Licensed Practical Nurse (Pediatrics)

Northwell Career Site; Village of New Hyde Park (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Career Site in New York is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide professional nursing care under physician direction. You will observe and document a patient’s medical status during treatment, and administer medications with careful documentation.

The role includes performing back office duties and rotating as a telephone triage nurse, all within Practice policies and ADA guidelines. Current NY PN licensure is required, with additional certifications as needed.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited practical nursing or nursing vocational/technical school.
• Current NY State PN license required; additional certificates as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care to patients under physician direction.
• Administer medications and document therapeutic effects.
• Observe and document thorough assessment of patient status throughout treatment.
• Perform back office duties and rotate as a telephone triage nurse as needed.
• Comply with Practice policies and procedures; fulfill related essential duties.

Skills

Patient assessment

Medication administration

Telephone triage

Professional nursing care

Education

Practical nursing license

Graduate from an accredited PN/NVT program

Job description

Job Description

Responsible for providing professional nursing care to patients in support of, and as directed by, the physician. Observes, conducts, and documents a thorough assessment of patient's medical status during entire course of treatment.

Job Responsibility

• Responsible for providing professional nursing care to patients in support of, and as directed by, the physician.


• Administer medications and document therapeutic effects.


• Observes, conducts, and documents a thorough assessment of patient's medical status during entire course of treatment.


• Responsible for performing assigned back office duties and rotating as a telephone triage nurse in an efficient and professional manner.


• Performs all duties in accordance with Practice policies and procedures.


• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing or of a Nursing Vocational or Nursing Technical school required.


• Current License to practice as a Practical Nurse in New York State required, plus specialized certificates as needed.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).