Practical Nurse; Licensed Practical Nurse

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements.

Candidates must be currently licensed to practice as practical or vocational nurses in a State or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia, or must have applied for a license to practice. Applications of candidates possessing a license must be accompanied by a certified or photostatic copy of the license, a notarized statement attesting to the fact, or a citation of the license number and State issuing it.

AND

GL-06 and GL-07:
There is no substitution of education for specialized experience.

OR

• Experience providing pre-and post-operative patient care.
• Experience administering medication, observing, recording, and reporting changes in behavior of patients.
• Experience providing reassurance and encouragement to patients.
• Experience setting up and operating medical equipment.
• Experience assisting surgeons and registered nurses in operating room activities, including passing instruments, maintaining sterile conditions, and draping and positioning patients.

• Experience providing pre-and post-operative patient care.
• Experience administering treatments and/or medications, EKG’s, etc., and observing, recording, and reporting changes in behavior of mentally ill patients.
• Experience providing reassurance and encouragement to mentally ill patients.
• Experience assisting surgeons and registered nurses in operating room activities, including passing instruments, maintaining sterile conditions, and draping and positioning patients.
• Experience setting up and operating special medical equipment and apparatus.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application