• Licensed Practical Nurse, OP - General Internal…

    UPMC (Pittsburgh, PA)


    This position is eligible for a generous sign-on bonus!

    Sign-On Bonus Details:

    • $7,500 sign-on bonus available for nurses with over 1 year of experience

     

    The General Internal Medicine, Oakland team based in Montefiore Hospital is hiring Licensed Practical Nurse to join their nursing team to help support the nursing staff and providers.

    Schedule:

    This position offers a Monday-Friday daylight schedule with no holidays or on-call required. This position will work 4 10’s, with the hours of 7:30a-6 pm.

    Purpose:

    Provides professional nursing care to office patients under supervision of patient care providers.

    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.

    + Graduate of an approved LPN school of nursing.

    + One-year of clinical experience preferred.

    + Experience in a primary care or internal medicine office preferred.

    Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

    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.

     

    UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran