Licensed Practical Nurse, OP (Shenango Valley Family Medicine)

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center • Farrell, PA

36d • Onsite

About The Position

Shenango Valley Family Medicine is hiring a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse, Outpatient to join their team in Farrell, PA. This is a Monday through Friday daylight position with daylight hours, consisting of 8-hour shifts. No evenings or weekends! Sign On Bonus may be available! 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.
• 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)
• 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 and IM
• 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.
• 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
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees