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Travel Licensed Practical Nurse - Pennsylvania and New Jersey - Skilled Nursing

St. Lukes Hospital
Coaldale, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/13/2025

At St. Luke’s, our travel staff are OUR employees.  They are a valued part of our team and are extended benefits such as medical, vision, and dental, as well as retirement options. Our travel staff has the best of both worlds available to them – flexibility of travel & the support of working for a 100 Top Health Care System.   St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset!  Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

TRAVEL ASSIGNMENTS, Campus and Shift will vary, 36-40 hours/week, 13 week assignments

Minimum of 1 year of experience in an skilled nursing setting, BLS, required.
The Travel Licensed Practical Nurse delivers nursing care for patients across their life span, and through certain aspects of the nursing process including data collection, implementing plan of care as directed, observing, reporting and documenting the effects of care.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Established and maintains an accurate data base for each patient directed to his/her care.
  • Observes and reports general and specific changes in the patient’s physical and psychological health status.
  • Implements and documents patient care interventions and effectiveness in accordance with the care plan and established policy and procedure.
  • Administers medications to patient within scope of practice.
  • Functions as a role model and resource person providing guidance to co-workers.
  • Maintains responsibility for own personal development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education programs.
  • Participates in identifying unit needs and supports unit goals and objectives that contribute to the growth of the department.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Sit up to 2 hours per day; 1 hour at a time.  Stand for up to 8 hours per day; 4 hours at a time.  Walk up to 6 hours per day; 10 minutes at a time.  Consistently lift, carry and push objects up to 10 pounds. Frequently lift, carry and push objects up to 75 pounds. Transport patients weighing up to 300 lbs. via wheelchair, bed and/or stretcher with assistance when appropriate. Consistently pull up to 10 lbs. Frequently pull up to 300 lbs. with assistance when appropriate. Frequently stoop and bend, crouch, kneel and climb.  Frequently reach above shoulder level. Occasional crawling. Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch. Frequently finger and handle objects. Occasionally firmly grasp, twist, turn objects with hands and fingers.  Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation, and high and low frequencies.  Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and visual monotony (e.g. computer screen). 

EDUCATION:   

Current Licensed Practical Nurse license in the State of New Jersey or Pennsylvania (based upon assignment location) required.

 

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

One year nursing experience in skilled nursing setting required. Two years preferred. BLS certification required. Successful completion of individualized orientation program. Basic computer skills required. Each campus may have cross-functioning requirements.

Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address.  Be sure to include your present employer and if listing prior agency experience, please also include the hospital names and locations of your assignments.  Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses.  If you have questions, please reach out to our Travel Recruitment Specialist at 484-658-1737 or Natasha.Dunda@sluhn.org.  Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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