# LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE-Direct Hire Authority (DHA)

Hiring organization: [Armed Forces Retirement Home](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/armed-forces-retirement-home)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e48f43fa-51d3-4e26-bf2c-e3a284a06643

Listed on Armed Forces Retirement Home's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Entry
- Location: Gulfport, MS
- Salary: 24 – 31 USD per hour

## Summary

This is a practical nurse role within a military retirement home's healthcare service, focused on administering medications, documenting patient care, and assisting registered nurses in managing a group of residents. It suits candidates with hands-on nursing experience in long-term or geriatric care who are prepared for the physical and infectious-disease risks of institutional healthcare.

_Our summary, not Armed Forces Retirement Home's wording._

## Skills named

Medication Administration

## Required

- Current license to practice as a practical or vocational nurse, or pending license
- One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-06 level including medication administration and hands-on nursing procedures
- Ability to perform medication administration and nursing procedures according to provider orders
- Experience documenting patient responses and reporting condition changes to nurses or physicians
- Ability to direct nursing assistants or support staff as assigned by a registered nurse
- Physical capability for prolonged standing, lifting up to 50+ pounds, bending, and repositioning residents
- Ability to work in high-risk infection exposure environment

## Nice to have

- Long-term care experience
- Experience interacting with geriatric patients

Apply on Armed Forces Retirement Home's site: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/890370800