What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Practical Nurse, OP (Family and Lifestyle Medicine, Hermitage) position at UPMC?
UPMC Family and Lifestyle Medicine is hiring a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse, OP to join their team in Hermitage, PA. This is a Monday through Friday daylight position with the hours of 7:30am to 4pm. No evenings, weekends, and select holidays off. This position will primarily be responsible for authorizations, monitoring in basket messages, answering phones, orders, and assist Medical Assistants with rooming patients.
Sign On Bonus may be available!
Purpose:
Provides professional nursing care to office patients under supervision of patient care providers.
Responsibilities:
- Draw blood.
- Comply with requirements of appropriate regulatory agencies (i.e. OSHA, CLIA, PA Department of Health).
- Administer medications including oral, SQ, IM and IV drip.
- Assist physicians with examinations, diagnostic procedures and treatments.
- Assess patient's general condition and take vital signs and weight.
- Comply with all policies and procedures.
- Perform IV therapy under direction of Registered Nurse.
- Document all activities/interventions, patient/family responses, medication dispensed/prescribed, etc., in the medical record.
- Maintain strict confidentiality related to medical records and other data.
- Promote wellness by providing patient education materials, communicating physician advice/instructions.
Salary : $18 - $27
