Licensed Practical Nurse ,Acute Care Float Pool - up to a $15,000 sign-on bonus!

LPN - Med/Surg Float Pool Full Time

Guthrie Corning Medical Center is hiring exceptional and motivated LPNs to work in our Float Team department. In this position, you will be assigned to one of our acute care nursing units to assist in the nursing coverage so that our patients continue to receive the optimal care our healthcare organization is known for. If you enjoy change and have a positive attitude to any situation, this is a perfect role for you! Our Team Nursing Model allows you to work at the top scope of your nursing license. You will benefit from a supportive and kind work environment within our medical/surgical nursing units and across the continuum of ancillary services and departments.

Job Description

• Assist physician with duties necessary to support the needs of the practice working within and to the maximum scope of license.
• Direct patients to exam rooms and prepare them for exams or treatments by identifying height, weight, respirations, blood pressure, temperature, additional testing, and recording the same on the chart.
• Interview patients to obtain history, allergies, reconcile medication lists, and record on chart as requested.
• Write or call prescriptions after obtaining surgeon/provider authorization for all department surgeons/providers as needed.
• Email, fax, or call in any insurance referrals and follow up with referral numbers to specialists if requested.
• Assist in smooth departmental operation by filling in for other LPNs, clinical assistants, and MOAs as requested.
• Answer telephone and perform other clerical functions as necessary (screen calls according to urgency and need).
• Train and maintain proficiency in the use of computer equipment and other computer program training as requested.
• Attend to exam and procedure rooms, ensuring that proper supplies are on hand, maintaining order and cleanliness.
• Order medications or clinical supplies for the department as requested.
• Administer prescribed injections/medications and record them on the patient's chart.
• Route patients after exams to proper areas for ancillary testing or follow-up appointments, i.e., blood work, x-rays, and enter lab testing as requested.
• Maintain basic knowledge of medications (side effects/contraindications, etc.).
• Be able to read and review pathology results with patients.
• Set up and tear down sterile fields.
• Maintain infection control measures including but not limited to proper cleaning of surgical equipment and use of autoclave.
• Knowledge and proficiency of dressing changes and suture removal.
• Assess signs and symptoms of infection and report to surgeon and/or provider.

Requirements

• LPN license based on corresponding position location.
• One year experience in healthcare field preferred but not required.

Benefits

• Competitive salary: Up to $15k sign-on bonus for qualified candidates with no contract or repayment required.
• Additional compensation for float team, shift, and weekend differentials.
• Tuition assistance program.
• Earn paid time off starting on Day 1.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• Retirement savings plan with guaranteed employer match.
• Free on-site and secure parking.
• Comprehensive orientation and ongoing clinical education opportunities.

Community Overview

Joining the Guthrie team allows you to become a part of a tradition of excellence in health care. In all areas and at all levels of Guthrie, you'll find staff members who have committed themselves to serving the community. The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit, integrated, practicing physician-led organization in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our multi-specialty group practice of more than 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers offers 47 specialties through a regional office network providing primary and specialty care in 22 communities. Guthrie Medical Education Programs include General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology, and Orthopedic Surgery Residency, as well as Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology, and Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship programs. Guthrie is also a clinical campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.