What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Practical Nurse, OP (Shenango Valley Family Medicine) position at UPMC?
Shenango Valley Family Medicine is hiring a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse, Outpatient to join their team in Farrell, PA. This is a Monday through Friday daylight position with daylight hours, consisting of 8-hour shifts. No evenings or weekends!
Sign On Bonus may be available!
Purpose:
Provides professional nursing care to office patients under supervision of patient care providers.
Responsibilities:
- Draw blood.
- Comply with requirements of appropriate regulatory agencies (i.e. OSHA, CLIA, PA Department of Health).
- Administer medications including oral, SQ and IM
- Assist physicians with examinations, diagnostic procedures and treatments.
- Assess patient's general condition and take vital signs and weight.
- Comply with all policies and procedures.
- 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.