What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Practical Nurse position at WV Department of Human Services?
General Description
Performs the primary functions of a Licensed Practical Nurse in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating all assigned patient care in collaboration with an RN on the unit. Is accountable for all patient care and advanced ECG monitoring of patient status through assessment of ECG strips and arrhythmia interpretation. Responsible for adhering to all standards of nursing practice, for managing supplies and equipment with the direction of an RN in charge of the unit, and for promoting teamwork with physicians, and personnel of other departments. Has a thorough knowledge of growth and development, nursing principles (relative to physical and psychosocial), procedures, skills, and techniques, and understanding of ongoing internal relationships as they relate to Licensed Practical Nursing. Mandatory overtime is an essential job function of this position. Applicants selected for employment must successfully complete a criminal background check and a chemical urinalysis and breath analysis drug screening test. All employees shall be subject to drug testing for probable causes, as set forth in agency and bureau policies. Welch Community Hospital is a tobacco free facility.
0512P01282
0512P01189
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
None.
Licensure/Certifications
Current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse from the West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses.
Experience
None.
About The Organization
Welch Community Hospital, located in Welch, West Virginia, is the only acute care hospital in
McDowell County. This hospital provides a wide scope of care and services, which includes a 55-bed
acute care hospital, a 24/7, 365 days per year physician-staffed Emergency Room, an eight-bed
ICU, full service Respiratory Therapy Cardiopulmonary department, Laboratory, Radiology, and
Clinical Inpatient Pharmacy. The hospital also operates an outpatient Rural Health Clinic, a Surgery
Clinic, an OB/GYN staffed Women’s Health Clinic, and a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training Center. By providing these crucial health care services,
Welch is positioned as the top provider for quality health care in McDowell County and Southern
West Virginia.
Performs the primary functions of a Licensed Practical Nurse in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating all assigned patient care in collaboration with an RN on the unit. Is accountable for all patient care and advanced ECG monitoring of patient status through assessment of ECG strips and arrhythmia interpretation. Responsible for adhering to all standards of nursing practice, for managing supplies and equipment with the direction of an RN in charge of the unit, and for promoting teamwork with physicians, and personnel of other departments. Has a thorough knowledge of growth and development, nursing principles (relative to physical and psychosocial), procedures, skills, and techniques, and understanding of ongoing internal relationships as they relate to Licensed Practical Nursing. Mandatory overtime is an essential job function of this position. Applicants selected for employment must successfully complete a criminal background check and a chemical urinalysis and breath analysis drug screening test. All employees shall be subject to drug testing for probable causes, as set forth in agency and bureau policies. Welch Community Hospital is a tobacco free facility.
0512P01282
0512P01189
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
None.
Licensure/Certifications
Current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse from the West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses.
Experience
None.
About The Organization
Welch Community Hospital, located in Welch, West Virginia, is the only acute care hospital in
McDowell County. This hospital provides a wide scope of care and services, which includes a 55-bed
acute care hospital, a 24/7, 365 days per year physician-staffed Emergency Room, an eight-bed
ICU, full service Respiratory Therapy Cardiopulmonary department, Laboratory, Radiology, and
Clinical Inpatient Pharmacy. The hospital also operates an outpatient Rural Health Clinic, a Surgery
Clinic, an OB/GYN staffed Women’s Health Clinic, and a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training Center. By providing these crucial health care services,
Welch is positioned as the top provider for quality health care in McDowell County and Southern
West Virginia.