LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - Regional In-Basket

Geisinger; Port Matilda (Centre County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits starting day one

Tuition reimbursement up to 5,000

Wellness program

Paid time off

Job summary

The LPN position at Geisinger supports a Nursing In-basket across Geisinger’s Community Medicine Division. You will work in one primary location with responsibility for 11 clinic sites within the division and report to the Northwest Community Medicine Division.

Candidates should live within commutable distance to Centre, Mifflin, or Clinton counties. This full-time role offers 40 hours per week, day shifts, and a $5,000 sign-on bonus, with comprehensive benefits starting on day one.

Qualifications

• LPN licensed in the state of employment.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work in a clinical setting with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary clinical support to the provider, patient and family.
• Obtain and document patient history, chief complaint, vital signs and prepare for examinations.
• Administer medications and vaccines under provider guidance.
• Assist with minor procedures and ancillary diagnostics as directed.
• Prepare and file lab specimens and complete related paperwork.
• Maintain clean examination rooms and ensure asepsis between cases.

Skills

Direct patient care

Vital signs

Medical history intake

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license

Job description

The successful LPN candidate in this role will work in one location as an LPN to support a Nursing In-basket and have responsibility for 11 locations within Geisinger’s Community medicine Division.

This specific role will report to the Northwest Community Medicine Division but may sit in one of 11 locations. The successful candidate should live within a commutable distance to one of the clinic locations within the following counties: Centre, Mifflin, or Clinton.

• This role is full-time, 40 hours weekly, days.
• $5,000 Sign on Bonus, ask for details

Geisinger Benefits start date one

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) anda health savings account (HSA)
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• 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.

The LPN 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.