Licensed Practical Nurse, OP- Greenville

UPMC•Greenville, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Community Medicine Incorporated is hiring a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to support GMC Lakeside Family Medicine in Greenville! This position will work Monday through Friday, daylight hours, with no evenings, weekends, or holidays! This position will be responsible for rooming patients for provider, triage, in-baskets, will be trained for non-stress testing, phlebotomy, and injections. The ideal candidate will have good organizational and communication skills, and the ability to work in a busy, fast-paced practice.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved LPN school of nursing.
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.

Nice To Haves

One year clinical experience preferred.

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.