LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - Primary Care

Join our Geisinger Primary Care Orwigsburg clinic as an LPN and support our vision to make better health easier for everyone. Our competitive compensation and benefits package help you and your loved ones stay healthy, meet your financial goals, and thrive personally. And with benefits starting on day one of employment- you don’t have to wait to be fully covered. Hours: Full-time, 40 hours weekly. Shift: Rotational days to include: 6:45am to 3:15pm; 8am to 4:30pm; 8:45am to 5:15pm - Clinic hours may extend to 7pm in the future. One to two Saturdays per year. No holidays! Experience: New grads welcome! Must be LPN licensed in the state of PA. Hiring bonus: $5000 for eligible LPN hire in this role paid over 2 years. Provides primary clinical support to the provider, patient and their family to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient's condition. Follows up on diagnostic testing to ensure completion, accuracy, and filing of same in medical record to ensure continuity and quality of care. Promotes a clean environment. Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in specific age range on their assigned clinical area. Obtains and documents patient medical history, chief complaint, vital signs, and provides basic medical data base for provider, and prepares patient for examinations. Provides direct clinical care as directed by provider. Assists provider in performance of minor surgical diagnostic procedures and ancillary diagnostic examinations as directed by provider to facilitate accurate diagnosis. Collects and prepares laboratory specimens and complete associated paperwork to expedite laboratory studies with maximum accuracy and efficiency. Executes and documents ongoing patient communication, as directed by provider, prioritizes communication to the provider, responds to patient questions and requests to ensure efficient use of provider time and timely response to patients needs Administers medications and vaccines including intradermal and skin testing under the direction of a provider and per scope of practice. Cleans and sets up examination and treatment rooms between cases, ensures required levels of asepsis, availability of appropriate instruments and equipment, and preparation of patient.