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Licensed Practical Nurse - Clinical Resource Pool

UPMC · Cumberland, MD · 1 mo ago
OTHRFull-time

Responsibilities

  • Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction of the patient experience in daily work.
  • Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
  • Actively participates in unit activities and willing to provide assistance to care team members.
  • Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to effectively guide them through the episode of care as well as transition to another level of care and/or home.
  • Demonstrates a passion for developing others by supporting the orientation and developing new LPNs and patient care support staff.
  • Regularly seeks feedback on performance and applies continuous professional improvement.
  • Supports continuous learning in the clinical areas by participating in organizational and system programs.
  • Identifies opportunities for clinical quality as well as workplace improvement.
  • Sets and implements daily goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as partner and considers the individual needs of the patient in a holistic manner.
  • Communicates the patient's condition to other care providers.
  • Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.
  • Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Completion of a Practical Nursing Program approved by the State Board of Nursing.
  • Successful completion of an IV therapy curriculum required within 4 months of hire/transfer.
  • 0 – 2 years of experience.

Qualifications

  • Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - must maintain state licensure where they are practicing or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Benefits

  • 10% float pool differential.
  • Garnished sign-on bonus of up to $12,500 with a 2-year commitment.

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