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** Graduate Practical Nurses welcome to apply!!! St. Mary’s Healthcare has been named a 2025 Times Union Top Workplace . We are the first acute care hospital in the Capital Region to earn the distinction since the Times Union launched the recognition program 14 years ago.

Job Requisition: REQ3681

Employment Type: Full- time

Shift: Day

Hours Per Week: 40 hour week

Hiring range: $ 23.46-$30.50 The actual compensation for this position will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.

Responsibilities:

+ Reviews schedule and prepares charts for the next day’s appointments.

+ Rooms patients to include taking/recording of vital signs, height and weight, reviews medications and documents any known allergies.

+ Prepares and administers injections and lab draws. Performs phlebotomy. Applies dressing and bandages.

+ Delivers individualized patient care consistent with established standards of care, policies and procedures, and other regulatory standards.

+ Assists with procedures under the direction of provider.

+ Completes all patient call backs (same day, provider, etc..) prior to the end of the workday and complete daily, weekly, monthly assignment check sheets as assigned.

+ Maintains complete, accurate, concise documentation of patient status in the office and via telephone (including date time and signature), nursing interventions and patient responses and outcomes.

+ Follows instructions accurately, organizes multiple tasks, and establishes day to day priorities.

+ Regularly checks necessary supplies, instruments, and equipment. Orders supplies to ensure appropriate stocking levels are maintained

Education, Training & Experience:

+ Graduate of a nursing education program registered by NYSED as license qualifying for LPN. Minimum one (1) year experience in a physician practice setting preferred.

Certifications / Licensure:

+ Practical/Vocational Nurse credentialed from New York State obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. 

+ BLS Provider obtained within three (3) Months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date.

Required Skills and Attributes:

+ Ability to organize and establish day-to-day priorities while utilizing critical thinking skills in all aspects of the job.

+ Must be able to multitask while remaining professional, focused, composed and positive.

+ Excellent customer service skills and must display integrity, friendliness, and compassion.

+ Must be able to establish an appropriate and effective rapport with others.

+ Must be flexible to take initiative and embrace new opportunities to grow both personally and organizationally.

+ Problem solving skills.

+ Proficient with Microsoft Office products: Outlook, Word, Excel

+ Strong organizational skills.

+ Effective interpersonal skills.

+ Ability to work as part of a team and independently.

+ Must be able to read and follow instructions.

+ Must be able to speak, read, write and follow instructions in English