Licensed Practical Nurse I-III

Job Description

Make a Difference!

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

$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.

The Department of State (DOS) seeks to increase the number of applicants for clinical nursing positions by offering a recruitment incentive to eligible Advanced Practice Nurse, Nurse Consultant, Nursing Supervisor, Compliance Nurse, Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and Certified Nursing Assistant candidates in accordance with the DOS Recruitment and Referral Incentive Program.

The program provides incentives as follows:

Recruitment incentives will be paid in quarterly installments over the first year of hire and will begin after the first quarter of employment. New employees accepting this recruitment bonus must commit to two consecutive years of employment with DOS. You must be a new employee to the state to be eligible for this incentive.
Referral bonuses of $1,000 are available to current DOS employees who refer new hires to the state in the following classifications: Advanced Practice Nurse, Nurse Consultant, Nursing Supervisor, Compliance Nurse, Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and Certified Nursing Assistant. Referral bonuses of $1,000 will be paid in quarterly installments over the first year of hire of the referred applicant.

NOTE: This program is administered by the Department of State (DOS). The program may be terminated by the State at any time.

Make a Difference!

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

$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.

The Department of State (DOS) seeks to increase the number of applicants for clinical nursing positions by offering a recruitment incentive to eligible Advanced Practice Nurse, Nurse Consultant, Nursing Supervisor, Compliance Nurse, Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and Certified Nursing Assistant candidates in accordance with the DOS Recruitment and Referral Incentive Program.

The program provides incentives as follows:

NOTE: This program is administered by the Department of State (DOS). The program may be terminated by the State at any time.

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

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

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.