Professional Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN- Franklin, PA
Company: UPMC
Location: Franklin
Posted on: January 23, 2023
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Job Description:
**Description**Located in Franklin, PA, Sugar Creek Station is a
senior living community specializing in rehab and memory care. We
are dedicated to enriching the lives of our residents by promoting
health and personal independence. Join our team in serving our
residents today!Join the team that's providing the highest quality
of home health care in our communities. With state-of-the-art
safety protocols and the support of an academic medical center,
UPMC Senior Services has demonstrated a continued commitment to
keeping both our residents and our employees safe and healthy,
especially throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.Sign-on bonus available
for those who qualify!How UPMC invests in You+ Starting rate of
$17.30/hour with annual merit increases+ Up to22 days of paid time
offand 7 paid holidaysto do what matters most to you+ $6,000/year
in tuition assistanceto advance in your career+ Premier medical
coverage for yourself and your family within one month of
starting**Purpose:**Under direction of a registered nurse, provide
routine patient care within the scope of the Practical Nurse Act of
Pennsylvania.**Responsibilities:**+ Establish appropriate and
effective communication strategies.+ Establish professional and
respectful interpersonal relationships.+ Contribute to the
universal unit activities.+ Assist the RN and interdisciplinary
team in evaluating, planning, and implementing plans of care.+
Provide appropriate, direct patient care.+ Give injections, take
vital signs, perform basic diagnostic tests, observe patients,
dress wounds and administer medication.+ Comply with established
medication use policies.+ Observe and record patient's symptoms,
condition, and/or reactions to medications and treatments and
report results to the RN in charge.+ Instruct and demonstrate
care.+ Discuss any patient or family concerns with RN in charge so
that issue can be appropriately addressed.+ Identify and
communicate learning needs to the unit director.+ Take action to
improve knowledge, skills and performance based on feedback or on
self-identified developmental needs.+ Suggest and support changes
within the department.+ Assume responsibility for assignments and
view problems as challenges.+ Demonstrate awareness of behavior on
the efficient functioning of the department.**Qualifications**+
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)+
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)+ Act 34+ OAPSA+ **UPMC is an Equal
Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**+ Individuals hired into
this role must comply with UPMC's COVID vaccination requirements
upon beginning employment with UPMC. Refer to the COVID-19
Vaccination Information section at the top of this page to learn
more.REQNUMBER: 484223201
Keywords: UPMC, Erie , Professional Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN- Franklin, PA, Other , Franklin, Pennsylvania
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