LPN – Licensed Practical Nurse – Acute Care Medical and Oncology Unit
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Role: Inpatient Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) responsible for delivering compassionate patient care, coordinating treatment, and supporting patient and family needs.
Posted Oct 6
- Pay
- Not posted
- Unit and setting
- Acute Care Medical and Oncology Unit · Hospital LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - Acute Care Medical and Oncology Unit
- License
- LPN license
Do you qualify?
- Education
- Specialty Training Program in Nursing Graduate from a Specialty Training Program in Nursing (required).
- Also asks
- ability to work in a clinical environment with a focus on safety and quality care Ability to work in a clinical environment with a focus on safety and quality care.
- Also asks
- strong communication and teamwork skills Strong communication and teamwork skills for collaboration with staff and patients.
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Precepting
- You would precept other nurses Mentor and precept new staff and students, supporting professional growth.
- Day to day
- contribute data for assessments and participate in care planning, implementation, and evaluation Contribute data for assessments and participate in planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.
- Day to day
- provide direct care including treatments, medications, and diagnostic procedures Provide direct care, including treatments, medications, and diagnostic procedures, following policies and procedures.
- Day to day
- reinforce patient and family education and discharge planning Reinforce patient and family education, discharge planning, and promote safe, patient-centered responses.
- Day to day
- collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to address patient needs Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to address patient needs proactively.
- Day to day
- evaluate intervention effectiveness and participate in unit-based decision-making and evidence-based practices Evaluate intervention effectiveness and participate in unit-based decision-making and evidence-based practices.
- Day to day
- maintain compliance with policies, participate in appraisals, and support positive work environment Additional Duties: Maintain compliance with policies, participate in performance appraisals, and support a positive work environment.
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Oncology is a specialty you move into. Chemo cards are the working credential; infusion hires in too.
Original listing
Posted on LiveWell Homecare Agency’s careers page.
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Role: Inpatient Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) responsible for delivering compassionate patient care, coordinating treatment, and supporting patient and family needs.
Responsibilities
Contribute data for assessments and participate in planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. Provide direct care, including treatments, medications, and diagnostic procedures, following policies and procedures. Reinforce patient and family education, discharge planning, and promote safe, patient-centered responses. Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to address patient needs proactively. Evaluate intervention effectiveness and participate in unit-based decision-making and evidence-based practices. Mentor and precept new staff and students, supporting professional growth.
Qualifications & Skills
Graduate from a Specialty Training Program in Nursing (required). Ability to work in a clinical environment with a focus on safety and quality care. Strong communication and teamwork skills for collaboration with staff and patients.
Additional
Duties
Maintain compliance with policies, participate in performance appraisals, and support a positive work environment.
What's around it?
Scranton, PAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 6% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,048/mo
- Household income
- $50,739/yr, all local households, not nurse pay