Licensed Practical Nurse-161603

Job Description
Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse
County: Wyandotte
Req. No: 161603
Agency Name: Rainbow Mental Health Facility

Licensed Practical Nurse - Temporary

Rainbow Mental Health Facility, located in Kansas City, KS, provides excellence in mental health inpatient care and treatment to adults with focus on recovery.

This position provides therapeutic leisure services to psychiatric adult patients for a 50 bed hospital, which is comprised of persons with psychiatric, functional and/or physical problems.

Work hours vary, must be flexible and available to work different shifts.

Rate of Pay: $19.27 per hour. This position also receives a 10 percent shift differential when working evening or night shift.

This position is necessary to provide 24-hour a day, seven days a week nursing care and treatment/ medication for the mentally ill. Responsibility is to care for and treat patients with special needs using special technical and practical skills. This position requires a high level of flexibility, defined as being able to adjust emotions, thoughts and behaviors to changing situations and conditions. In addition, due to changing resources and needs of the unit, it is important for someone in this position to be able to deal with the stress of 161603 Recruitment Information change presenting an optimistic outlook toward new experiences and be able to overcome the specific problem at hand. As a team member of the assigned program, it is important to be aware of, understand, and appreciate the feelings and thoughts of others and be sensitive to how and why people feel and think the way they do. Duties

Qualifications Eligible to be licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the Kansas State Board of Nursing.

Veterans Preference Eligible (VPE):Former military personnel or their spouse that have been verified as a "veteran"; under K.S.A. 73-201 will receive an interview if they meet the minimum competency factors of the position. The veterans' preference laws do not guarantee the veteran a job. Positions are filled with the best qualified candidate as determine by the hiring manager. Additional VPE information can be found at http://da.ks.gov/ps/aaa/recruitment/veterans.htm

Apply online or email or fax to Michelle Starkey, Rainbow Mental Health Facility, fax 913-789-5860. If applying via email reply to: rmhfjobs@rmhf.ks.gov and include "Job Application" in the message line. Phone: Contact Michelle Starkey at 913-789-5821. Select Rainbow Mental Health Facility if applying online.

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Contact the Civil Service Employment Office 161603

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