License Practical Nurse LPN2- WCC
Location: Shelton Washington
Description: Washington State Department of Corrections is currently interviewing License Practical Nurse LPN2- WCC right now, this career will be placed in Washington. For complete informations about this career opportunity please read the description below. Licensed Practical Nurse 2 (LPN2) ull time and on-call/intermittent
Washington Corrections Center (WCC)
Shelton, WA
The Departm! ent of Corrections is seeking highly motivated and qualified individuals for the position of Licensed Practical Nurse 2 (LPN2) for Washington Corrections Center (WCC) located in Shelton, WA. This announcement will be used to fill a full time and on-call intermittant position.
Washington Corrections Center (WCC) is located 35 miles west of Olympia, the state capital. WCC is the Reception and Diagnostic Center, a close-custody facility with the primary responsibility to process, test, and classify all adult male felons sentenced to prison in Washington State. The facility has seven living units and houses 1,700 offenders. There are about 500 offenders screened and assessed each month. WCC is also the major hub for transfer of offenders to and from facilities throughout the state.
Duties:
Under general supervision, on an assigned shift, and as an experienced licensed practical nurse, provides practical nursing care and treatment services in a facility i! ncluding: · Screening, assessing, and evaluating offenders an! d the conditions where they live and work to ensure that they are well, safe and their health care continuous; · Collaborates and triages with other members of the interdisciplinary health care team to develop comprehensive plans to provide continuity of care; · Delivers services which promote health, foster healing and support coping and adjustment to various health conditions; · Planning transition, making referrals and arranging follow-up when patients transfer or return to the community; · Assisting patients to improve their skill and ability to provide care for themselves and their family; · Counseling, consulting, teaching, advising, and providing health information that improves quality of health services and/or enhances safety and security. On-call/intermittent staff are expected to: · Be available to work all shifts (day, swing and graveyard) including weekends and holidays as requested. · Be willing to work a minimum of 12 shifts a month. · Provide written! availability by the 20th of each month for the following month’s coverage. · Be willing to complete a paid six-week correctional worker core training.
Qualifications:
Valid Washington State license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse (or the ability to obtain), AND one year experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Department of Corrections Core Competencies for All Employees: Safety Treats Others with Respect and Courtesy, Dependability, Accountability, Judgment and Problem Solving, Leadership, Communication, Relationship Building, and Ethics and Integrity.
Supplemental Information:
'The mission of DOC is to improve public safety.' For additional information about the Department of Corrections, please visit www.doc.wa.gov . · Please include a minimum of three professional references with your application . The Department of Corrections defines a professional reference as an individual who has been paid to supervise your wo! rk and can attest to your work performance, technical skills, and job c! ompetencies. If you do not have any or sufficient professional references, please include non-related professionals, such as educators or other professional associates. · All Department of Corrections employees are fingerprinted for a criminal history background check. · Employees work with offenders in a potentially hazardous setting. Please consider this when deciding whether to apply. · Tuberculosis is a priority health issue for Department of Corrections' employees. A baseline TB skin test is required prior to employment for all health care providers and those staff who supervise offenders. Testing is voluntary for all other employees. When positive tests result, further information, testing and treatment may also be required. Employment is not contingent upon test results. · If this position is included in a Union Shop, employees will be required to become members within thirty (30) days of employment. The Department of Corrections is committed to hiring individual! s who possess core diversity competencies: · Foster a positive attitude and openness toward the ever changing social and cultural makeup of the workplace. · Work effectively with men and women of different perspectives, abilities, disabilities, races, religions, ages, lifestyle preferences and social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. · Respectfully acknowledge people’s differences and recognize these differences as important and valuable. · Promote inclusiveness. · Be culturally sensitive and appropriate. · Respect and value diverse backgrounds and traditions.
DOC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity diversity, age, honorably discharged veteran, veteran status, genetic information, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability.
For ! questions about this recruitment, or to request reasonable accommodatio! n in the application process, please email wendy.vandel@doc.wa.gov or call us at (360) 413-5405.
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Washington State Department of Corrections.
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This career starts available on: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:17:25 GMT
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