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Requisition #:

206168

Location:

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705

Category:

LPN/LVN

Salary:

$23.75 - $26.50 per hour

Position Details

•Facility Licensed Nurse (LPN/LVN)Full-Time | Pediatric Day Health Center | 36+ Hours per Week🌈Position Overview

Join our dedicated team at thePediatric Day Health Center (PDHC)— a bright, nurturing environment designed for children with complex medical needs. As aFacility Licensed Nurse (LPN/LVN), you’ll provide compassionate, high-quality nursing care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN), helping our kiddos grow, play, and thrive in a safe and supportive setting.

This is afull-time position (36+ hours per week on average)offering you the opportunity to make a meaningful difference while practicing excellence in pediatric nursing care.

•Essential Job Functions

As a core member of our clinical team, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the health, safety, and happiness of each child.

•‍⚕️Clinical Care & Monitoring

+ Monitor and document each patient’s status through ongoing observation and assessment.

+ Identify patient care priorities to ensure delivery of quality nursing services.

+ Notify the supervising RN of any changes in patient status, new physician orders, or updates to the plan of care.

+ Implement physician’s orders and communicate status updates to the care team and families.

+ Maintain thorough, accurate documentation of care, progress, and communications.

•Collaboration & Communication

+ Foster and maintainstrong, collaborative relationshipswith the interdisciplinary healthcare team.

+ Assess family dynamics, strengths, and needs related to each child’s medical condition and development.

+ Provideeducation, counseling, and emotional supportto families, helping them navigate their child’s care.

+ Participate incase management meetings, staff training, and in-servicesto ensure quality and consistency in care delivery.

•Leadership & Professional Development

+ Serve as amentor and resourcefor new employees during orientation.

+ Demonstrate initiative and sound clinical judgment in decision-making.

+ Stay informed on currentpediatric trends, research, and advancementsin nursing care.

+ Maintain compliance with all company policies, procedures, and the Nurse Practice Act.

•Clinical Expertise & Skill Application

+ Administer oxygen, aerosol treatments, and medications as ordered.

+ Manage and monitorfeeding tubes (G-tube, N/G, J-tube)and IV therapies.

+ Start peripheral IVs and administer medications via IV or port as appropriate.

+ Supervise preparation of meals, snacks, and feedings according to patient needs.

+ Respond promptly topediatric emergenciesand provide necessary interventions.

+ Open or close the center as assigned per shift schedule.

+ Completeannual skills labs, mandatory in-services, and required CEUs.

•Requirements

+ Active LPN or LVN licensein the state of practice.

+ No disciplinary board action related to nursing license.

+ Proficient knowledge ofhome ventilators, tracheostomies, suctioning, apnea monitors, oxygen, and tube feedings.

+ Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

+ Negative TB test or chest X-ray.

+ Satisfactory criminal background check.

+ Knowledge ofquality care standardsfor medically complex children.

•Other Skills & Abilities

+ Maintain strictconfidentiality and professional boundaries.

+ Stay calm and professional under pressure.

+ Strongleadership, critical thinking, and decision-makingskills.

+ Excellenttime management, organization, and communicationabilities.

+ Dedicated commitment toclinical excellence and compassionate care.

+ Ability to train, supervise, and support team members.

+ Comfort working withdiverse families and cultural backgrounds.

•Physical Requirements

+ Ability tospeak, read, write, and understand English.

+ Capable offrequent standing, walking, lifting, bending, kneeling, and crouching.

+ Ability to assist in lifting patients up to50 lbs (with help as needed).

+ Sufficient strength and manual dexterity to operate medical equipment safely.

+ Must possessstrong hearing, vision, touch, and smell acuity.

+ Able torespond swiftly in emergency situationsand provide physical support or CPR as required.

+ Flexible and agile — ready to move, adapt, and protect children when needed.

•Work Environment

+ Function effectively in diverse environments, including exposure tolatex, allergens, blood, bodily fluids, and infectious diseases.

+ May involvetransporting patientsor assisting during travel between home and center.

+ Maintain asafe, clean, and positive environmentfor every child in your care.

•️Other Duties

This job description provides an overview of responsibilities but is not all-inclusive. Duties and tasks may change at any time based on patient and organizational needs.

•Make every shift meaningful. Join our PDHC team and help children live healthier, happier lives — one day, one smile, and one milestone at a time!

As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.

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