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<strong>Description<br><br></strong><strong> Duties Description <br><br></strong>Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN), the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) will be involved in the treatment of residents. They will administer certain medications; observe residents and report changes in their condition; take and record temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure; and obtain specimens for analysis. They will prepare and apply simple dressings; bathe and feed resident; and care for residents and their quarters by performing such tasks as making beds, changing linen, lifting and moving residents, and caring for their personal effects.<br><br><strong>Qualifications<br><br></strong><strong> Minimum Qualifications <br><br></strong>Reassignment: Current New York State Department of Health Veterans Home at St. Albans employee with permanent or contingent permanent status as a Licensed Practical Nurse.<br><br>Current New York State employee with one or more years of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55 b/c service<br><br>in a position allocated to Grade 8 or above, and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law to Licensed Practical Nurse<br><br>A license and current registration to practice as a practical nurse in New York State; OR a limited permit to practice as a practical nurse in New York State; OR an application on file for a limited permit to practice as a practical nurse in New York State.<br><br>Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to candidates with long-term care Facility experience.<br><br><strong>Additional Comments<br><br></strong>Available Shifts: 7:30 am - 4pm; 3:30pm - 12am; and 11:30am - 8 am.<br><br>Multiple permanent, competitive full-time appointment, or non- competitive full-time appointment via HELPS.<br><br>Transfer candidates may be asked for their Social Security Number to verify your transfer eligibility. For more information on transfer types, transfer eligibility criteria, and the current transfer determinants for your title, visit the following website: awarded from educational institutions outside of the United States, or its territories must be independently verified for equivalency. Please see for additional information.<br><br>Posted salary range ($67,933 - $72,322) includes statutory hiring rate at step 4 and job rate for grade 10, plus a geographic pay differential of $13,000 in addition to $4,000 of Downstate Adjustment.<br><br>If applicable, the inconvenience pay program of $575 per year will be paid to employees who work four (4) hours or more between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Hours worked between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on an overtime basis are not included for Inconvenience Pay.<br><br>This position is part of the NYS HELPS program. No examination is required.<br><br>We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:<br><br><ul><li> Holiday & Paid Time Off</li><li> Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)</li><li> Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System</li><li> Shift & Geographic pay differentials</li><li> Affordable Health Care options</li><li> Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost</li><li> NYS Deferred Compensation plan</li><li> Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds</li><li> And many more...<br><br></li></ul>NYS Department of Health does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.<br><br>For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.<br><br>The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit:

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