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.