LPN - Wound Center
Norman, Oklahoma
Health system employer
Posted Aug 21 · Not open to new grads
- Unit
- Wound-Care
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Precepting expected
- Setting
- Outpatient
- Accepts
- LPN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Oklahoma is $33/hr, across 92 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Responsibilities
Performs duties of a licensed practical nurse as prescribed by the Oklahoma Nurse Practice Act. Contributes to the development of a plan of care and follows through with such plan for selected patients. Administers medication with a high degree of safety and accuracy. Maintains the exam rooms and work environment. Documents nursing care and activities. Assists with patient care and monitors patients during procedures. Assists with the training of other staff. Assists departmental assistant with clinical matters.
Qualifications
Education
High school diploma or equivalent and completion of a vocational program for Licensed Practical Nurse.
Experience
Prefer at least 1-2 year experience in a clinical or physician-office setting, emergency room and/or a hospital setting that provides patient care. Experience in office clerical activities desirable.
(Above requirements can be met by equivalent combination of education and experience)
Licensure/Certification
Current LPN license from the State of Oklahoma or active Multistate LPN license is required. Basic Life Support (BLS) training or re-training is required during orientation prior to providing patient care. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) is required to be maintained for duration of employment.
Compensation/Benefits
$21.15-$34.55/hr depending on previous work experience. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, paid time off (PTO), tuition reimbursement, scholarship opportunities, retirement plans, free parking, and opportunities for advancement.
Sourced from Norman Regional Health’s careers page.
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Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent and completion of a vocational program for Licensed Practical Nurse.
- Prefer at least 1-2 year experience in a clinical or physician-office setting, emergency room and/or a hospital setting that provides patient care. Experience in office clerical activities desirable.
- (Above requirements can be met by equivalent combination of education and experience)
- Current LPN license from the State of Oklahoma or active Multistate LPN license is required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) training or re-training is required during orientation prior to providing patient care.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) is required to be maintained for duration of employment.
- Compensation/Benefits
- $21.15-$34.55/hr depending on previous work experience.
- Benefits include medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, paid time off (PTO), tuition reimbursement, scholarship opportunities, retirement plans, free parking, and opportunities for advancement.
Benefits
- Free parking
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Opportunities for advancement
Place
- City
- Norman, Oklahoma
- Median rent
- $1,090/mo
- Local household income
- $67,704/yr
- State price level
- 12% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Oklahoma index 87.8, where 100 is the national average.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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You would work at Norman Regional Hospital, a full-service 340-bed hospital in Norman, Oklahoma, part of a system founded in 1927 that also includes Moore Medical Center. Free parking is listed among the benefits. There is an active emergency department.…
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