Role OverviewUnder the supervision of a Registered Nurse, the Licensed Practical Nurse administers direct nursing care to patients and performs a variety of indirect patient care duties.
What You Will Do
Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his/her unit—adolescent through geriatric.
Why It Might Be a Fit
Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status, and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to the populations served by the hospital.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse Program
- Minimum of two (2) years med-surg or rehabilitation experience
- Current licensure as a Practical Nurse in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- CPR certification
- PA State Police criminal history check
- PA Department of Public Welfare Child Abuse Central Register (Childline)
- PA Department of Human Services FBI fingerprint clearance
- PA Department of Aging FBI fingerprint clearance (if applicable)
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