LPN – Practical Nurse – Acute Care Trauma Unit
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
You'll deliver direct patient care on an inpatient unit, including treatments, medications and diagnostic studies.
Posted Oct 3
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- Evening to morning shifts typical hours from evening to morning shifts
- Unit and setting
- Acute Care Trauma Unit
- License
- LPN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- Also asks
- Completion of a specialty training program in nursing Completion of a Specialty Training Program in Nursing is required.
What it pays
- Pay differential
- Competitive pay, shift differentials, full benefits starting day one, tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, and family support services. Competitive pay, shift differentials, full benefits starting day one, tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, and family support services.
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Extra pay
- Shift differentials shift differentials
- Eligibility
- Full benefits from day one
Benefits
- BenefitsFull benefits starting day onefull benefits starting day one
- BenefitsTuition reimbursementtuition reimbursement
- BenefitsWellness programswellness programs
- BenefitsFamily support servicesfamily support services
- Benefits from day one
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Precepting
- You would precept other nurses Precept and mentor staff
- Day to day
- Treatments, medications and diagnostic studies including treatments, medications, and diagnostic studies
- Day to day
- Patient and family education and discharge planning provide education and discharge planning
- Day to day
- Participating in unit decision-making participate in unit decision-making
- Hours stated
- Clinical setting with typical hours from evening to morning shifts, including every other weekend and holiday requirements.
- Weekends
- Every other weekend including every other weekend and holiday requirements
- Holidays
- Holiday requirements
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Original listing
Posted on LiveWell Homecare Agency’s careers page.
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Role
Overview
This position is for an Inpatient Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) responsible for delivering direct patient care, including treatments, medications, and diagnostic studies in a clinical setting.
Key Responsibilities
Contribute to assessments, address physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patients and families, provide education and discharge planning, evaluate intervention effectiveness, collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, participate in evidence-based decision-making, mentor new staff, and ensure safety and patient satisfaction.
Qualifications & Skills
Completion of a Specialty Training Program in Nursing is required. The role demands compassionate care, teamwork, and adherence to policies.
Additional
Duties
Precept and mentor staff, participate in unit decision-making, and support continuous quality improvement.
Work Environment: Clinical setting with typical hours from evening to morning shifts, including every other weekend and holiday requirements.
Benefits & Compensation
Competitive pay
- shift differentials, full benefits starting day one, tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, and family support services.
Commitment to Excellence: Emphasis on safety, innovation, learning, and providing compassionate, high-quality care aligned with organizational values.
What's around it?
Wilkes Barre, PAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 2% below the US average
- Median rent
- $946/mo
- Household income
- $48,515/yr, all local households, not nurse pay
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