Licensed Practical Nurse, OP - Hermitage, PA

UPMC • Hermitage, PA

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About The Position

UPMC is hiring a full time Licensed Practical Nurse, OP to join their Hermitage Internal Medicine team in Hermitage, PA! The hours for this position will be Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm with no evenings, weekends, or holidays!
The LPN will provide professional nursing care to office patients under supervision of patient care providers. This will include rooming patients, getting vitals, assisting with procedures, and giving injections and vaccines.
Purpose:
Provides professional nursing care to office patients under supervision of patient care providers.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved LPN school of nursing.
• One-year clinical experience preferred.
• Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Act 33
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
• Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

Responsibilities

• Draw blood.
• Comply with requirements of appropriate regulatory agencies (i.e. OSHA, CLIA, PA Department of Health).
• Administer medications including oral, SQ, IM and IV drip.
• Assist physicians with examinations, diagnostic procedures and treatments.
• Assess patient's general condition and take vital signs and weight.
• Comply with all policies and procedures.
• Perform IV therapy under direction of Registered Nurse.
• Document all activities/interventions, patient/family responses, medication dispensed/prescribed, etc., in the medical record.
• Maintain strict confidentiality related to medical records and other data.
• Promote wellness by providing patient education materials, communicating physician advice/instructions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees