Licensed Practical Nurse - Labor & Delivery - Lititz

UPMC • Lititz, PA

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About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) works as a member of the health-care team in the Labor and Delivery surgical arena. Under the direction of a Registered Nurse or other licensed UPMC provider, the LPN uses focused assessment and sound nursing judgment to participate in planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care. The position includes providing care and IV therapy within UPMC LPN Practice Guidelines, organizational policies, and State Board regulations, and taking assignments at the top of the LPN license in a med/surg/tele or Emergency Department setting.

The LPN supports patients and families throughout care, communicates patient status to the care team, maintains comprehensive documentation, and helps provide a safe, compassionate, and healing environment. Duties include functioning as a scrub technician for Labor and Delivery surgeries; assisting with patient care and unit operations; maintaining equipment, supplies, records, and patient environments; and supporting quality improvement, teamwork, and patient satisfaction. The role requires appropriate communication and supervision when care needs exceed the LPN’s scope, knowledge, or ability, or when a patient’s condition changes or deteriorates.

UPMC offers a sign-on bonus of up to $12,500, up to five and a half weeks of paid time off annually, seven paid holidays, career ladders, and tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year. Shift programs may include traditional rotating/flexible shifts or options focused primarily on nights or weekends with premium pay differentials; eligibility and orientation conditions apply.

Requirements

• Successful completion and graduation from a Licensed Practical Nursing Program approved by the State Board of Nursing.
• 0–2 years of experience.
• Complete an IV therapy curriculum within 4 months of hire or transfer. LPNs who graduated in 2012 or later have IV therapy curriculum included in Pennsylvania State Board-approved programs; those who graduated before 2012 must provide official proof of completion of an approved IV therapy program.
• Take nurse assignments at the top of the LPN license in a med/surg/tele or Emergency Department setting.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to provide care for or interact appropriately with the ages served by the assigned unit, including knowledge of life-span growth and development and the ability to assess and interpret age-specific patient needs.
• Ability to identify process-improvement opportunities and collaborate with the health-care team, patients, and families to achieve desired outcomes.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients and families.
• Ability to work productively and effectively in a complex environment, handle multiple or changing priorities, and use specialized equipment.
• Mobility and visual-manual dexterity.
• Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.
• Computer skills to use the electronic health record.
• Maintain state licensure where practicing, or a multistate license through a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the facility’s state. Employees on an out-of-state NLC license who change residency to the facility’s state must apply for licensure there within 60 days.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification within 90 days of hire.
• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting, with renewal; Act 33, with renewal; Act 34, with renewal; and Act 73 FBI Clearance, with renewal.

Responsibilities

• Participate in planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care using focused assessment under the direction of a Registered Nurse or other licensed UPMC provider.
• Provide care and IV therapy within LPN Practice Guidelines, UPMC policies, and State Board regulations.
• Seek guidance or supervision when care needs exceed the LPN’s scope, knowledge, skill, or ability; when a patient’s condition changes, deteriorates, or becomes unstable; or when carrying out new or unfamiliar procedures.
• Formulate daily patient goals and a plan of care that involves the patient and considers individual holistic needs.
• Communicate patient conditions and accurate patient information to other care providers, and maintain comprehensive documentation that supports communication between caregivers.
• Function as a scrub technician for surgeries in the Labor and Delivery surgical arena.
• Assist with patient admission, transfer, and discharge procedures; personal hygiene; comfort measures; activity and mobility; and ambulation after surgery or procedures.
• Collect specimens according to protocol, perform bedside glucose testing, and collect, record, and report accurate data, including vital signs, in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate competency in procedures based on the unit population’s age-specific needs.
• Communicate patient information and messages through available information systems; maintain medical records and unit activity records; collate charts and file prenatal records.
• Provide a courteous reception to patients, visitors, and hospital personnel; answer telephones and patient call lights promptly and courteously.
• Maintain and organize the work area; handle equipment appropriately; initiate repairs or replacement as needed; and clean and maintain patient and transportation equipment according to procedures.
• Stock patient care areas with appropriate supplies and equipment, clean patient rooms according to housekeeping guidelines, maintain a safe and orderly environment, and perform assigned quality checks.
• Respond appropriately to emergency situations, comply with safety standards, use proper body mechanics, and communicate workplace safety hazards to peers or management.
• Demonstrate customer awareness, respect, dignity, empathy, and accountability for patient and family satisfaction throughout the episode of care.
• Transport patients as assigned by the charge nurse, transport appropriately labeled laboratory specimens to the lab, and transport equipment between departments.
• Collaborate with the health-care team, patients, and families to achieve desired outcomes and identify opportunities to improve clinical quality, patient care, and workplace processes.
• Support orientation and development of new LPNs and patient care support staff; seek feedback and participate in continuous professional learning and improvement.
• Maintain productive working relationships, participate in unit activities, and assist other care-team members as needed.
• Perform in accordance with system-wide competencies and behaviors and perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus of up to $12,500, with amount and eligibility based on nursing role and candidate experience.
• Up to five and a half weeks of paid time off annually.
• Seven paid holidays each year.
• Dedicated career ladders, including a newly added nursing career ladder.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at an accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents.
• UPMC employee discounts, including no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options.
• Premium pay differentials for qualifying programs focused primarily on night or weekend shifts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed