Licensed Practical Nurse

7 days ago


Staunton, Virginia, United States Virginia Department of Human Resource Management Full time

Licensed Practical Nurse - Full Time

Job no:

Work type: Full-Time (Salaried)

Location: Staunton, Virginia

Categories: Health and Human Services

Title: Licensed Practical Nurse - Full Time

State Role Title: 49111

Hiring Range: starting at $52,004 (commensurate based on experience)

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location:
Comm Ctr for Child & Adoles

Agency Website:

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties


Up to a $17,500 Bonus for Registered Nurses that are new to state service and remain with the facility for 2 years.


  • $10,000 sign on bonus will be awarded to new hires to state service with a one-year written agreement required.
  • An additional $7,500 retention bonus will be awarded to new hires. The retention bonus will be paid out one year after hire date and require a one-year written agreement.
8hrs shift with every other weekend

1st shift hours: 6a-230p

2nd shift hours: 2p-1030p


Above bouses are available to Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) that are new to DBHDS or have not worked for at least one year for Department of Behavior Health Developmental Services (DBHDS).


The Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents is seeking LPN's for 1st, and 2nd shifts.

LPN's are scheduled to work hour shifts and (2) 8-hour shifts or (5) 8-hour shift per week and every other weekend.


The Commonwealth Center for Children & Adolescents (CCCA) is seeking fresh and experienced LPNs for 1st and 2nd shift to provide age-specific nursing care and medication management to child and adolescent psychiatric patients in a safe, therapeutic environment.

CCCA is a 48-bed facility and is Virginia's only public acute care psychiatric hospital for patients 17 and under.

We are located in the heart of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley and conveniently located at the crossroads of I-64 and I-81.


Our mission is to provide high quality acute psychiatric evaluation, crisis stabilization, and intensive short-term treatment that empowers children and their families to make developmentally appropriate choices and that strengthens children's hope, resilience and self-esteem.


The primary duty of the LPN is to provide medication management, including dispensing, administering, and documenting use of medication in patient charts, and ensuring medication rooms are properly stocked.

LPNs work closely with other members of a multidisciplinary treatment team to provide collaborative trauma-informed psychiatric care to their assigned patients.


LPNs assist RNs with monitoring patients, documenting charts, and ensuring a safe and therapeutic milieu; supervising PNAs and serving as positive role models; assisting with admissions and discharges and providing patient and family education, particularly with regards to medications.


Responsibilities also include supporting, and working collaboratively with Direct Care Staff, including working direct care to provide necessary breaks to PNAs, and sitting 1:1 when necessary.


Licensed Practical Nurses are scheduled to work hour shifts and (2) 8-hour shifts or (5) 8-hour shifts per week and every other weekend.

The LPN position carries a highly competitive salary and increases based on experience.
The Commonwealth of Virginia offers a robust benefit package including:

  • Shift differentials ranging from $2.50 to $4.00
  • Overtime pay for extra shifts
  • Extremely affordable health/dental/vision insurance plan options
  • State-paid disability and life insurances
  • Generous paid holidays/vacation/sick leave, paid parental leave, and other paid leave benefits
  • State pension
  • Hybrid retirement plan
  • 457 Deferred Compensation plan with generous matching options.

LPNs work closely with other members of a multidisciplinary treatment team to provide collaborative trauma-informed psychiatric care to their assigned patients.


LPNs assist RNs with monitoring patients, documenting charts, and ensuring a safe and therapeutic milieu; supervising PNAs and serving as positive role models; assisting with admissions and discharges and providing patient and family education, particularly with regards to medications.


Responsibilities also include supporting, and working collaboratively with Direct Care Staff, including working direct care to provide necessary breaks to PNAs, and sitting 1:1 when necessary.


Licensed Practical Nurses are scheduled to work hour shifts and (2) 8-hour shifts or (5) 8-hour shifts per week and every other weekend.

The LPN position carries a highly competitive salary and increases based on experience.
The Commonwealth of Virginia offers a robust benefit package including:

  • Shift differentials ranging from $2.50 to $4.00
  • Overtime pay for extra shifts
  • Extremely affordable health/dental/vision insurance plan options
  • State-paid disability and life insurances
  • Generous paid holidays/vacation/sick leave, paid parental leave, and other paid leave benefits
  • State pension
  • Hybrid retirement plan
  • 457 Deferred Compensation plan with generous matching options.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Current, Virginia license to practice as a LPN or license eligible; multistate compact endorsement is accepted.
  • Knowledge of illness and treatment modalities to include medication administration.
  • Ability to implement nursing care plan and provide guidance to other staff.
  • Ability to delegate and supervise nursing staff. Effective communication (written, verbal and sign).
  • Ability to participate in interdisciplinary team. Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
  • Ability to work overtime due to staffing emergencies in a 24 hour 7 day per week psychiatric hospital which at times may mean working a 16hour shift if and when necessary.
  • Must complete all annual competency training to include Therapeutic Options.
  • Must complete and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers with the American Heart Association
  • Demonstrates knowledge of recovery/trauma informed care.

Additional Considerations

  • Experience in psychiatric, healthcare facility, acute care, longterm care or correction setting
- experience working with children in a hospital setting
- bilingual
- veteran

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Commonwealth's Alternate Hiring Process:

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process.

To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS).

Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability.

If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link:
, or call DARS at

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact Human Resources at for assistance. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY.

Western State Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Employment opportunities are open to all regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability.

DBHDS Facilities are no longer required to ensure that all staff members are vaccinated for COVID-19.

However, facilities encourage and educate staff on the benefits and offer COVID - 19 vaccination programs to staff, residents, clients.

Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for purposes of infection prevention and/or management of outbreaks.

Upon acceptance of a job offer, new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those fully vaccinated, proof of vaccination) during the pre-employment process.

If you have questions, please contact the Office of Human Resources.

Contact Information

Name:
Samantha Leep

Phone:

Email:


In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process.

To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI).

Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter.

Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at


Note
: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

Advertised: 01 Jun 2024 Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close: 30 Jun 2024 Eastern Daylight Time

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