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Teaching & Research Center Licensed Practical Nurse, G-10
Occupation Group
Health and Human Services - Nursing
Salary Information
Salary Range
NYC Metro - From $52,580 to $62,233
Rest of State - From $49,493 to $59,146
(Salary may differ from what is listed for an agency and/or location. See HELP job postings for specific salary.)
Career Ladder Information
Below is a listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series.
| Title | Grade |
|---|---|
| Teaching & Research Cntr Licensed Practical Nurse | 10 |
Job Description
Teaching and Research Center Practical Nurse:
- Administer medications and injections;
- Perform tube feedings, hang IVs, collect blood samples if certified for venipuncture;
- Provide colostomy care;
- Observe patients and report changes in their condition; take and record temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure;
- Obtain specimens for analysis and perform other medical procedures ordered by a physician;
- Prepare and apply simple dressings, bathe and feed patients;
- Care for patients and their quarters by performing such tasks as making beds, changing linen, lifting and moving patients, and caring for their personal effects.
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Minimum Qualifications
You must meet the requirements below to qualify for this title.
Eligible for or possession of a license and current registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse in New York State.
Additional Requirements for Appointment
Credentials will be reviewed at the time of interview.
Questions regarding requirements for licensure and registration should be directed to the New York State Education Department, Office of the State Board for Nursing, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12237 or by calling (518) 474 3817. The State Education Department may also be contacted by e-mail at nursebd@mail.nysed.gov
In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
If appointed you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.
Background Investigation/Justice Center Review: In some agencies, the names of all prospective employees will
- be checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL), maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s);
- be investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC). You must report all convictions. Conviction of a felony or misdemeanor or any falsified or omitted information may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of state and federal law;
And may
- be screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees whose names appear on the SCR may be barred from appointment.
You are responsible for payment of all required fees.