Licensed Practical Nurse -III

Position: Licensed Practical Nurse I-III
Location: Milford

Introduction

Make a Difference!
Now offering Recruitment and Referral Incentives at the Department of State (DOS)!

Recruitment Incentives

• $10,000.00 Recruitment Incentive for:
  • Registered Nurses
  • Advanced Practice Nurses
  • Nurse Consultants
  • Nursing Supervisors
  • Compliance Nurses
• $7,500.00 Recruitment Incentive for Licensed Practical Nurse
• $5,000.00 Recruitment Incentive for Certified Nurse’s Assistant

Referral bonuses of $1,000 are available to referring DOS employees.

You must be a new employee to the State of Delaware to be eligible for this program.

Summary Statement

This is the entry level of practical nursing care. Positions report to a technical supervisor.

Essential Functions

• Administers treatments as directed.
• Takes and records vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration).
• Pours, administers, charts and records medications.
• Gives prescribed intramuscular and subcutaneous injections and inoculations.
• Observes patient behavior and condition and reports changes to appropriate staff.
• Records information on patients' charts.

Job Requirement Series Licensed Practical Nurse I

• Possession of a Delaware Practical Nurse license, Delaware temporary license or multi‑state compact license.

Licensed Practical Nurse II

• Possession of a Delaware Practical Nursing license or multi‑state compact license.
• At least six months’ experience as a Practical Nurse.

Licensed Practical Nurse III

• Possession of a Delaware Practical Nursing license or multi‑state compact license.
• At least eighteen months’ experience as a Practical Nurse.

Conditions of Hire

• All new hires are required to attend an in‑person, statewide mandatory New Employee Orientation on their first day of employment.
• Pre‑employment Drug Testing:
  Upon a conditional offer, you must undergo pre‑employment drug testing as part of the hiring process.
• Criminal background check: A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire. The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E‑Verify system where the State will provide the federal government with each new hire’s Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Benefits

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Selection Process

The application and supplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your education, training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position. It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and the supplemental questionnaire to include dates of employment, job title and job duties. For education and training, list name of educational provider, training course titles and summary of course content.

Narrative information supplied in response to the questions must be supported by the information supplied on the application including your employment, education and training history as it relates to the job requirements.

Accommodations

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. TDD users may request an auxiliary aid or service by calling  or by visiting  You may also call  or email  for additional applicant services support.

The State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative of Delaware including race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

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