What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Emergency Department position at medstar?
There’s a better career waiting for you at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. We are looking for experienced and new-to-practice Licensed Practical Nurses to join our Magnet-designated team in our brand-new Emergency Department.
About MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's Emergency Department in the brand new Verstandig Pavilion
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Emergency Department is staffed and equipped to care for 36,000 patients a year ranging from newborn to end of life. The MGUH ED provides high quality care to a wide variety of patients, including adult and pediatric patients from the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute and the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Additionally, MedStar Georgetown is accredited by the Joint Commission as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and receives acute patients from all around the DC region. MedStar Georgetown’s Emergency Department prides itself on their culture, they have a great team setup which includes all staff plus the providers/Attendings.
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is a not-for-profit, acute-care teaching and research hospital with 609 beds located in Northwest Washington, D.C. Founded in the Jesuit principle of cura personalis—caring for the whole person—MedStar Georgetown is committed to offering a variety of innovative diagnostic and treatment options within a trusting and compassionate environment.
Benefits:
- Supportive Orientation in a Teaching Hospital
- Competitive salaries plus differentials
- 20 Days of Paid Time Off per year plus personal time/holidays
- Education/Tuition assistance
- Relocation Reimbursement
- Generous Total Rewards Benefits Package
- Matched Retirement Savings Plan
- Nationally renowned Wellbeing Program
Schedule
- Three 12-hour night shifts per week
- Mid-shifts 1pm to 1:30am
Position Summary
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is a key member of the interdisciplinary team to deliver patient-centered acute nursing care to individuals with a variety of medical issues or who are preparing for or recovering from surgery. The LPN as a collaborative team member in partnership with and under the supervision of the registered nurse.
The LPN in the Emergency Department will care for the lower acuity patients in the ED Flex area was well as in the waiting room.
