LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - Primary Care - Per Diem

Geisinger; Bellefonte (Centre County); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with automatic Geisinger

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Voluntary benefits including various保险

Job summary

Geisinger is seeking an LPN for a per diem role with flexible daytime hours. The position offers a $5000 sign-on bonus and opportunities to provide high-quality patient care in a team-focused environment.

The role supports providers across care settings, maintains asepsis, and ensures accurate documentation of vital signs, histories, and lab results. Per diem shifts require adaptability and strong clinical skills.

Qualifications

• Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required).
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical care as directed by provider.
• Obtain and document patient medical history and vital signs.
• Assist with minor surgical diagnostic procedures and lab specimen collection.
• Administer medications and vaccines per scope of practice.
• Prepare examination and treatment rooms and maintain asepsis.

Skills

Patient care

Team collaboration

Education

Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)

Job description

Job Summary

Geisinger has increased the salary for this LPN role, and we are proud to offer a $5000 sign on bonus. Geisinger's vision is to make better health easier for everyone. That includes our employees and every member of our Geisinger family.

Job Duties

Work where your team truly values you, where you'll make a true impact and provide top-notch patient care - in this LPN role.

This role is per diem, flex, variable hours, days.

Benefits Of Working At Geisinger (Per Deim)

• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance.

Position Details

Provides primary clinical support to the provider, patient and their family to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient's condition. Follows up on diagnostic testing to ensure completion, accuracy, and filing of same in medical record to ensure continuity and quality of care. Promotes a clean environment. Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in specific age range on their assigned clinical area.

• Obtains and documents patient medical history, chief complaint, vital signs, and provides basic medical data base for provider, and prepares patient for examinations.
• Provides direct clinical care as directed by provider.
• Assists provider in performance of minor surgical diagnostic procedures and ancillary diagnostic examinations as directed by provider to facilitate accurate diagnosis.
• Collects and prepares laboratory specimens and complete associated paperwork to expedite laboratory studies with maximum accuracy and efficiency.
• Executes and documents ongoing patient communication, as directed by provider, prioritizes communication to the provider, responds to patient questions and requests to ensure efficient use of provider time and timely response to patients needs Administers medications and vaccines including intradermal and skin testing under the direction of a provider and per scope of practice.
• Cleans and sets up examination and treatment rooms between cases, ensures required levels of asepsis, availability of appropriate instruments and equipment, and preparation of patient.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Education

Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 1 year-Nursing (Preferred)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Practical Nurse - Default Issuing BodyDefault Issuing Body; Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyDefault Issuing Body

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES

Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.