Join Our Team: LPN Opportunities in Psychiatry!

North Dakota State Hospital is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse in Jamestown, ND.

Sign on Bonus Available!

The North Dakota State Hospital is seeking dedicated Licensed Practical Nurses to join our team. We are hiring for full-time, part-time, and temporary positions with various shifts available. Temporary positions are part-time and ongoing.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Qualified candidates will be considered upon application. The position may be filled prior to the listed closing date after successful completion of the application and interview process.

As a Licensed Practical Nurse, you will deliver quality nursing care to the clients of the North Dakota State Hospital by administering medications and treatment and providing medication lessons to clients.

On a daily basis, you will identify clients’ needs through interviewing and observation and assess the clients to ensure they are receiving the appropriate level of care. You will transcribe physicians’ orders, complete requisitions on all medications, and provide medication education to clients. You will also participate in the development, implementation, and revision of nursing care plans and complete all necessary documentation. You will also investigate and assess clients’ complaints and follow through appropriately as well as delegate responsibilities to Direct Care Associates.

You will thrive in this position, if you are able to communicate both effectively and considerately, and you have a desire to assist and support others.

The ND State Hospital delivers quality nursing care to all clients in accordance with Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practice Standards developed by the American Nurses Association.

To be considered for this position, you must be licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse by the North Dakota Board of Nursing (or registration in another state and meet the eligibility requirements for licensure in ND).

If unable to find qualified applicants, will consider filling as a Licensed Practical Nurse I, which requires licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse by the North Dakota Board of Nursing (or registration in another state and meet the eligibility requirements for licensure in ND).



About NDHS

The North Dakota State Hospital (NDSH), located in Jamestown, is a specialized psychiatric hospital that serves the whole state. Services focus on psychiatric rehabilitation, residential substance use disorders treatment, and residential treatment for sexually dangerous individuals.

About HHS

ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of wellbeing: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided by a simple but powerful belief: when we lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources.

To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT - leading with hope, instilling purpose and meaning, galvanizing gratitude, honoring health, and talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all.