LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - Primary Care
About The Position
Geisinger is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for a full-time opportunity at Community Care Mount Pleasant in Scranton. This role provides primary clinical support to providers, patients, and their families, assisting in the diagnosis and treatment of patient conditions. The LPN will follow up on diagnostic testing, promote a clean environment, and meet qualifications for specific age ranges. Responsibilities include obtaining and documenting patient history, vital signs, preparing patients for examinations, providing direct clinical care, assisting with minor procedures, collecting laboratory specimens, executing patient communication, administering medications and vaccines, and cleaning/setting up examination rooms. The position is typically performed in a clinical environment and requires adherence to all organizational policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)
- Basic Life Support Certification
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Communication
- Computer Literacy
- Customer Service
- Multitasking
- Teamwork
Nice To Haves
- Minimum of 1 year-Nursing (Preferred)
Responsibilities
- Provides primary clinical support to the provider, patient and their family to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient's condition.
- Follows up on diagnostic testing to ensure completion, accuracy, and filing of same in medical record to ensure continuity and quality of care.
- Promotes a clean environment.
- Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in specific age range on their assigned clinical area.
- Obtains and documents patient medical history, chief complaint, vital signs, and provides basic medical data base for provider, and prepares patient for examinations.
- Provides direct clinical care as directed by provider.
- Assists provider in performance of minor surgical diagnostic procedures and ancillary diagnostic examinations as directed by provider to facilitate accurate diagnosis.
- Collects and prepares laboratory specimens and complete associated paperwork to expedite laboratory studies with maximum accuracy and efficiency.
- Executes and documents ongoing patient communication, as directed by provider, prioritizes communication to the provider, responds to patient questions and requests to ensure efficient use of provider time and timely response to patients needs.
- Administers medications and vaccines including intradermal and skin testing under the direction of a provider and per scope of practice.
- Cleans and sets up examination and treatment rooms between cases, ensures required levels of asepsis, availability of appropriate instruments and equipment, and preparation of patient.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA)
- Health savings account (HSA)
- Company-paid life insurance
- Short-term disability coverage
- Long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) plan with automatic Geisinger contributions
- Generous paid time off (PTO) plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program
- Adoption assistance
- Fertility assistance
- Parental leave pay
- Military leave pay
- Free Care.com membership with discounted backup care
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Free legal guidance
- Mental health visits
- Work-life support
- Digital self-help tools
- Accident insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Hospital indemnity insurance
- Identity theft protection
- Universal life insurance
- Pet insurance
- Legal insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
