Licensed Practical Nurse, OP Pediatric Specialists
About The Position
UPMC is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse to support our Pediatric Specialty office in Lemoyne! This is a full time, day shift position with NO weekends and NO holidays required! This role will primarily support the insurance prior authorization process, including medication, testing, and prescription approvals. This role is expected to be sedentary desk work 75%25 of the time, with 25%25 of the time supporting providers and clinical work with patients. The pediatric specialty team fosters a teamwork environment, and a passion for assisting our pediatric population is a must! 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)
- Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
- Act 33 with renewal
- 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.
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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
