Medical Assistant - Contingency Pool

Penn State Health; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Job summary

Penn State Health is hiring an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA. The LPN will perform vital signs, injections, point-of-care testing, and assist with procedures while documenting care and maintaining patient flow.

The role supports adult populations in outpatient settings with intake, medication refills, and patient portal communication, in a day-shift, full-time schedule with a $5,000 sign-on bonus for eligible candidates.

Qualifications

• Licensed practical nurse currently licensed in the state of employment or multistate license.
• BLS certification required prior to orientation completion.

Responsibilities

• Record vital signs and discuss health concerns with patients.
• Perform point-of-care testing, injections, and assist with procedures.
• Complete intakes, refill prescriptions, and respond to patient portal messages.

Skills

LPN license

BLS certification

Job description

$5,000 Sign-On Bonus - eligible to those that qualify

Penn State Health - Hershey Medical Center

Location: US:PA: Hershey

Work Type: Full Time

FTE: 1.00

Shift: Day

Hours: Day with varied start times

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Working as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at Penn State Health, you are the heart and backbone of patient care. When respect, integrity, teamwork, and excellence guide your quality of care, you will be empowered to make an influential difference in the lives of all our patients. We are committed to helping talented LPNs deepen their expertise and achieve their goals while still performing patient care including accurately recording vital signs, discussing health concerns, performing testing, administering injections, and assisting with procedures and documentation.

At Cocoa Outpatient Clinic, the LPN will perform clinical tasks for our adult population including but not limited to completing an intake for each patient appointment, obtaining vital signs, performing point of care testing, administering injections, assisting in prescription refills for patients, and answering patient portal messages. Adult patients are seen at this office for Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Addiction Medicine, Gender Afferming Care, Endocrinology and Nephrology.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S)

• Currently licensed to practice as a licensed practical nurse by state of employment or holds a multistate LPN license through the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required prior to completion of orientation.

WHY PENN STATE HEALTH

Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.

Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:

• Be Well with Employee Wellness Programs, and Fitness Discounts (University Fitness Center, Peloton).
• Be Balanced with Generous Paid Time Off, Personal Time, and Paid Parental Leave.
• Be Secured with Retirement, Extended Illness Bank, Life Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection.
• Be Rewarded with Competitive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, and PAWS UP employee recognition program.
• Be Supported by the HR Solution Center, Learning and Organizational Development and Virtual Benefits Orientation, Employee Exclusive Concierge Service for scheduling.

WHY PENN STATE HEALTH MILTON S. HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER ACADEMIC PRACTICE

#WeAre comprised of a team network to ensure our practice sites and our employees respond effectively to the ever-changing healthcare environment and provide the highest standard of care to our patients. The Academic Practice is the multi-specialty group practice of the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. We support the educational and research mission of the Penn State College of Medicine and strive to recruit and retain the highest quality physicians and staff.

YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. State-of-the-art equipment, endless learning, and a culture of excellence - that's Penn State Health. But what makes our healthcare award-winning? That's all you.

This job posting is a general outline of duties performed and is not to be misconstrued as encompassing all duties performed within the position. Eligibility for shift differential pay based on the terms outlined in company policy or union contract.

All individuals (including current employees) selected for a position will undergo a background check appropriate for the position's responsibilities.

Penn State Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected class including disability or veteran status. Penn State Health's policies and objectives are in direct compliance with all federal and state constitutional provisions, laws, regulations, guidelines, and executive orders that prohibit or outlaw discrimination.

Union: Non Bargained