case management, and execution of the medical regime including administering medications and treatments prescribed by any person authorized to prescribe by state law.
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.
Full Time (12 hour shift)
Licensed Practical Nurse I is $50,500.00 (24.28/ hr)
Shift differentials when working evening, nights, weekends or holidays
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.
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
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
Comprehensive Health Coverage: A wide choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions.
Flexible Spending Accounts: Options for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
Ample Time Off: 11 paid holidays, 15 days of vacation, and 15 days of sick leave in the first year.
Retirement Savings Plan: With a generous company match to help secure your future.
Employee Assistance Program: Longevity Bonuses: For years of dedicated service.
Training Opportunities: About us: Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center in Lawton, OK is a community-based center with a primary focus on mental health and substance abuse treatment. The inpatient and outpatient services they provide include special groups and programs for adolescents, persons with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, seniors and older adults, women, men, and criminal justice groups.
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.
EMPLOYEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK WEEKENDS AND OVERTIME.
Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.