Licensed Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse

Jefferson County Department of Health is seeking to hire a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide prescribed medical treatment and personal care to patients in a hospital, nursing home or clinic. Work requires the employee to perform duties such as taking and recording vital signs, dressing wounds and administering specific medications orally and by injections. The work is performed under the supervision of a professional nurse and is reviewed through reports, meetings and results obtained.

Jefferson County Department of Health provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages including medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. The pay range is $20.22 - $31.36.

• Target Close Date: 12/31/2026
• Pay Grade:
  Grade 15
• Type:
  Full time

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) License by the Alabama Board of Nursing
• Applicants licensed in other states must obtain an Alabama license within 90 days of employment

• Assists physicians, nurses and other medical personnel with various procedures such as lumbar punctures and biopsies.
• Conducts interviews of patients to obtain pertinent health history data, insurance and other information; documents chief complaint; assembles new patient and discharge charts.
• Reviews charts; updates information and documents medications, diets, etc.; takes and records pulse, height, weight, respiration and blood pressure.
• Administers specific medications and gives injections such as immunization shots and antibiotics; performs tuberculosis skin test, vision, hearing and pregnancy test; collects sputum, urine and draws blood samples for laboratory testing; assists in obtaining cultures and smears for laboratory.
• Monitors, records, and reports changes in patient symptoms and/or condition; adds premixed IV fluids as qualified and according to nursing service policy; performs cardiac monitoring observation; monitors patients receiving blood and blood products.
• Tests urine for sugar, acetone, and specific gravity; measures and records gastric and urine drainage; may perform designated laboratory test in the clinics.
• Performs techniques requiring surgical asepsis such as suctioning, sterile dressings, and wound irrigations.
• Enrolls patients into clinic programs; assess needs and eligibility for health care services; issues eligibility documents; schedules appointments; assists with admissions, transfers, and discharges of patients.
• Assists in daily disinfection of patient care areas; cleans and disinfects instruments after use and assists in maintaining supplies as needed for patient care activities.

Job primarily involves physical exertion required for sustained periods of light physical activity such as walking or standing with occasional moderate exertion for prolonged periods of lifting, stooping, or carrying. May involve occasional lifting of items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Work is performed primarily within medical or healthcare facilities. It involves use of standard office equipment (computer, phone, copier, etc.) and medical tools and equipment necessary for the care and/or diagnosis of patients. Work may involve exposure to contagious or infectious diseases (e.g., bodily fluids and airborne agents at hospitals and jails, lice, scabies, TB, HIV/AIDS), biohazardous materials and bodily fluids.

The Person nel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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