Madison County Health Department — 493 Medical Park Drive, Marshall, NC 28753 — — Tel: 828-649-3531 — Fax: 828-649-9078 —

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Posting Date: August 30, 2010

POSTING CLASSIFICATION: Licensed Practical Nurse

LOCATION: Patriot Place Health Center

HOURS: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM –4:30 PM

CLOSING DATE: September 10, 2010

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

Licensed Practical Nurse: Negotiable (DOQ)

This is professional nursing work at Patriot Place Health Center and requires varied community contacts and client teaching. The employee may perform the following duties under Nurse Practitioner supervision: provide basic patient care, check vital signs and medications, routine physical examinations, counsel and instruct the client and family, schedule visits for clinic and program follow-up, and report routinely to the Nurse Practitioner on the care delivered and changes in a client’s condition. In addition, this employee will perform routine laboratory work, take a lead role in preparing and coordinating the clinic, and educate and instruct clients and family.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Graduation from a state accredited program of practical nurse education and one year of practical nurse experience, which includes advanced or in-service training in Public Health; or graduation from a state accredited program of practical nurse education including a pharmacology course, or completion of an approved pharmacology course upon graduation, which provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for the administration of medications required by the work setting or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Necessary Special Qualification – Licensed to practice as a practical nurse in North Carolina by the NC Board of Nursing.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

HOW TO APPLY:

Submit state employment application (PD 107) and resume to Beth Cody, Madison County Health Department, 493 Medical Park Drive, Marshall, NC 28753 ecody@madisoncountync.org.

Madison County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.