LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - Primary Care

Job Summary

Geisinger has increased the salary for this LPN role and offers a $5000 sign-on bonus. Geisinger’s vision is to make better health easier for everyone, including its employees and the broader Geisinger family.

Job Duties

• 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 the medical record to ensure continuity and quality of care.
• Promotes a clean environment.
• Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in specific age ranges on their assigned clinical areas.
• Obtains and documents patient medical history, chief complaint, vital signs, and provides basic medical data base for the provider, and prepares the patient for examinations.
• Assists the provider in performing minor surgical diagnostic procedures and ancillary diagnostic examinations as directed by the provider to facilitate accurate diagnosis.
• Captures and prepares laboratory specimens and completes associated paperwork to expedite laboratory studies with maximum accuracy and efficiency.
• Maintains ongoing patient communication, as directed by the provider, prioritizes communication to the provider, responds to patient questions and requests to ensure efficient use of the provider's time and timely response to patients' needs.
• Administers medications and vaccines, including intradermal and skin testing, under the direction of a provider and within the scope of practice.
• Cleans and sets up examination and treatment rooms between cases, ensuring required levels of asepsis, availability of appropriate instruments and equipment, and preparation of the patient.

Benefits

• Full benefits (health, dental, and vision)
• 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) and a 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

Position Details

• Works in a clinical environment
• Accountable for satisfying all job-specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures

Qualifications

• Graduate from a Specialty Training Program-Nursing
• Minimum of 1 year-Nursing (Preferred)

Skills

• Knowledge of clinical procedures and protocols
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, providers, and other healthcare professionals
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Basic life support certification

Pay

The exact pay details are not specified in the job posting, but it mentions a higher pay and a $5000 sign-on bonus.

Schedule

This role is full-time, working days, 40 hours weekly, typically from 7 am to 3:30 pm.