Practice Nurse (LPN), Inverventional Psychiatry, Full-Time (Day Shift)

Company: Lancaster General Health
Location: Lancaster
Posted on: November 19, 2024

Job Description:

Summary

Job Description

Job Description

LOCATION: Lancaster, PA
HOURS: Full-Time, 40 hours/week, Day Shift. 0930-1800, M-F. No holidays, weekends, or on-call.

SIGN ON BONUS: $2,500 Sign on Bonus, based on FTE status.

POSITION SUMMARY: Provides patient care under the direction of the Registered Nurse and within the auspices of the licensure. Patient care includes care to patients in the following age groups: adult (19 through 64 years) and geriatric (65 years and above). This position will primarily be responsible for the administration of intranasal esketamine and the subsequent observation of the patient.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:

• Gathers relevant patient information pertinent for the nursing assessment and assists the RN in developing and modifying the plan of care.
• Organizes and implements designated nursing interventions and basic patient hygiene and comfort measures.
• Assists physicians with implementing the medical treatment regime.
• Evaluates and reports to the RN the status of, and changes in the patient's condition.
• Documents pertinent information and nursing actions and outcomes in the medical record.
  
  SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:
  
  • Assists in managing emergency patient situations following established protocols and under the guidance of the RN.
  • Assists the RN in implementing patient/significant others' teaching plans.
  • Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required.
  • Other duties as assigned.
    
    JOB REQUIREMENTS
    
    MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
    
    • Current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse, issued by a program for practical nursing accredited by the PA State Board of Nursing
    • CPR Certification required
      
      PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
      
      • One (1) year of hospital/clinical experience
        
        COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS
        
        Attention/Concentration:
        
        • The position requires strong concentration skills. The individual must have the ability to voluntarily sustain concentration to a task over an extended period of time as a result of an effortful and usually deliberate heightened and focused state of attention.
          
          New Learning and Memory:
          
          • Job demands are only moderately routine and predictable. Minor changes may occur which require the individual to be able to understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved instructions.
            
            Problem Solving, Reasoning and Creative Thinking:
            
            • The position deals with issues or problems that often require thoughtful reasoning before arriving at approaches or solutions. Some independent thought, planning or origination of options and solutions is necessary. The individual must have the ability to apply principles of reasoning and problem solving to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
              
              APTITUDES: The following are essential requirements of the position in relation to job-worker situations. These items describe how a worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act:
              
              Performing under stressful conditions: Ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations, or in situations in which working speed and sustained attention are critical aspects of the job. Is subject to danger or risk, or to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.
              
              Variety and change: Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure involving significant differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations.
              
              Communication: Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely; to present ideas, facts and technical information.
              
              Interpersonal relations: Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize needs and be sensitive of others.
              
              EQUIPMENT USAGE REQUIREMENTS
              
              Equipment/Tools: Computer, Phone, Copier, Printer, Fax, Office Supplies, oxygen tank, AVI pump, PCA pumps, bed scale/floor scale, hoyer lift, suction bottles, feeding pump, anti-thrombic pumps, hypothermia blanket, stethoscope, scissors, flashlight.
              
              Software: Microsoft Office Products, clinical information systems
              
              PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
              
              Rarely 0-10%; Occasionally 11-35%; Frequently 36-70%; Continuously 71-100%
              
              Body Position/Movement:
              
              • Sit: occasionally
              • Stand: frequently
              • Walk: frequently
              • Bend: seldom
              • Push: occasionally
              • Pull: occasionally
              • Kneel/Squat: seldom
              • Reach: frequently
              • Twist: seldom
              • Balance: seldom
              • Climb: seldom
                
                Lifting: Degree of physical exertion is: Light, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
                
                Sensory Abilities specifically required:
                
                • Vision
                • Hearing
                • Touch/Feeling
                  
                  PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
                  
                  WORKING CONDITIONS: Position involves exposure to the following harmful elements:
                  
                  • Bio hazardous Waste
                  • Blood borne Pathogens
                  • Chemicals
                  • Extreme Noise Levels
                  • Radioactive Agents
                    
                    Disclaimer: This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be a reflection of those principal job elements essential for recruitment and selection, for making fair job evaluations, and for establishing performance standards. The percentages of time spent performing job duties are estimates, and should not be considered absolute. The incumbent shall perform all other functions and/or be cross-trained as shall be determined at the sole discretion of management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this job in part or in whole. Incumbent must be able to perform all job functions safely.
                    
                    Benefits At A Glance:
                    
                    PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH offers the following benefits to employees:
                    
                    • 100% Tuition Assistance at The Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
                    • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
                    • Shift, Weekend and On-Call Differentials
                    • Health, Dental and Vision Coverage
                    • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
                    • Retirement Savings Account with Company Matching
                    • Child Care Subsidies
                    • Onsite Gym and Fitness Classes
                      
                      Disclaimer
                      
                      PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
                      
                      Search Firm Representatives please read carefully: PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH via-email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH , and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH as a result of the referral or through other means.
                      
                      LGH Full Time Posted on 11/01/2024

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