Licensed Practical Nurse

at State of Vermont in Bennington, Vermont, United States

Job Description

The starting pay rate may be negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

The Vermont Veterans' Home (VVH) in Bennington, VT is currently seeking Licensed Practical Nurses to join our team. This position entails licensed practical nursing work involving the care and treatment of residents in a long-term care setting, working an assigned shift. Supervision is exercised over Licensed Nursing Assistants. Duties are performed under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

We have a great team at VVH with providers available on-site Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm and by phone other times and holidays. We have a wound care nurse, and we provide great care to our veterans, spouses and Gold Star parents. For more information about the Vermont Veterans' Home, please visit this site.

We currently have openings on all shifts, including weekends and holidays. Shift differentials, as applicable, will apply to hours worked on evenings, nights, and weekend hours.

Duties are performed in a long-term care and residential care setting. Incumbents may be assigned to any area of the facility and to any shift. Requires standing for long periods of time, walking for extended periods and distances, sitting, repetitive movements, bending, twisting, stretching, lifting, pushing, and pulling. Duties require regular and direct interaction with residents with varying degrees of physical and mental illness, dementia, infectious diseases, severe physical and mental limitations, and residents who may display unpredictable verbal, physical, or aggressive behaviors.