Registered Nurse - State Hospital South (SCNF) | Registered Nurse in Nurse & Healthcare Job at State of Idaho in Blackfoot ID | 7269628465

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Registered Nurse - State Hospital South (SCNF)

Location:

Blackfoot, ID

Description:

Description DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND INDEPENDENCE OF IDAHOANS People Making a Difference! State Hospital South (SHS) - Syringa Chalet Nursing Facility is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) who is caring, loving, and has a passion for helping others. SHS is in beautiful Southeast Idaho, an area best known for Oregon Trail and Native American history, amazing fly fishing, towering mountain peaks with abundant wildlife and awe inspiring geological sites. State Hospital South in Blackfoot provides psychiatric inpatient treatment and skilled nursing care for Idaho's adult citizens with the most serious and persistent mental illnesses. The hospital works in partnership with families and communities to enable clients to return to community living. State Hospital South includes 110 psychiatric adult beds and 42 skilled nursing beds. It also maintains a statewide program to restore the competency of criminal justice patients. The 42 skilled nursing beds in the Syringa Chalet Nursing Facility offer services to consumers with a history of behavioral or psychiatric illness. The Idaho Department of Health & Welfare is a drug-free workplace. Any applicant offered employment in this position at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare will be required to pass a pre-employment -drug test. -In addition, successful candidates will be required to complete a criminal history background investigation. Employment is dependent upon satisfactory results of the investigation. - This is an ongoing announcement which means at the time applicants apply, we may or may not have an opening. Those applicants that take and pass the exam to show they meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the referral list. When a position becomes available, the hiring supervisor will then directly contact those applicants they wish to interview off the referral list. This announcement may be used to fill full-time, part-time and temporary positions. -Temporary positions are limited to working 1,385 hours in a 12-month period for any one state agency. Employees are eligible for benefits if they work twenty (20) hours or more per week and the term of employment is expected to exceed five (5) continuous months. BENEFITS: BEST RETIREMENT AVAILABLE IN THE NATION - We have one of the -Nation's best state retirement systems -(PERSI) -that offers a -lifetime benefit. - OTHER EXCELLENT BENEFITS excellent medical, dental and vision -insurance- (full-time/30+ hours per week) employee only coverage for PPO $65/month for medical and vision & $11.80/month for dental generous vacation and sick leave -accrual beginning as soon as you start - 11 paid holidays -a year - paid parental leave multiple savings plans, optional 401K, and optional 457 basic life insurance for employee and family -(employee covered at one times annual salary; spouse covered at $10,000; child covered at $5,000) wellness programs - ongoing training opportunities - an opportunity for -student loan forgiveness and more! EXAMPLE OF DUTIES: Performs practical nursing care or assists a registered nurse or physician in routine to complex situations in clinics, private homes, or state institutions. - Observes, records, and reports patients treatment, care, symptoms, physical and mental condition, behavior and progress. - Administers prescribed medications including intramuscular injections and observes for adverse reactions. - Performs treatments including change of sterile dressings, insertion of nasal gastric tubes, catheterizations, and removal of sutures. - Interviews patients to obtain health information and instructs and counsels patients regarding basic health needs. Teaches patients and their families the importance of proper diet, proper positioning, range-of-motion exercises, transfer techniques, and personal hygiene procedures. - Charts administered medications, symptoms, accidents, unusual behavior, doctors' visits and observed side effects of drugs. - Orders lab and x-ray work under physicians orders. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: You must possess all the minimum qualifications below to pass the exam for this position. Please make sure your resume or work history supports your meeting the minimum qualifications for this position. Failure to do this may disqualify you from being considered for this position. It is highly recommended to attach a one-page cover letter to your application to demonstrate how you meet the requirements below. Requires current licensure as a Registered Nurse or state licensure as a Registered Nurse pursuant to the Nurse Licensure Compact, Idaho Code 54-1418. -For licensure information, please contact the Idaho Board of Nursing at http://ib.idaho.gov or call (208) 577-XXXX. Learn About a Career with DHW - ***PLEASE NOTE: application assistance is not available after the business hours listed below, on the weekends, or on holidays and you must apply before 4:59 pm on the closing date. When applying, use CHROME as your browser to avoid complications. If you have questions, please contact us at: Email is the quickest way to get an answer to your questions. (answered Monday through Friday during business hours MST) EMAIL: XXXX@dhw.idaho.gov PHONE: (208) 334-XXXX EEO/ADA/Veteran: The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-XXXX (TTY/TTD: 711), or email XXXX@dhr.idaho.gov. Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.

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