• Licensed Practical Nurse, Op - UPMC Heart…

    UPMC (York, PA)


    Licensed Practical Nurse, OP - UPMC Heart & Vascular Physician Office (Memorial)

    Position Detail:

    + **Full-time regular, 40 hours per week**

    + **Possible occasional travel to Shrewsbury office (16324 Mt. Airy Road)**

    + **Work Schedule:**

    + **Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm**

    + **No weekends, no holidays, no on-call**

    + **Patients also are seen until 7:00pm every other Thursday. This late shift is rotated through the staff. One late shift per month at most (10:30am - 7:00pm)**

    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 clinical experience 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)

    + 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.

     

    UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran