Licensed Practical Nurse LPN Hanover Specialty Care

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UPMC Hillside Specialty Center in Hanover, PA is looking to add a regular part-time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to their team. The LPN will provide professional nursing care to office patients under supervision of patient care providers. This is a busy office, but one that rarely has openings on the team. The staff works well with one another and truly model the team culture.

Hours: 20 hours per week. Ideally Monday & Thursday (8 hours each) and Fridays (4 hours) BUT are flexible and can discuss the schedule more with anyone interested in the position.

Responsibilities:

• Room patients, assess patient's general condition, take vital signs and weight.

• Assist physicians with examinations, diagnostic procedures and treatments.

• Assist with office quality metrics and data gathering for the quality metrics tracked by the office

• Patient triage both in-person and via telephone

• Obtain prescription refills and prior authorizations.

• Point of Care testing i.e. blood glucose checks

• Document all activities/interventions, patient/family responses, medication dispensed/prescribed, etc., in the medical record.

• Maintain strict confidentiality related to medical records and other data.

• Promote wellness by providing patient education materials, communicating physician advice/instructions.

• Follow-up on the education they received moving forward after visit to assess for understanding and effectiveness.

• Comply with requirements of appropriate regulatory agencies (i.e. OSHA, CLIA, PA Department of Health).

• Administer medications including oral, SQ, IM injections.

• Comply with all policies and procedures.

• Graduate of an approved LPN school of nursing.

• 1-year clinical experience preferred, but not required

• New LPN graduates welcome to apply

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) OR Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal

• Act 33 with renewal

• Act 34 with renewal

• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran