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NEW STARTING PAY for this position is $20.90/hour (+ applicable experience!). Shift differential is $1.60.

UPMC Altoona is seeking a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse to join our T9 Birth Center! This position will work 12-hour evening shifts (11am-11pm; 3pm-3am), including rotating weekends and holidays.

About UPMC Magee Women’s Birthing Center (T9):

T9 is a 22-bed multidisciplinary unit that contains its own triage and Operating Rooms. Patients labor, birth, recover and have their postpartum stay in the same unit permitting continuity of patient care throughout their hospital stay promoting skin to skin, support of breastfeeding, delayed bathing, and infant rooming-in. Within the unit is a 4-bed triage area for maternal monitoring of baby and evaluation of emergent obstetrical situations and concerns. Nurses are trained in labor and delivery, how to circulate in the OR for cesarean sections, care of the infant and mother postpartum, triaging patients, and neonatal resuscitation after delivery. Neonates may need to transition in our 8-bed special care nursery, currently caring for neonates 35 weeks and greater.

This position is eligible for a generous sign-on bonus! Whether you’re a recent Graduate Nurse looking to launch your nursing career, or a seasoned RN seeking a change, now is your moment to find your place at UPMC!

Sign-On Bonus Details (Full Time or Flex Full Time status)

+ $12,500 sign-on bonus available for nurses with over 1 year of experience

+ $10,000 sign-on bonus available for Graduate Nurses and nurses with less than 1 year of experience

Responsibilities:

+ Cares for patients in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort; adheres to instructions from registered nurse and established routines.

+ Assists the registered nurse in the admission of patients and orients patients to their surroundings as directed. Transfers patients and assists registered nurse in discharging patients, as directed. Admits, orients, and transfers patient according to established policies. Assists other members of the health care team as directed.Gives treatment as assigned by team leader/charge nurse such as catheterizations, catheter irrigations and care; oral, tracheal, and nasal suctioning; enemas; dressing changes; perineal care; etc., in accordance with level of training. Assists with other procedures as directed.Assists in the direct care of patients as assigned. Responds effectively in emergency situations

+ Observes, reports, and documents all unusual symptoms, condition changes, and care delivered as directed according to the unit policies.

+ Prepares patients for meals and nourishment; serves and collects trays; feeds or assists with feedings as directed, including tube feedings; provides fresh water and between meal nourishment.

+ Provides for recreational and/or diversional activities for patients as directed.

+ Utilizes restraints and protective mechanisms as directed when necessary and completes appropriate documentation.

+ Assists patients with toileting; collects and labels specimens for examination. Assists patients in and out of bed in turning, lifting, positioning, and ambulating.Escorts patients to and from designated departments or divisions.

+ Answers nurse call system and responds appropriately in a timely manner.

+ Maintains patient's room and its equipment in an orderly fashion; terminal cleaning of patient unit and equipment in the absence of the environmental service aides.

+ Performs other assigned work such as cleaning utility room cupboards; collecting and bagging soiled linen; cleaning, sterilizing, and storing instruments and equipment.

+ When assigned medication administration:

+ Handles and stores medications following established procedures.

+ Cleans and cares for medication cart and supplies.

+ Keeps team leader informed of problems, observations, and reactions involving medication administration.

+ Prepares and administers oral, intravenous, intra-muscular, subcutaneous, rectal, vaginal, topical, and ocular medications as ordered by a licensed physician or dentist under the direct supervision and responsibility of a registered nurse.

+ Demonstrates knowledge of medications and IV therapy administration according to policy.

+ Count narcotic drug at end of shift with registered nurse and/or licensed practical nurse.

+ Administers PRN medications following assessment by registered nurse.

+ Follows procedure accurately for recording all data involving medication administration.

+ Follows Standards of Practice for use of Pyxis System.

+ Adheres to universal precautions. Complies with established occupational exposure policies.

+ Understands the special needs of patients with co-occurring disorders (mental health and substance abuse), and utilizes appropriate assessment and intervention techniques.

Education and Formal Training Required:

+ Must have a temporary permit or a valid license as a practical nurse in the State of Pennsylvania; must successfully pass the Altoona Hospital pharmacology challenge exam.

+ Must maintain CPR certification.

+ MUST TAKE NURSE ASSIGNMENT AT THE TOP OF LPN LICENSE IN A MED/SURG/TELE OR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SETTING.

+ LPNs who have graduated outside the state of PA on any date, or graduated in PA prior to August 25, 2012, and did not complete a PA state approved LPN IV course, the LPN will need to complete a 5-hour online module which is followed by a test and a 3-hour in person course which will be provided by the UPMC Altoona Education Department within 4-months of hire or transfer.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

+ Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)

+ Must complete licensure examination within FOUR MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first.Though temporary permits are valid for one year from the date of graduation, not one year from issue of permit (or until the results of the examination are known at which time it becomes null and void), UPMC requires that GPNs take the licensure examination within 4 months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GPN position, at the discretion of the BU.

+ Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

+ 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